Posted by deirdrehbrt on February 3, 2006, at 0:52:14
In reply to Science vs Faith, posted by catmint on February 2, 2006, at 22:37:00
Catmint,
Science vs. Faith is a false dichotomy. I trust both. That's not to say that you need meds or that I personally think you should be taking them. That's up to you.
I'm assuming that with your statement, that if you are giving up on science, that you are stepping into faith. I think that faith and science are co-mingled. I believe that deity gives us science as just one more means to discover how truly beautiful and unfathomable creation really is. After all, pure science is nothing other than man's attempt to understand nature. Engineering, on the other hand is man's attempt to control nature.
I believe that deity put everything we need here on earth to help us stay healthy. In it's purest sense, that includes a varied and balanced diet. In my case, I go beyond that and include the meds that keep me stable. Maybe someday I'll find some herbal alternative to the meds I take, but I'm not ready to toss science out the window. Personally, I've been too sick in the past, and I'm doing really well right now. (Ok, it's almost 2:00 in the morning, and I've been feeling a little hypo-manic, but when has that ever been a bad thing... :-) )
I guess it's really time for sleep. I wish you the best.
--Dee
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