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**alskdjreyfd** · 12-02-2007, 12:27 PM

Ancient philosophers in many countries never separated science and religion. Pythagoras (circa 582 BCE - circa 507 BCE) had a spiritual/scientific community were both disciplines were taught as one.

I have never believed that there is a discrepancy between science and religion. I have never insisted that my religion is science and I refuse to accept science as religion. In my world they are two separate disciplines that help human beings develop Understanding, Love, and Compassion.

Science is about the physical world and the laws that govern it. Religion is about my inner world and its rules; it is about discovering the Good that abides within and overcoming those qualities that make us inhuman: hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, anger, cruelty, greed, ignorance.

Sadly to say many religious persons (I should probably say "many religions") refuse to recognize the value of scientific discoveries. In the same way that many person -- not necessarily scientists -- influenced by science refuse to recognize the value of anything religious. Both groups are mistaken... science and religion can help in the integral development of humanity.

I am not a scientist. During my years of studies at the university I studied science, philosophy, art, history, and religion and understood that all those disciplines are an integral part of my heritage as a human being. Each of them has something of value to offer me.

Hermano Luis
Moriviví Hermitage

What an honest and beautifully eloquent response. I also very much agree with this. There was a time, goodness...not even that long ago, maybe only 3-4 years, when I snubbed my nose to science. There seemed to be a lot of hype about it. Scientists are treated like geniuses and recieve a great deal of attention...of you're a scientist, or someone that at least studies one of the hard sciences, you're automatically considered prestigous and admirabled. People of the Social Sciences and Humanities hardly recieve so much credit from the general public. And maybe I was a little predjudice because science has never been an academic strong point for me.

In anycase...sometime last year...at sometime being on campus, I wandered into the science building. What I saw blew my mind away. Pictures of outer space...photographs of plant cells. I wasn't looking at science, I was looking at art, beauty, the Divine's hand in creation. Thats when my mentality about science began to change...and I realized that it was deeply interwoven into the humanities. Now I learn about science with amazement and wonder...and don't see it different from the Great Spirit or art. In fact, it helps me understand and appreciate the world so much, much more.

Tree

12-02-2007, 12:27 PM	#7
alskdjreyfd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 481 Senior Member	Ancient philosophers in many countries never separated science and religion. Pythagoras (circa 582 BCE - circa 507 BCE) had a spiritual/scientific community were both disciplines were taught as one. I have never believed that there is a discrepancy between science and religion. I have never insisted that my religion is science and I refuse to accept science as religion. In my world they are two separate disciplines that help human beings develop Understanding, Love, and Compassion. Science is about the physical world and the laws that govern it. Religion is about my inner world and its rules; it is about discovering the Good that abides within and overcoming those qualities that make us inhuman: hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, anger, cruelty, greed, ignorance. Sadly to say many religious persons (I should probably say "many religions") refuse to recognize the value of scientific discoveries. In the same way that many person -- not necessarily scientists -- influenced by science refuse to recognize the value of anything religious. Both groups are mistaken... science and religion can help in the integral development of humanity. I am not a scientist. During my years of studies at the university I studied science, philosophy, art, history, and religion and understood that all those disciplines are an integral part of my heritage as a human being. Each of them has something of value to offer me. Hermano Luis Moriviví Hermitage What an honest and beautifully eloquent response. I also very much agree with this. There was a time, goodness...not even that long ago, maybe only 3-4 years, when I snubbed my nose to science. There seemed to be a lot of hype about it. Scientists are treated like geniuses and recieve a great deal of attention...of you're a scientist, or someone that at least studies one of the hard sciences, you're automatically considered prestigous and admirabled. People of the Social Sciences and Humanities hardly recieve so much credit from the general public. And maybe I was a little predjudice because science has never been an academic strong point for me. In anycase...sometime last year...at sometime being on campus, I wandered into the science building. What I saw blew my mind away. Pictures of outer space...photographs of plant cells. I wasn't looking at science, I was looking at art, beauty, the Divine's hand in creation. Thats when my mentality about science began to change...and I realized that it was deeply interwoven into the humanities. Now I learn about science with amazement and wonder...and don't see it different from the Great Spirit or art. In fact, it helps me understand and appreciate the world so much, much more. Tree
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