Polyandry by Requiem

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Chapel-Hill-Coug

Comes up short of what? I think there is an assumption that you're already making in that question. Why would I want faith applied to areas in which knowledge is lacking, when intellectual curiosity and application of certain kinds of knowledge has proven to be better, along with saying "we just don't know that yet"? As for the quote that you attribute to me: respectfully, I never said at all that I don't ascribe meaning or significance to awe or wonder-filled experiences. I just don't see how they fill in any gaps in our knowledge about the world. Just because I feel awe when I contemplate the grandeur of the universe or the marvel of the origins of life, does not mean that that awe is in any sense a validation of our scientific knowledge about those subjects. For me the sense of wonder is a *product* of knowledge. All too often, knowledge is for many a product of faith. It is only the latter to which I'm objecting. I hope that makes sense. I'm a little scattered when it comes to applying my thoughts to paper, or the computer screen. Just suffice it to say that these experiences ARE meaningful to me, and they have implications for what I've come to value the most in life. But I just don't see the possibility, for example, of praying for a marvelous spiritual event to confirm whether Darwin's accounting of the origins of life is correct.

Fair enough. Thanks.