That science and religion are at war is one of the founding myths of modernity. Contrast this with the premodern view, and that of we fishheads who are not fideists.
When St. Paul affirms "For the invisible things of Him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that were made" he's speaking of the purely natural knowledge of God. Jacques Maritain elaborates: "He had in mind also and above all the natural knowledge of the existence of God to which the vision of created things leads the reason of every man, philosopher or not. It is this doubly natural knowledge of God I wish to take up here. It is natural not only in the sense that it belongs to the rational order rather than to the supernatural order of faith, but also in the sense that it is prephilosophic and proceeds by the natural or, so to speak, instinctive manner proper to the first apperceptions of the intellect rationalized elaboration. " - http://www.disf.org/en/documentation/05-Maritain.asp On Aug 17, 6:49 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Will it ever be possible to meld science and religion? Religion is so > unscientific and science is so unreligious. > > BETHESDA, Md. — Newly sworn-in National Institutes of Health chief > Francis Collins, who founded an institute in May aimed at nurturing > the coexistence of science and religion, announced Monday he had > resigned from his foundation to focus on his research chief duties. > > "I want to reassure everyone I am here to lead the NIH as best I can, > as a scientist," Collins said, noting Internet and editorial page > concerns about Collins, as an evangelical Christian, leading a science > organization. > > http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-08-17-nih-collins_N.htm?csp=34 > > What say ye fish heads? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
