Jeremy D. Scott
May 4th, 2010, 09:01 AM
Karl Giberson, professor at ENC, had this article (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karl-giberson-phd/the-beauty-of-being-a-sci_b_546062.html) posted on The Huffington Post. I might change some wording, but I found that his thoughts resonated with my own. It was a good read and I thought I might share.
It's entitled "The Beauty of Being a Scientist and a Christian". Here's part of it to whet your appetite:
Scientific explanations exist for all that I see and hear outside my window. And explanations can be proposed for why humans enjoy nature so much. But faith [in] God is not about explanations. We do not believe in God because we need to explain this or that feature of the world. That is what science is for. We believe in God because we see something deeper in the world, something that transcends the scientific explanations.
The experience of natural beauty is available to everyone, and only the flattest of souls cannot enjoy scenes like the one outside my window right now.
It's entitled "The Beauty of Being a Scientist and a Christian". Here's part of it to whet your appetite:
Scientific explanations exist for all that I see and hear outside my window. And explanations can be proposed for why humans enjoy nature so much. But faith [in] God is not about explanations. We do not believe in God because we need to explain this or that feature of the world. That is what science is for. We believe in God because we see something deeper in the world, something that transcends the scientific explanations.
The experience of natural beauty is available to everyone, and only the flattest of souls cannot enjoy scenes like the one outside my window right now.