1. That there are what I, or anyone would call supernatural forces at work is now, I think, a scientifically proven fact%u2026 (Robert Jastrow, "A Scientist Caught Between Two Faiths," Interview with Bill Durbin, Christianity Today, August 6, 1982, p. 18)
2. For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries. (Robert Jastrow, God and the Astronomers, W.W. Norton, New York, 1978, p. 116)
RE:Religion...
by JGN on Sep 20, 2007 05:00 PM Permalink
Which theologians are he talking about? Those who burnt hundreds of thousands of women in mideval Europe because of just one sentence in the Bible? Or those who prompted young widows in India to burn themselves in the funeral pyres of their dead husbands on the hope of uniting in the re-birth? I don't think these practices are encouraged in the modern world!
RE:Religion...
by Seshadri on Sep 20, 2007 05:06 PM Permalink
You are emphasising more on how religion is/was practised rather than what it actually teaches... correct this fallacy...
RE:Religion...
by JGN on Sep 20, 2007 05:16 PM Permalink
I have read enough about Hindu, Christian, Muslim and Jewish beliefs and little bit about some other religions also. I have not found the scriptures of any of them based on science and technology. whatever progress is there on planet earth, it is due to sheer hard work of human-beings. We cannot see the hand of any god in creations of Steel Plants, Power Plants, Manufacturing industries,etc.
RE:Religion...
by Seshadri on Sep 20, 2007 05:24 PM Permalink
Of course, the hand of God is everywhere, in propelling our minds, in our existence; may be that he has not physically manifested himself in order to construct a steel factory... but that does not deny his presence...
RE:Religion...
by JGN on Sep 20, 2007 05:28 PM Permalink
In that case why the god is inclined to favour only human beings? Other animals, plants, etc are also his creations.
RE:RE:Religion...
by Seshadri on Sep 20, 2007 05:43 PM Permalink
I think the above question should be addressed to God...
I am not his authorized representative to discuss his feelings and motives behind any scheme of things... once I reach that exalted stage, I shall definitely enlighten you my friend...
