{"id":5549,"date":"2021-12-22T00:46:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T00:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/?page_id=5549"},"modified":"2024-09-27T14:27:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T14:27:50","slug":"science-in-a-religious-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/about-me\/science-in-a-religious-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Science? In a &#8216;Religious&#8217; Blog??"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion\/#seeking\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brendans-island.com\/blogsource\/20190415ff\/BHG_logo_new_MASTER_Smooth-160.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brian H. Gill's 'BHG' logo. Links to 'Science and Religion \/ Seeking Truth'.\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve turned my &#8220;About Me&#8221; page into several shorter pages, arranged hierarchically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/about-me\/\">About Me<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/about-me\/brilliant-talented-and-on-medication\/\">Brilliant, Talented, and On Medication<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/about-me\/becoming-a-catholic\/\">Becoming a Catholic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/being-a-catholic-citizen-in-america\/\">Being a Catholic Citizen in America<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/values-and-my-native-culture\/\">Values and my Native Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science? In a &#8216;Religious&#8217; Blog??<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/about-me\/journal\/\">Journal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/who-are-those-catholics\/\">Who are Those Catholics?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"science\"><\/a>Science: Really!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/happy-saint-patricks-day\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brendans-island.com\/blogsource\/20210209ff\/20210317-DSC08994-SaintPatricksDayAndMe--trim-329.JPG?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brian H. Gill. (March 17, 2021)\" align=\"right\"><\/a>It&#8217;s <strong>science<\/strong> that fascinates me, <strong>not<\/strong> &#8216;Bible science,&#8217; or &#8216;creation science.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t mind living in a universe that&#8217;s much bigger and older than folks thought, a few centuries back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if I did, being offended by God&#8217;s work and making up my own version of reality wouldn&#8217;t make sense. Not to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion-post\/\">Science and Religion<\/a>&#8221; (January 12, 2018)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion-post\/#God\">God: Large and In Charge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion-post\/#wonder\">Wonder How It Works? Ask!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion-post\/#living\">Living in the Real World: Or Not<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/earliest-life-maybe\/\">Earliest Life: Maybe<\/a>&#8221; (March 10, 2017)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/earliest-life-maybe\/#being\">Being Human<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/earliest-life-maybe\/#order\">Order, Harmony, and God<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/earliest-life-maybe\/#opportunities\">Opportunities for Admiration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/faith-the-universe-and-wisdom\/\">Faith, the Universe, and Wisdom<\/a>&#8221; (August 28, 2016)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/faith-the-universe-and-wisdom\/#cosmic\">Cosmic Scale and Wisdom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"faith\"><\/a>Faith and Reason, Science and Religion: Pursuing Truth<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion-posts\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brendans-island.com\/blogsource\/20160719ff\/hs-2007-04-a-xlarge_web-detail658-GreaterAdmiration-new.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"From Hubble \/ NASA; ESA; G. Illingworth, D. Magee, and P. Oesch, U of C, Santa Cruz; R. Bouwens, Leiden University; and the HUDF09 Team; used w\/o permission.\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LH 95 stellar nursery in the Large Magellanic Cloud, detail of Hubble image. (December 19, 2006)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/faith-the-universe-and-wisdom\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brendans-island.com\/blogsource\/20160719ff\/20160824-nq160824-329.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" align=\"right\"><\/a>Faith and reason, science and religion, get along: or should. We live in a beautiful and ordered universe. What we see lets us know God, but doesn&#8217;t tell us everything. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 35, 50, 154-159, 274, 1706)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Science and technology, learning how this universe works and using our knowledge, part of being human. If we&#8217;re doing it right, studying this universe lets us experience greater admiration for God&#8217;s work. (Catechism, 35-36, 282-283, 341, 2293)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Catholic, acknowledging and seeking truth, dealing with reality, isn&#8217;t an option: it&#8217;s an obligation. (Catechism, 170-171, 2104, 2465-2470)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why I think learning about the universe and pursuing truth is a good idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/oldest-human-fossils\/\">Oldest Human Fossils?<\/a>&#8221; (June 16, 2017)\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/oldest-human-fossils\/#opportunities\">Opportunities for Appreciation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/oldest-human-fossils\/#origins\">Origins: A New Chapter in Humanity\u2019s Story<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/knowledge-opening-the-gift\/\">Knowledge: Opening the Gift<\/a>&#8221; (March 26, 2017)\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/knowledge-opening-the-gift\/#opening\">Opening the Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/climate-change-continues\/\">Climate Change Continues<\/a>&#8221; (January 20, 2017)\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/climate-change-continues\/#half\">A Half-Billion Years of Climate Change<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/climate-change-continues\/#learning\">Learning Wisdom, not Fear<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion\/\">Science AND Religion<\/a><\/strong>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion\/science-and-religion-posts\/\">Science &amp; Religion Posts<\/a>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/science-and-religion\/science-and-religion-posts\/whats-here-whats-not\/\">What\u2019s Here, What\u2019s Not<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve turned my &#8220;About Me&#8221; page into several shorter pages, arranged hierarchically: Science: Really! 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