I really enjoyed this reading because it gave some religious/spiritual thoughts of a scientist. Usually a scientist is associated (at least in my mind) with atheism and evolution. I have heard so many people say that they do not believe in God but rather they believe in science (or vise versa). Often I feel like people say if you believe in science that it means that you believe in a Godless random universe. I have been given the impression that you cannot believe in both science and something spiritual. But I know that is not true and that there are people that embrace science and spiritual things as well. I just generally do not hear about it too much. I really liked the part in the reading that said,
“The scientist’s religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, in comparison with it, that the highest intelligence of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection. This feeling is the guiding principle of his life’s work.”
I liked how it compared the complexity of the universe to the most intelligent human being. If you look at the world, for example, as being designed by an intelligent being, even the most intelligent human being is an “utterly insignificant reflection.” People so often think more highly of themselves than they probably should. When I study science, it is often humbling because it shows how in comparison to everything else in this world, I am just one very small part of it. The more I study science too, the more I think there must be a creator of it all. I personally do not see how someone could study science and see more evidence for it to of randomly fallen together.
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Yes, I would agree, about the intelligent design. Although I know there are many scientists, who are creationists. About the existence of God, I think you have to believe that there is no God, same as when you believe that there is a God. I had a thought, that God created many galaxies and stars out there, so that people, can see the power of God through, and could see how powerful and glorious God is. (I mean thats how I see it, when I look at the universe) But I believe, we can know the existenece of a Creator, through the creation; for creation testifies of a Creator; I mean, our own, existence testifies of existence of a Creator, or an a Intelligent Designer. Good job on the blog.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you. I am also one of the people that believes in both God and science. My belief is that ya sure we have molecules and atome and there was the Big Bang, but it was all planned by something or someone and we are all following by Gods rules, or the destiny created for us.
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