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Two Worldviews, One Unified Vision |
| Section: NATURAL SCIENCE / SCIENCE AND RELIGION: UNEASY BEDFELLOWS? |
| Author: Carl Feit |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2001 |
| Size: 3,125 Words, 18,624 Characters |
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Unquestionably, modern Western society has been enormously influenced by the scientific worldview. We have come to envision the universe as proscribed by mathematically based principles, and we believe that nature's most intimate secrets will ultimately yield to our conscientious probing. Our confidence in this outlook is buttressed by our track record of successful undertakings, such as the conquest of infectious diseases, the deciphering of the human genome, and the relative ease with which we step into space and the vast beyond. And as we score ever-accelerating technological breakthroughs, many of us see in the here-and-now world of our senses the totality of human experience.
For others, however, this is hardly a complete story. The outstanding public issues of the day point to t...
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...onment through scientific and technological endeavors, and to couple them with our pursuit of inner communion with the transcendent Being. Indeed, to fulfill our potential, we must harmonize these tendencies in our lives. A religious perspective helps us understand the spiritual dimension of science, and grappling with scientific questions provides deeper insights into religious traditions.
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