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Science and religion

Science and religion
7.februar.2021

In response to the WDC newsfeed of the newsletter Spiritual: February 03, 2021 Issue [#10591] regarding "The Coexistence of Faith and Science"

As a Baha'i I am quite comfortable with seeing humanity take flight on the wings of spirituality and reason.

"If religion were contrary to logical reason then it would cease to be a religion and be merely a tradition. Religion and science are the two wings upon which man's intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can progress. It is not possible to fly with one wing alone! Should a man try to fly with the wing of religion alone he would quickly fall into the quagmire of superstition, whilst on the other hand, with the wing of science alone he would also make no progress, but fall into the despairing slough of materialism. All religions of the present day have fallen into superstitious practices, out of harmony alike with the true principles of the teaching they represent and with the scientific discoveries of the time." — 'Abdu'l-Bahá 1912

I did not elaborate on my personal opinion on the public feed as some traditional Christians here have made it very clear that they, and only they, have all the answers.

This is an issue for many people, especially Christians who think that science is an attack on their faith, and more so for those who use the Bible as the ultimate cookbook with all the recipes and answers. For those with an apocalyptic view dealing with present day issues may be considered a waste of time.

But not all religious people view science and religion as a black/white war game of winners and losers, a grandiose game of chess.

God is One ... but there are many paths to that understanding.

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