I forget where I first saw this little comic strip (click to expand) but today I found the blog of it's creator, Lisa Goodlin. (You can buy t-shirts of this strip at rationalitees.com)
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Clearly, some religious communities have become more accepting over the years. (Look at Modern Orthodoxy). And others are still stuck in panel one. (Look at the Charedi). As humanity expands its understanding of the universe will religious communities become more accepting? Or, is there a point at which all religions will pull back?
5 comments:
What about those of us who admit that there is no way to *prove* creation by God, but accept it on faith (following any of the three paradigms shown in the cartoon)?
The Wolf
There are some very liberal religions which are probably ready to accept any scientific discovery. I'm thinking of Unitarians and Quakers. I don't know as much about Reform Judaism, but I suspect it would as well.
Wolf,
Even if you don't accept the idea of proofs I think that no matter what you believe you need to make a decision about what you do with what science claims. (Even if that decision is to dismiss science). What I think is interesting (and what the comic illustrates) is that when religion has shifted over the years religion moves to fit with science, not the other way around. For example take the debate about the Sun going around the Earth. I'm curious if this will continue to happen or if there is a line which religion will not cross.
"What I think is interesting (and what the comic illustrates) is that when religion has shifted over the years religion moves to fit with science, not the other way around."
The 20th century is filled science coming closer to religion though it hasn't tried to for the sake of dogmatic faith.
LNM,
"What I think is interesting (and what the comic illustrates) is that when religion has shifted over the years religion moves to fit with science, not the other way around."
Yeah, scientists were really eager to embrace the idea of the Big Bang back in the 50s and 60s. That there was a Beginning...
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