Faith and Science: A Timeless Debate

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The quest to understand God's design

If we go back in time to the forests of Africa, we will probably see an ape, our ancestral grandmother, which gave birth to the first human and what a journey it has been for humanity since then. While the first humans probably gazed at the stars in wonder, we have been able to send humans to space and even a spacecraft outside our solar system. We have ambitious plans that every child is born without deformity or inherited genetic defects. While science is about facts, religion is about faith and trust, about the Divine. On October 22, 1996, while addressing the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope John Paul II explained that between apes and humans is an ontological discontinuity which runs counter to physical continuity. The moment of transition from physical - which is the field of science, to the spiritual cannot be the object of scientific observation but the experience of metaphysical knowledge, of self-awareness and self-reflection, of moral conscience, and falls within the competence of theology which brings out the meaning according to the Creator's plan.

Today we are a people of science, this is the age of genetic revolution, in contrast there has been no great revelations in religion, however religion has stood the test of time with its message of love and compassion, uniting strangers across the globe, propagating the word of God.  

There is a need to find harmony between religion and science. God is the creator; science is his creation and God put a whole lot of science into creation. Albert Einstein often reflected on the relationship between science and faith, once stating that understanding the universe was a way to understand the 'the thoughts of God.' 

The universe is beautiful, creation is mystical, enticing us with the magic of reality and this blog, dear reader, is an attempt to reflect on the wonder and awe of both creation and the Creator. From the precise laws governing the cosmos to the genetic code that defines life, the universe holds endless mysteries and wonders. Humans evolved around 5 million years ago, and our understanding of the cosmos is limited, yet even the little of what we know is astounding, marvelous and leaves us thirsting for more and this is the legacy we leave behind for every generation to come; the quest to understand God’s design. 

 

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