| When the engine
is damaged, what else can we expect but serious injury to the cause of human progress?
Even if we look upon civilization as a business concern, its most precious capital asset
is the sum- total of the minds of its men and women. The depreciation to which this asset
is subjected by reason of the chronic contradiction of principles is ruinous. The hope of
mankind must be restored by stopping this rot. In
the olden days the contradiction between science and religion was not so great as it is at
present. The very back- wardness of science was a factor that reduced the difference. As a
result, in those days fervent adherence to religion and philosophy not only did not cause
serious disharmony but on the contrary spiritualized research and led men to great
achievement.
This was possible because they did not try to believe in
contrary things. There are numerous instances in the pages of ancient history as well as
in the early history of modem times of great pioneers in science being devout men of God
who regarded research as the service divinely ordained for them. But science has now grown
and has an immensely wider circle of followers than ever before. |
