Who’s the daddy, religion or science?
The Nurse marvels at the universe and wonders why people need gods.
Just because she has misbehaved in the past doesn’t mean The Nurse is spiritually bereft. Her feelings still soar at the sight of a glorious sunset, even though she can only glimpse a slim slice of sky between the grim buildings, through the thick bars of her cell. And despite everything, she has held on to a sense of wonder.
Religious people often complain that science takes the mystery out of the universe, stripping it of meaning to leave an empty collection of dust-dry facts.
The Nurse begs to disagree. The real creation story is so wonderful that The Nurse is puzzled why anyone, once they’d discovered the science behind it, would continue to bother with the dubious doings of mythical deities.
Consider quantum physics. Quantum particles are very weird. If you look at one, the very act of doing so fundamentally changes its properties. Some particles come in pairs. If you observe one the partner particle will change too, instantly, even if it is billions of light years away. Howzat.
Then there’s Darwinism – the theory of evolution. The sheer elegance of the origin of species renders The Nurse breathless with excitement and delight. The christian garden of eden and god myth pales into insignificance in comparison. Absolutely no contest. Nothing any god can offer can beat this story.
Or take mathematics. Maths makes most people groan and The Nurse is no exception. Sadly, she has only ever been able to grasp more than the most basic fundamentals. But she can appreciate things like the golden number, 1.6180339887 (‘Phi’). At least as far back as the Renaissance, artists and architects have used this magical ratio to create perfectly proportioned buildings and compositions. And – remarkably – it appears everywhere in nature: in accoustics and music, plant and animal physiology and biology, geometry, colour, light, chemistry, in our bodies… wow. Why is this number so intrinsically right? The Nurse’s scarred arms prickle with goosebumps.
All splendid stuff, all utterly amazing, mind blowing and true. Who needs gods!
Tina from Provillus Fda wrote,
I think, that religion and science are very closely connected. Some secrets of our universe we can understand with the help of religion, and others with the help of science.
Link | October 30th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Sheena from refinancement hypothécaire wrote,
The mystery of religion and the revelation of science is in a proportional relationship. One without the other can never be considered as a whole..
Link | November 27th, 2008 at 2:36 am
steve from Credit Card Debt Reduction wrote,
I believe they are closely connected too. I don’t see how people argue creation vs evolution. Obviously if there is a God then he would be able to create evolution. Something has to be responsible for putting the creative materials here in the first place that started the big bang and hence the universe as we know it. I guess this is one of those questions that you will not know until you die. LOL
Link | February 19th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Tracy from Denied For A Loan Modification wrote,
This is one of the complex relationships man will ever have to deal with.
Link | April 2nd, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Brooke Young wrote,
In reality, no single religion could guarantee us a place in Heaven. In the end, what matters is how we a treat other people.’,-
Link | May 24th, 2010 at 6:26 am
Brady Bryant wrote,
actually it doesn’t matter what Religion you may have, as long as you treat the other person right.`~;
Link | July 28th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Benjamin Hall wrote,
it doesn’t matter what religion you have, just do good and avoid evil,:,
Link | September 14th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
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it does not matter what religion you have, just do good things on this world~*”
Link | October 13th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
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I think we can not change the faith of people and being Muslim, I believe that God can do anything.
Link | February 26th, 2011 at 3:09 pm