On religion and science

This is the gist of Rabbi Jonathan Sachs’s words:
Why then do we need science? Because we must understand the world if we are to honor the purpose of God in it. We must understand disease if we are to cure it. We must understand the cause of poverty if we are to alleviate it. We must understand our destructive impulses if we are to transcend them.

And why do we need religion? Because it is what gives human life meaning and purpose. The universe is more than the result of random fluctuations in the quantum field at the dawn of time. Human life is more than the unplanned result of random mutations, blindly filtered by natural selection. Just as there is something within us that is beyond the physical, so too is there in the universe. We call this the divine presence. It is beyond mere matter. And just as God created the world with love, justice, and compassion, so He calls us to create relationships of love, justice, and compassion.

I would love to hear what you think.

What is my opinion on what? On the need to understand diseases in order to cure them? I agree.

To the Honorable Mr. Harry Potter –

The rabbis who talk about the need for science to heal – are not human. We work with spells and magic as you learned at Hogwarts. Do not approach them or know.

With the blessings of Dear Balak, J.K. Rowling, Ministry of Magic