I found this on Wired. Perhaps not surprisingly, those Tech Nerds are flabbergasted at the idea that religions’ practices have practical application for modern people.
As a Catholic, I come from a long heritage of scientists with strong religious convictions – Pascal, Descartes, Copernicus, Lemaitre, Mendel, Mercalli, Lavoisier, Doppler, to just name a few. Check out this list, and this one, and this book by a Jesuit brother that worked in the Vatican astronomy facilities.
When I taught, I found that students were often surprised that I regularly went to church. Particularly for those students coming from “Bible-based churches”, that viewpoint was contrary to the teaching of their pastors, many of whom were actively hostile to science, and certain that the disdain was returned. They had been informed that, generally, scientists were atheists.
I plan to get the book in the near future, once my life settles down. It’s available at my local library in Cleveland, so that might be an option, too.
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Whenever I teach my classes on Astronomy or Weather I would always begin with two items, the first being the Greatest Commandment:Matthew 22:36-37
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’The Lord not only wants us to use our mind, but actually Commands it.But why?That brings up the second point that I use in my classesPsalms 19:1-3The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.The more we discover about the Lord’s creation, the more we see His Glory.MSG Grumpy