The Pale Blue Dot and the knowledge systems of science and religion

Verbum et Ecclesia

 
 
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Title The Pale Blue Dot and the knowledge systems of science and religion
 
Creator Bentley, Wessel
 
Subject Systematic Theology Pale Blue Dot; epistemology; science and religion; truths; transcendence; metaphor
Description Images, symbols and metaphors are synonymous with the human attempt to makes sense of truths that exceed the limitations of our rigid contextual delineations. In order to comprehend the deeper meanings gained through these tools we are required to employ imagination, cognitive vulnerability, and openness to the idea that there is more to life, reality and meaning than what meets the eye. This article uses the image named Pale Blue Dot as an iconic symbol, exploring the coexistence of science and religion.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article argues that coexistence and cooperation between science and religion is not only a responsible approach in the search for meaning, but is the ideal that reflects the limitations of our knowledge systems in a universe that far exceeds our current understanding and truth convictions.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor None
Date 2021-12-06
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Literary analysis
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/ve.v42i2.2368
 
Source Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 42, No 2 (2021); 6 pages 2074-7705 1609-9982
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2021 Wessel Bentley https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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