A great piece by a great man

[Ibn_kumuna]

Salaam Alaikum!

Churches and other religious institutions seem ill-equipped to deal with the brave new world of big bang cosmology, quantum reality, genetic engineering and nanotechnology. As a result, many people see religion on the defensive against the onslaught of scientific progress. They think of science as undermining or displacing religion.

On the contrary! Kalam Philosophy (despite its brief argument) has always been congruent and essentially with Islam. The argument was first put forth by the Muslim philosopher Al-Ghazali (now articulated by the Christian Philosopher William Craig Lane, nicely) and thus expanded later by Al-Farabi. Some might disagree with its premise, however. But to insist that "religious institutions" have always failed to bridge the assumed gap of religion and scientific conclusions is shallow and pure rubbish.

To further add, religion is hardly at odds with science (in agreement with Dr. Paul Davis). Those who arbitrarily see religion at loggerheads with science fail to fully grasp what religion (anthropologically) really means, and fall head first into tautological reductionism.

I would also like to question Hazam's intentions.

--Ibn