Furthermore, Thomas assures us that the principles
of this sacred science are more certain than any human science, since they derive their certitude from the light of divine truth, not from the insight of a particular theologian.
Not exact matches
While tens
of thousands
of religious beliefs have been proved wrong by
science, there has never been a single scientific belief that has been proved wrong by prayer, inspiration, old - timey «
sacred» writings, or revelation.
Don't allow religious philosophy to intrude into biology classrooms and texts, they say, for that is to soil the
sacred precincts
of science, which must be reserved for hypotheses that can be rigorously tested and confronted with data.
The second is the equally incontestable fact that culture is derived from and connected to religion: architecture to temples
of worship, drama to religious ritual, universities to acquiring
sacred knowledge, music, sculpture and painting to the praise
of the divine, indeed
science and political economy themselves to categories generated by divine stories.
Just as I can't possibly grasp the true nature
of the reality
of science, I've had to admit that I also can't possibly grasp the true nature
of the divine,
sacred, God, whatever you want to call it.
Aeterni Patris insists that a sound philosophy is needed «in order that
sacred theology may receive and assume the nature, form, and genius
of a true
science.»
(a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain
of divine retribution, whereas
science, economics, medicine etc. has no «
sacred cows» in terms
of doctrine and go where the evidence leads;
Yet the
sacred «neutrality»
of science shields technology from serious critique.
Indeed, the social
sciences themselves seem to be rediscovering the
sacred in unexpected places, among which are the sanctuaries
of symbolism and religious discourse.
But if the perspective offered in The
Sacred Canopy was largely accurate in predicting the continuing importance
of the
sacred, the social
sciences have moved subtly away from some
of the assumptions on which this perspective was based.
In place
of the solemn chants
of the Church, ballroom ditties are taken and twisted, and adapted to the
sacred words by some make - shift dabbler in the
science of harmony, without art and in most cases without even intelligence.
This fool... wishes to reverse the entire
science of astronomy; but
sacred Scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth.»
(a) Christianity tells people not only what they should believe, but what they MUST believe under threat
of «burning in hell» or other
of divine retribution, whereas
science, economics, medicine etc. has no «
sacred cows» in terms
of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them;
(a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they must believe under threat
of divine retribution, whereas
science, economics, medicine etc. has no «
sacred cows» in terms
of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them;
While modern
science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you
of the deep inanity
of your silly faith, some priest doing magic hand signals over grocery store bread and wine is enough to convince you it is thereby transformed into the flesh and blood
of Jesus, because
of the priest's magic powers (or «
sacred powers» if you prefer the more euphemistic term).
It is not possible, according to Catholic teaching, to avoid even the mere possibility
of a conflict between
sacred theology and
science by delimiting beforehand and on principle the domain
of reality to which the propositions asserted by each refer, in such a way that even the material object
of each set
of affirmations would be different from the start and as a consequence no contradiction at all would be possible (Denzinger 2109).
«The Magisterium
of the Church, does not forbid that in the present state
of the human
sciences and
sacred theology, research and discussion, on the part
of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to
There remain two modern American
sacred books to be considered at somewhat greater length, viz.,
Science and Health Key to the Scriptures, and the peculiar
sacred writings
of the Church
of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints.
Protestant societies marked «a shift from the enchanted world to a cosmos conceived in conformity with post-Newtonian
science,» in which the world, though no longer permeated with
sacred meaning, nonetheless «declares the glory
of God» in its «design, its beauty, its regularity, but also in its having evidently been shaped to conduce to the welfare
of God's creatures, particularly
of ourselves.»
(a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they MUST believe under threat
of «burning in hell» or other
of divine retribution, whereas
science, economics, medicine etc. has no «
sacred cows» in terms
of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them;
While modern
science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you
of the deep inanity
of your silly faith, some priest doing magic hand signals over bread and wine is enough to convince you it is thereby transformed into the flesh and blood
of Jesus because
of the priest's magic powers (or «
sacred powers» to the extent you see a difference).
This highly conservative Calvinist argues that because biblical interpretation «deals with a book that is unique in the realm
of literature, viz. with the Bible as the inspired Word
of God,» we must develop a
sacred interpretative
science of a «very special character (page 11).
Generis: «For these reasons the Teaching Authority
of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state
of human
sciences and
sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part
of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine
of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin
of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter - for the Catholic faith obliges us to hold that souls are immediately created by God» [italics added].
For instance, Habermas pays more explicit attention to economic development and to the state, credits the social
sciences with a more prominent role in cultural evolution, and stresses secular procedures as elements
of legitimation rather than emphasizing
sacred or religious values.
Funny thing though
science has proved a lot
of what is written in the Bible and other
sacred writs.
(a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain
of divine retribution, whereas
science, economics, medicine etc. has no «
sacred cows» in terms
of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them;
Science, they say, is based on fact - experiments and observation, developing into mathematical theories that are able to be tested, whereas religious belief is untestable and is based purely on myth or the authority
of sacred books or rulers.
Pope Pius XII declared that «the teaching authority
of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state
of human
sciences and
sacred theology, research and discussions... take place with regard to the doctrine
of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin
of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter --[but] the Catholic faith obliges us to hold that souls are immediately created by God» (Pius XII, Humani Generis 36)»
Within the social
sciences themselves much renewed interest in the social role
of the
sacred has been evident in recent years.
Perhaps it's because the post-modern world tries to apply the scientific method to determine the validity
of sacred writings, and that debates about religion invariably propose the false dichotomy
of faith vs.
science.
The words «
science», «intelligence» and «reason» do not find any place in
sacred scripture which puts the source
of human knowledge in the «heart».
I am (a) A victim
of child molestation (b) A r.ape victim trying to recover (c) A mental patient with paranoid delusions (d) A Christian The only discipline known to often cause people to kill others they have never met and / or to commit suicide in its furtherance is: (a) Architecture; (b) Philosophy; (c) Archeology; or (d) Religion What is it that most differentiates
science and all other intellectual disciplines from religion: (a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them; (b) Religion can make a statement, such as «there is a composite god comprised of God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit», and be totally immune from experimentation and challenge, whereas science can only make factual assertions when supported by considerable evidence; (c) Science and the scientific method is universal and consistent all over the World whereas religion is regional and a person's religious conviction, no matter how deeply held, is clearly nothing more than an accident of birth; or (d) All of the
science and all other intellectual disciplines from religion: (a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain
of divine retribution, whereas
science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them; (b) Religion can make a statement, such as «there is a composite god comprised of God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit», and be totally immune from experimentation and challenge, whereas science can only make factual assertions when supported by considerable evidence; (c) Science and the scientific method is universal and consistent all over the World whereas religion is regional and a person's religious conviction, no matter how deeply held, is clearly nothing more than an accident of birth; or (d) All of the
science, economics, medicine etc. has no «
sacred cows» in terms
of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them; (b) Religion can make a statement, such as «there is a composite god comprised
of God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit», and be totally immune from experimentation and challenge, whereas
science can only make factual assertions when supported by considerable evidence; (c) Science and the scientific method is universal and consistent all over the World whereas religion is regional and a person's religious conviction, no matter how deeply held, is clearly nothing more than an accident of birth; or (d) All of the
science can only make factual assertions when supported by considerable evidence; (c)
Science and the scientific method is universal and consistent all over the World whereas religion is regional and a person's religious conviction, no matter how deeply held, is clearly nothing more than an accident of birth; or (d) All of the
Science and the scientific method is universal and consistent all over the World whereas religion is regional and a person's religious conviction, no matter how deeply held, is clearly nothing more than an accident
of birth; or (d) All
of the above.
The totality in Marxism is achieved by society's reconstitution
of Christianity; in Teilhard the same alienation
of the secular from the
sacred is overcome, and the same totality is erected — but by extending the influence
of Christianity into all
sciences, social movements (including communism) and other agencies
of human perfection.
Not only has daily life been transformed by
science — for example, we no longer look to the realm
of the
sacred for a framework to organize our lives — even Western religion itself has become more rational, less «superstitious.»
«
Science needs to be done in a
sacred place where we can with objectivity understand both sides
of the issue,» said Shah.
In a column in The New York Times last October
science writer George Johnson likened Hawaiian's opposition to the telescope to the Catholic Church's oppression
of Galileo, and suggested that the indigenous protesters were pawns
of environmentalists who «have learned that a few traditionally dressed natives calling for the return
of sacred lands can draw more attention than arguments over endangered species and fragile ecosystems.»
I wanted to know more about the specifics
of indigenous
science: how is
sacred mathematics used?
Creationists who try to smear The Origin
of Species as the
sacred text
of science are making a basic error
Founder
of the University
of Minnesota's Health and Eating Lab, Mann puts what she calls the dieting industry's «
sacred cows» on the menu in a book that's equal parts
science and self - help.
The Constant Fire by Adam Frank (University
of California) Astrophysicist (and frequent DISCOVER contributor) Adam Frank bridges the gap between research and religion by acknowledging the
sacred in
science.
In today's modern times
of behavioral addictions, the
sacred science of Kundalini Yoga and meditation brings solutions for the concerns and problems
of our modern world.
Our Yoga Teacher Training programs in Rishikesh, India are a divine composition
of the
sacred teachings and practices
of the yogic
science with the added advantages
of undergoing the program in the land
of its origin.
Science and psychology offer us 7 tricks for amping up the power
of our
sacred space:
We discuss, among other topics, about photography in the Middle East with Peggy Sue Amison, artistic director at East Wing; net art and networked cultures with Josephine Bosma, Amsterdam - based journalist and critic; urban digital art and criticality in the media city with curator and researcher Tanya Toft; art and technology with curator Chris Romero; the politics
of surveillance and international security with political scientist David Barnard - Wills; art and architecture with Maaike Lauwaert, visual arts curator at Stroom, an independent centre for art and architecture in the Netherlands; the intersections
of art, law and
science with curator and cultural manager Daniela Silvestrin; the architecture
of sacred places with curator Jumana Ghouth; the historical legacy
of feminism today with Betty Tompkins and Marilyn Minter; hacktivism and net culture with curator and researcher Tatiana Bazzichelli; culture, place and memory with Norie Neumark, director
of the Centre for Creative Arts in Melbourne; anthropology and the tactical use
of post-digital technologies with artist and philosopher Mitra Azar; or feminism and the digital arts with curator Tina Sauerländer.
These include contemporary fields such as
science fiction and modernist industrial design (during high school, Jaramillo and a selected group
of other students would make weekly visits to the celebrated designer Charles Eames's studio) as well as Celtic and Greek mythologies, pre-Hispanic and non-Western systems
of spatial organisation, and classical and
sacred geometry.
The two things which make
science different from religion are that nothing in
science is
sacred, and everything in
science must ultimately fit with observations
of the real world.
Are you going to do what any true and proper scientist ought to do, which is yell at the top
of your lungs from the rooftops, that the IPCC is committing extreme violence to all that we hold
sacred in
science, physics?
Evidently his mortal sin against the Climate Cult was pointing out that human - caused climate change is not inflicting greater economic damage due to extreme weather, an empirical truth that cuts against one
of the most
sacred dogmas
of politicized
science.
Rather «My case is that
of the IPCC my chosen priests
of my religious faith who are rewarded based on their faith in my religion, backed up by evidence that I refuse to present (because I refuse to present information that contradicts my religious faith) and the
Science my
sacred Text as written by the chosen priests
of my religious faith.»
nor their capacity to blind themselves to facts.; ideolog -LCB-- y, - ically, etc -RCB-; intellectually impoverished adherents
of post modernism «
science»,; IPCC; lying cheating warmist «scientist»; Lysenko; morally and ethically bankrupt; more skullduggery by the «Team»; orthodoxy; Phrenology ~ climate
science; policy apparachiks; post modern; Propaganda; pseudo
science; religion; religious -LCB-- ly - based -RCB-;
sacred CAGW gospel; scam; «
science» now means «propaganda» «idolatry», «blindness», «mendacity» and «venality»; scum; vindictive people; pitchforks and torches and tar....