Reflections on the Limits of Science <Technology>
Hebrew 4 Christians
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The French philosopher and scientist Blaise Pascal once wrote in his Pensees: “The heart has its reasons that reason knows not of,” and he added that “the last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it.” Human intuition, our feelings, a sense of wonder and awe, our personal encounters with the Spirit of God, and our hope for ultimate meaning, all provide us with genuine understanding that is not accessible through pure logic and rational thought alone.
We encounter God’s presence when we reverently read the Bible and when we earnestly pray. We hear God whisper to our hearts and His Spirit comforts us. We sense him in our deepest hopes and fears; we glimpse his glory as we surrender to the beauty of a sunset or feel the expanse of the sea; we feel his heart as we embrace our spouse or hug our children; we know his care as we tend our pains, sigh our heartaches, and find hope despite the fragility of our waning days. And we know him in our resolute conviction that one day we shall rejoice with unspeakable joy as we are taken “beyond the veil” of this mortal world to there behold Him face to face... Amen.
Psalm 19:1-2
הַשָּׁמַיִם מְסַפְּרִים כְּבוֹד־אֵל
וַּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו מַגִּיד הָרָקִיעַ׃
יוֹם לְיוֹם יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר
וְלַיְלָה לְּלַיְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּעַת׃
“The heavens declare
the glory of God,
and the sky above
proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day
pours out speech
and night to night
reveals his knowledge.”
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