"The very survival of our human species needs the creative collaboration between science and religion."

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“Real genuine joy is borne of sadness and sorrow.”

“Only if we see religion and science as symbols leading to the depth of reality, can we talk of meaningful dialogue between the two.”

“Science and religion form the two pillars of our civilization and they need each other for the survival of ourselves.”

“There is a subtle way of dominating you/ By always making you dependent on me./ Love sees through and liberates you/ To stand on your own feet.”

“The secret of joy is: To know the world and its evil powers ... and still preserve the hope.”

“It is much worse to be dead when we are alive/ Dead by the fear of death, when we are not yet dead!/ The incredible paradox of worrying to avoid death / Being the very cause of death!”

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— John Kenneth Galbraith

Politics1908–2006

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— Alhazen

Science965–1039

#science

"Hayek’s essential gist in capital theory was that capital is heterogeneous, that it cannot be put to many uses simultaneously or at different times. If these empirical assumptions as to capital’s hete…"

— Alan O. Ebenstein

Science1959

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"Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God. Freedom and religion endure …"

— Mitt Romney

Politics1947

#religion