SCIENCE AND FAITH (Part III) Kevin Simington The idea that science and faith are, somehow, mutually exclusive is a common, but completely misguided concept. In Science and Faith, Part II, I discussed how science and faith, from a philosophical point of view, are not incongruent at all, as they deal with completely different realms. It …
Month: January 2018
SCIENCE AND FAITH (Part II) Kevin Simington In my previous article I examined the tenuous nature of scientific theories, which are always incomplete, often inconclusive, sometimes completely misguided, and, occasionally, deliberately fraudulent. Science does not purport to be the fount of absolute truth, as evidenced by the continual revision and, often, the complete repudiation of …
SCIENCE AND FAITH (Part I) Kevin Simington I have had several people say to me, over the years, “I place my faith in science, rather than God”. My standard response has always been, “Considering science’s poor track record, you must have great faith!” A popular misconception is that science equates with absolute truth. Yet, the …
TRUTH AND BEAUTY (Part II) Kevin Simington In “Truth and Beauty, Part I”, I examined the descent into chaos and ugliness in art and architecture, resulting from the post-modern rejection of the absolute truth. When the precise mathematical ratios of balance, perspective and symmetry, occurring ubiquitously within nature, are spurned, the result is ugliness. Music …