I am in the unmentioned category. Cantankerous, Gearheads. (nm)

Posted by Fedora from 24.116.27.207 on May 25, 2001 at 17:44:05:

In Reply to: We know you're neither an agnostic, nor an athiest. What are you suggesting? (nm) posted by graml on May 25, 2001 at 14:53:24:

: : : That's why there are no more problems in the world.
: : : I'm sorry, my friends, I truly don't want to get into an arugment,
: : : but I cannot pass by such blind bravado without standing up for the Truth.

: : : We need to recognize science for what it is -- our attempt at
: : : understanding and mapping God's very large and bewildering universe.

: : : Don't fall into the trap of what C.S. Lewis called chronological
: : : snobbery, the belief that the specific moment in history that you
: : : happen to occupy is better than all others by virtue of its being the
: : : most recent. That's like saying I'm a better man than my father
: : : because I'm 20 years younger.

: : : Remember, too, that at one time, alchemy, the belief that lead could
: : : be turned into gold, was cutting-edge science. So was phrenology.
: : : Now, I'm not a Mennonite who has turned his back on progress. I enjoy
: : : all of the wonderful imporovements science has given us. (To be
: : : accurate, though, I believe these things really come from God,
: : : THROUGH science.) But Science isn't the panacea we believe it to be.
: : : Often, we merely trade one set of problems for a similar set of
: : : problems.

: : : -- An example --

: : : Old problem: Travel via horse and buggy is time-consuming,
: : : dangerous (horses are unpredictable and frighten easily),
: : : and unsanitary (various parasites on horses; manure in the streets).

: : : Scientific solution: The internal combustion vehicle.

: : : New problem: Travel via auto is time-consuming (heavy traffic),
: : : dangerous (drunk drivers; high-speed collisions),
: : : and unsanitary (acres of junkyards; cities enveloped in pollution and smog).

: : : I won't beat the Bible over your head, but please think about this:
: : : Science can only explain the natural world around us in this life.
: : : This life can be short -- sometimes painfully short.
: : : What comes next?
: : : How will science help you on that inevitable day when you wake up there?

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