As usual, a brilliant insight. This reminds me of certain writings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Rabbi Nathan Lopez Cardozo. Both point to a reflective outlook on why things are the way they are. Almost as though the scientific is one thing, and the science itself is another. Rather than looking to science to explain phenomena, they recognized that it behooves us to ask why that is the explanation God imbued within science for us to find. What are we meant to learn, to feel, and to understand? There are a myriad of answers, but they will be different to all of us when reflecting on our own journey alongside God's vast Creation.
Thanks so much! I don't always resonate with everything Rabbi Sacks writes, but 'The Great Partnership' is one of the most striking English Jewish works I've read. The entire book just flows. I wasn't actually thinking about it when I wrote this article, but now you pointed it out, I'm sure it influenced me. He has a wonderful (and very quotable) line in there that aligns with what you are saying: "Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean." Once again thanks for all the feedback, it means a lot to me!
Thank you for introducing me to the word “boffins”.
"Science maps reality's intricate processes, yet it cannot comprehend its soulful depths. The magic is in the meaning."
So beautiful.
As usual, a brilliant insight. This reminds me of certain writings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Rabbi Nathan Lopez Cardozo. Both point to a reflective outlook on why things are the way they are. Almost as though the scientific is one thing, and the science itself is another. Rather than looking to science to explain phenomena, they recognized that it behooves us to ask why that is the explanation God imbued within science for us to find. What are we meant to learn, to feel, and to understand? There are a myriad of answers, but they will be different to all of us when reflecting on our own journey alongside God's vast Creation.
Thanks so much! I don't always resonate with everything Rabbi Sacks writes, but 'The Great Partnership' is one of the most striking English Jewish works I've read. The entire book just flows. I wasn't actually thinking about it when I wrote this article, but now you pointed it out, I'm sure it influenced me. He has a wonderful (and very quotable) line in there that aligns with what you are saying: "Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean." Once again thanks for all the feedback, it means a lot to me!