Hans Küng, The beginning of all things: science and religion. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 2007.
The first chapter makes clear that Hans Küng admire science, but questions of positivism and reductionism of some scientists that religion and metaphysics that would seem unnecessary. It features a friendly confrontation between religion and science in a very comprehensive, concise book required reading for anyone stillInterest in the theme of science and religion.
One of the strengths of the book is how Kung presents the rationality of faith in God, and not dilute the value of scientific knowledge. Like many before him, he concludes that there is no evidence for or against God He turns instead on Pascal's wager, which is a challenge, he says, "to clarify that the question of the existence or nonexistence of God, what is necessary, not an opinionof pure reason, but a decision of the whole person, which can not be proved by reason, but it can be rational responsibility. "(P. 58) science does not rule on the reality of God, but people in the practical use of reason to this provision." So answers must be found by theoretical operations of pure reason, and not by irrational emotions and moods simple, but based on trust, a rational and responsible decision in principle in principleAttitude. "(P. 81)
Kung recognized the scientific predictions of how our solar system in the head fire. He maintains his position reasonable religion, without reference to an afterlife. His personal statement is what I found very moving. "Personally I Blaise Pascal" bet "have adopted and my participation in the infinite God and against the emptiness and nothingness - not on the basis of calculating the probability and mathematical logic, but on the basis of arational trust .... Of course I am aware of the danger that continuing from this bet in the unconditional trust, but I am convinced that even if you lose this bet to death, I will have lost nothing in my life, anyway, I will have lived a better, happy life of meaning, as if I had hope. "(P. 205-206)
For a review of major scientific ideas with a critical and positive hope of a believer, you can find other better choice than this book.
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