from the glacier

I was thinking yesterday evening about the reluctance of certain people to accept the role science plays in human understanding. But then, in contradistinction, I thought about how scientists are unable to keep their conclusions within their own realm of human knowing (trying to talk about God, morality, society and so forth). Then it occurred to me: in order to "do science" one has to be both intellectual and virtuous. Six day creation folks are obviously not smart enough for science. Even St. Augustine on the strength of Scripture alone saw that six days is analogical. Now with empirical deductive evidence we should revel that the conclusions are the same. Scientists, on the other hand, are not virtuous enough to see how their efforts are ad maiorem gloriam Dei. The world was created according to laws. Numeric ones, as much as that may gall the "philosophic" element. Understanding the numbers gives insight into the mind of God. This is a holy task. It should be approached with reverence and awe.
It makes me very sad for mankind when I see those that actually believe in holiness hide their collective heads in the sand (or up their collective ass, depending on how you look at it). According to these morons, we understood God at the time of Moses, what more could we learn? Six days, dinosaurs and people roaming around with saber-toothed tigers, flood "geology" and so forth. The whole thing is a scandal. It supports my theory that, as a culture, we are not ready for science. Modern Americans: we're either too vicious, or too fucking stupid.