We’ve long been told that science and religion occupy two incompatible poles – one of reason and fact, the other of faith, superstition and even irrationality. But what if it isn’t so? In this two-part series, David Solway proposes a new Grand Unified Theory of cosmology aimed at bringing science and religion back together. In the opening instalment, Solway illuminates the irreducible paradoxes at the heart of all theories concerning the universe’s creation, then scrutinizes the seemingly unbridgeable gap between quantum physics and the physical world we live in – a gap that nevertheless is bridged into an integrated and orderly reality. What, then, might this say about the apparently irreconcilable differences between 21st century science and theology? Perhaps, Solway ventures, they’re more like two peas in a pod – and should consider forging a new entente to support humanity’s eternal search for Truth.
Continental Grift: Why the Liberal Government’s Fixation with Europe Is a Sham
Market diversification is a sensible enough strategy for Canada, but Mark Carney’s fixation on closer ties with Europe is anything but. For one thing, argues