Science and religion...are friends, not foes, in the common quest for knowledge. Some people may find this surprising, for there's a feeling throughout our society that religious belief is outmoded, or downright impossible, in a scientific age. I don't agree. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that if people in this so-called 'scientific age' knew a bit more about science than many of them actually do, they'd find it easier to share my views.
When you realize that the laws of nature must be incredibly finely tuned to produce the universe we see, that conspires to plant the idea that the un… - John Polkinghorne
When you realize that the laws of nature must be incredibly finely tuned to produce the universe we see, that conspires to plant the idea that the un…
- John Polkinghorne
I need the binocular approach of science and religion if I am to do any sort of justice to the deep and rich reality of the world in which we live. - John Polkinghorne
I need the binocular approach of science and religion if I am to do any sort of justice to the deep and rich reality of the world in which we live.
God is not a God of the edges, with a vested interest in beginnings. God is the God of the whole show. - John Polkinghorne
God is not a God of the edges, with a vested interest in beginnings. God is the God of the whole show.
The rational transparency and beauty of the universe are surely too remarkable to be treated as just happy accidents. - John Polkinghorne
The rational transparency and beauty of the universe are surely too remarkable to be treated as just happy accidents.
Evolution, of course, is not something that simply applies to life here on earth; it applies to the whole universe. - John Polkinghorne
Evolution, of course, is not something that simply applies to life here on earth; it applies to the whole universe.
The remarkable insights that science affords us into the intelligible workings of the world cry out for an explanation more profound than that which … - John Polkinghorne
The remarkable insights that science affords us into the intelligible workings of the world cry out for an explanation more profound than that which …
It is the faithfulness of God that allows epistemology to model ontology. - John Polkinghorne
It is the faithfulness of God that allows epistemology to model ontology.
God didn't produce a ready-made world. The Creator has done something cleverer than this, making a world able to make itself. - John Polkinghorne
God didn't produce a ready-made world. The Creator has done something cleverer than this, making a world able to make itself.
Hope is much more than a mood. It involves a commitment to action.... What we hope for should be what we are prepared to work for...as far as that po… - John Polkinghorne
Hope is much more than a mood. It involves a commitment to action.... What we hope for should be what we are prepared to work for...as far as that po…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion