I am sure most of us do not realize the magnitude of what Christ said when
He said "I am the Truth!" I do not think someone can find Truth without
finding Christ. I am sure that the greatest scientists felt no great
satisfaction from their findings that allowed them to settle their mind and
soul from the vagaries of life. The scientists who wants to know it all will
invariably have to deal with theology. We are talking about global knowledge
and not merely local. I believe God is in control and He works in ways in
our lives that we are totally oblivious to. Max Planck meant that when you
begin doing your science without God, then invariably you will find God at
the end of your scientific quest. The reason being that all scientists who
have any depth to their work will find the Hand of God in nature or else a
mystery that they refuse to identify with God.
Take care,
Moorad
-----Original Message-----
From: John Neal <nealjw@one.net>
To: Moorad Alexanian <alexanian@uncwil.edu>
Cc: William A. Wetzel <n6rky@pacbell.net>; Graham Richard Pointer
<grp1@st-andrews.ac.uk>; asa@calvin.edu <asa@calvin.edu>
Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: Science you'd be proud of; or the results of theistic evolution
>Moorad,
>
> Thank you for the verses. They were encouraging.
> I certainly know that Christ is the ultimate destination of all those
>persistent in seeking truth in any discipline. I also certainly know
>that he is not the explicit goal of ALL those persistent in seeking
>truth in any discipline. All who find truth, find Christ, but not all
>who find truth explicitly seek Christ.
> It is IMPOSSIBLE to know God through science. You can only know God
>through faith, and that by God's calling, choosing, and revealing.
> You cannot justify, before God, "merging" your science with your
>theology to avoid following a false end of our scientific inquiry. Paul
>in Romans 14:23 says specifically, "And he that doubteth is damned if he
>eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is
>sin." Anything done outside of direct revelation from God himself to
>you is presumption, and therefore, sin.
> I don't know what Max Planck meant exactly when he said, "God is the
>beginning of every religion and at the end of the natural sciences."
>The perception I receive from this, however, is that he believes all
>religions essentially the same, which is absolutely and eternally void
>of discernment. Further, God is not only at the end of nature, he is
>all in all. By him all things consist and are sustained.
>
>John Neal