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There is a continuum between science and religion. In science, humans attempt to understand the world. In religion, people renounce themselves and turn to God, who understands the world. Each of us is somewhere on this continuum: we rely on our own understanding and God’s understanding to different degrees. | There is a continuum between science and religion. In science, humans attempt to understand the world. In religion, people renounce themselves and turn to God, who understands the world. Each of us is somewhere on this continuum: we rely on our own understanding and God’s understanding to different degrees. | ||
One of the purposes of these articles is to join humanity’s scientific understanding of the world to God’s understanding as explained in the Bahá’í Teachings, as explained in the article [[Why?]]. This is with the goal of realising this quote from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:<blockquote>When religion, shorn of its superstitions, traditions, and unintelligent dogmas, shows its conformity with science, then will there be a great unifying, cleansing force in the world which will sweep before it all wars, disagreements, discords and struggles — and then will mankind be united in the power of the Love of God. | One of the purposes of these articles is to join humanity’s scientific understanding of the world to God’s understanding as explained in the Bahá’í Teachings, as explained in the article [[Why?]]. This is with the goal of realising this quote from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:<blockquote>When religion, shorn of its superstitions, traditions, and unintelligent dogmas, shows its conformity with science, then will there be a great unifying, cleansing force in the world which will sweep before it all wars, disagreements, discords and struggles — and then will mankind be united in the power of the Love of God.<ref>‘Abdu’l-Bahá, [https://www.bahai.org/r/552551100 Paris Talks]</ref></blockquote> | ||
== Arts and Technology == | |||
Religion is about cultivating love (among other things). | |||
The arts are the fruits of the tree of love. | |||
Science is about understanding how the world works. | |||
Technology uses this knowledge to create things – it is the fruit of the tree of science. | |||
Latest revision as of 01:35, 21 March 2022
There is a continuum between science and religion. In science, humans attempt to understand the world. In religion, people renounce themselves and turn to God, who understands the world. Each of us is somewhere on this continuum: we rely on our own understanding and God’s understanding to different degrees.
One of the purposes of these articles is to join humanity’s scientific understanding of the world to God’s understanding as explained in the Bahá’í Teachings, as explained in the article Why?. This is with the goal of realising this quote from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:
When religion, shorn of its superstitions, traditions, and unintelligent dogmas, shows its conformity with science, then will there be a great unifying, cleansing force in the world which will sweep before it all wars, disagreements, discords and struggles — and then will mankind be united in the power of the Love of God.[1]
Arts and Technology
Religion is about cultivating love (among other things).
The arts are the fruits of the tree of love.
Science is about understanding how the world works.
Technology uses this knowledge to create things – it is the fruit of the tree of science.
- ↑ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks