tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559649.post3946143728731266713..comments2023-06-19T03:09:23.702-05:00Comments on Shades of Black: Reciprocal altruism.Obi Orjihhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928957745077683316noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559649.post-29637992712036779422010-01-12T01:16:32.251-06:002010-01-12T01:16:32.251-06:00I too find the whole intersection of science and r...I too find the whole intersection of science and religion fascinating. I've never really thought of them as things that should be reconciled though. They are just different. Science is how we understand and explain observable reality (the physical universe). But to be honest, we don't even know if this reality truly exist, because we only observe it through our consciousnesses. It could be that our consciousnesses are the only things that "truly" exist. Woah.... Did I just blow your mind. Say yes.<br /><br />I'm not a big fan of traditional religion or literal interpretations of religious text. But I will say that there are some big questions science can't answer. Like why is the universe so finely tuned for the existence of life. Science tends to treat life as a happy side affect of the physical universe. I think this is probably wrong. I think the most logical possibility is that life is somehow a fundamental part of the universe, but that's weird and hard to process. I guess I see religion's role as helping us to process and deal with the unknown and weird aspects of existance. <br /><br />Either that or I really should just get some sleep.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172510281174328268noreply@blogger.com