"The Religion that Fears Science
Dishonors God and Commits Suicide"
In a modern and constantly changing world like ours, we are always moving forward,
progressing, and learning. Our growth and development is made of scientific progress
that expands our knowledge and abilities. This science is what makes us what we are
today, and everybody, whether a creator or consumer, is involved in science presently.
Some children, to this day in America, die painful deaths for the sole reason that their
own parents refuse to give them the medicine that they need to live. Some areas all over
the world remain poor because they refuse to buy any technology to keep up with the rest
of the world. Entire countries will refuse to progress with the rest of the world
because they shun certain types of technology, making trade and communications
difficult.
It would also seem, at the same time, that many religions condemn scientific progress
out of fear of losing the mystery and magic of their beliefs. The people that follow
these religions truly have nothing to fear, because all that science does is bring us
closer to the truth, and the real God himself. Religions that stay stubbornly solid on
their beliefs against science try to ignore this progress and insist on staying
primitive. In other words, they refuse to move on with their lives like the rest of the
world.
This quote might also be implying that maybe God created science and evolution and
therefore created the universe utilizing science. It is plainly stated every day, "God
works in mysterious ways," and therefore he did not just want to make things appear like
life forms and the universe itself. Instead, he created them in unique, complicated ways
like using evolution. He also gave humans the ability to reason and learn so that we
could learn to support ourselves and not always rely on prayer and God's mercy. We are,
perhaps, an experiment in that we were given brilliant minds compared to the other
primitive animals. Even if we do make mistakes while using science, maybe we are meant
to and that is part of the experiment.
This quote is saying that science was quite possibly one of God's greatest creations and
is also a marveling, complicated, mysterious invention. When a religion disregards the
idea that God created science, this is insulting or dishonoring to God because it
overlooks one of his greatest accomplishments. Also, considering how much the rest of
the world uses science, the religion or society that does not recognize and use science,
will eventually fall behind the rest of the world, suffer, and dissolve.
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