From: "Santosh Helekar" <[email protected]>
--- On Mon, 11/9/09, Ivo da C.Souza <[email protected]> wrote:
Not every "Hindu priest" has the competence to discuss the relationship
>between Science and Religion. It is quite true that "a scientist may not
>be able to tell us anything about religion", as it is the case with
>Dr.Santosh for the last seven years... My statements are not only "within
>the limits of Christianity", but in the light of modern Science.
I forgot to mention that chauvinism of devout individuals of the type that
is evident in the above statement, and the inherent conflicts between
their religion and science, as well as the religion of others, often makes
them oblivious of their own limitations. I hope nobody is foolish enough
to believe that he can learn anything about science from a priest.
***Again, Dr.Santosh has picked up a colateral statement and given his usual
wrong conclusion. What is "chauvinism of devout individuals"? I repeat that
not "every Hindu priest can discuss the relationship between Science and
Religion". Every Catholic priest studies science, philosophy and theology,
and even so not every Catholic priest may be able to discuss this point.
There are professors of Papal Seminary, today called Jnana-Deepa
Vidyapeeth, in Pune who can discuss it well. How can a Hindu priest discuss
the topic, except if he has studied science and Hindu theology? Dr.Jose
Pereira, from Fordham University, would be able to discuss it, as well as
the theologians of the Catholic Universities who are teaching Hinduism. I am
discussing about Christianity and Science. Dr.Santosh cannot discuss this
point, if we go logically according to his own premise: one should know
science to discuss it. But one should know also theology. Dr.Santosh is not
discussing the relevant issues, but harping on side issues... He is not
discussing the topic. He is "oblivious of his own limitations"! I am
discussing the topic of relationship between Bible and Science. I taught
this topic for years. I stand by my statements. It is wrong and foolish to
say that "nobody is foolish enough to believe that he can learn anything
about science from a priest". There are priests teaching Science in Catholic
Colleges and Universities. There are Catholic priests who are the authors of
scientific theories. There are Catholic priests who are working in the
Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican. Dr.Santosh seems to be
ignorant in this field.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
