Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion. To that extent I am, in point of fact, religious.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Despite scientific inquiry, nature holds inexplicable mysteries. Venerating this unknowable force constitutes the author's religion.
- In plain terms
- Science shows us nature is mysterious, and respecting that mystery is my religion.
- What can you take from it?
- Awe of the unknown can be a form of spirituality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your relationship with the unknown?
- Is faith necessary for science?
Another view
Defining religion as awe may not satisfy traditional believers.
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