[13] Thefurtherthespiritualevolutionofmankindadvances, themorecertainitseemstomethatthepathtogenuinereligiositydoesnotliethroughthefearoflife, andthefearofdeath, andblindfaith, .
Notes
: 佛陀
: 斯宾诺莎，荷兰哲学家
: Ifyouqualifyastatement, youmakeitlessstrongorlessgeneralbyaddingadetailorexplanationtoit.
: thewaythatonetendstobehaveorfeel
: anunconsciousprocessfirstdescribedbyFreudwherebyaninstinctiveurgeistransformedsothatitismoresociallyacceptable
: relatingtotheideathatananimal, agod, oranobjecthasfeelingsorcharacteristicslikethoseofahumanbeing
: doingorproducinggood
: befilledwith
: intellectualormoralgreatness
: somethingofpoorqualityorlowvalue
QuestionsforFurtherThinking
?
? Whatisthesourceofyourperception?
’selaborationonreligionandreligiosityhardoreasytoaccept? Why?
?
? Whyorwhynot?
, wherecanyousensethe “humbleattitude” whichEinsteinspeakshighlyof ?
?
“Sciencecanonlyascertainwhatis, butnotwhatshouldbe”.Howdoyoucommentonthis? Doesitshedanylightontheprincipleofscientificdiscovery?
? Howdoesscienceandreligionplaytheirroleintheprocessofyourgrowth?
After-readingAssignment
OralWork
, addressedbyphilosophers, theologians, scientists, .
? Workingroupsandchooseaspokespersontoorganizeandpresenttheresultsofyourdiscussion.
? Takenoteofthesesentencesorparagraphsandreadthemaloudtoyourclassmates.
, “Inscienceasinlove, toomuchconcentrationontechniquecanoftenleadtoimpotence.” DoesitechoEinstein’sinterpretationofscience? Shareyourthoughtswithyourclassmates.
WrittenWork
, , ? Writeanessayofabout400wordsonthetopic“______ ismyactoffaith”.
? Writeanessayofabout500wordstoexplainyourviews.
3.Writeanessayofabout400wordsonthefollowingquotebyEdwardTeller: Thescienceoftodayisthetechnologyoftomorrow.
? Writeareportonyourfindings.
FurtherReadings
GreatEssaysinSciencebyMartinGardner
BeliefandActionbyHerbertSamuel
ReligionandSciencebyHerbertSpencer
TheWorldAsISeeItbyAlbertEinstein
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