I just published a new article on Medium.com. It begins:
In a recent lecture I gave, a man came up to the microphone and said, “My kids don’t really believe in God and that really upsets me. I just tell them to have faith.”
I responded by saying, “No, no, no. People are no longer willing to just have faith, and they no longer need to. We live in a time of such scientific advancement in so many fields of knowledge that all the different pieces of the life’s puzzle can come together into a unified whole. Ultimately, what Albert Einstein said is true: “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” That’s what is really meant by “blind faith.” Science and religion coexist without conflict. One supports the other. And that can bring tremendous fulfillment”…
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Thank you for spelling this out so well. I work with people who have lost all faith and trust in religion, but desperately need to believe in something more than their own will. I have been able to use this concept to get them back on track and out of the depths they have been.
I particularly liked the sentence “Imagine a level of life where the rational mind and the spiritual heart are in perfect harmony.” If we had more of that, wouldn’t it change our lives for the better?
Wow, this can help so many – that truly do get confused by both. Thank you for articulating it so simply.
Thank you for your article! What a beautiful truth.
Beautiful blog