Originally posted by shunyadragon
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Science is the study of the 'things' of the natural universe and God, as understood by religion (or theologians), is no thing and therefore cannot be the object of such study. I fully accept that science can tell us much about man, understood as part of nature, but it can tell us nothing (or little) of man as a 'spiritual or transcendent' being. There is human evolution as presently understood and then there is the humanization (or Divination) of man/woman about which science is, by its nature, silent.
So, in the way I used the terms above (natural evolution as compared to spiritual humanization), there is no contradiction. The humanization of man is an assumption..........or simply a religious belief and it is a metaphysical assumption.
I agree that individual and communal 'evolution or humanization' are interconnected however it is also true that some individuals get 'there' well before their community.
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