Science and Christianity--outside reading
Ashley Frost
In J. Dudley Andrew's book "Major Film Theories", he talks about why science was in a sense "failed"... "Science's claim rested on its alleged tie to the truths of nature. The broken and "unnatural" life we lead in this century is evidence enough of the disillusioning failure of that claim and those promises... Kracauer insisted that the failure of science was a result of its incessant drive toward abstraction. Instead of helping us learn to know, love, and live in harmony with the things and beings of the world, science has consistently foresaken those things and those beings in search of the higher laws which control them" (125). I find this extremely interesting to think about, and this is actually something that has influenced my faith and understanding of science. For many Christians it seems that there is either belief in Creationism, or belief in science. For me, I believe in both. I do not deny the facts that the world around us provides, such as our close relation to primates. But as stated above, science alone does not teach us how to love or live in harmony with the world; it teaches us about the world. I think both are necessary in order to live a full life.
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