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October 05, 2004
Theology and Philosophy
That's one subject which can boggle your mind for hours, maybe days. Ironically, theology and philosophy are supposedly the basic principles of understanding religions and life in the universe. Probably this proves that the origins of life are just as enimagtic as how Bill Gates become the most affluent man in the States (USD$46 billion of fortune) again. And Sir Eric Clapton just announced that part of his multibillion fortune will go to all his god-sons and god-daughters, including the Beckhams' duo kiddo, Brooklyn and Romeo.
But don't let me digress further. My main point is: theology is one hard nut to crack, philosophy is even harder (try understanding the oh-sooo-smart-alecky-and-bush-beating conversations in the Matrix trilogy). Okay, that's just an anology. From my point of view, weaving theology and philosophy into a huge tapestry of jargons and theories is too much to handle. First, I'll try to clear some of my fundamental doubts here. For the past 3 months, I have been studying a myriad of things: the origins of universe, the origins of life and mankind, why mankind needs religions, the challenges of mankind living in this world, the Big Bang, Darwinism, Islamic Studies, Christianity, Buddhism, Confusianism, Taoism, Hinduism and Sikhism. My question is: which one is theological, and which one is philosophical?
My comprehension: there is little, if it exists at all, difference between the two as they are inter-related. At least, that's what I understand.
Let's talk about the Big Bang. The notion of 'something exists out of nothing' is quite astounding, given the knowledge that matter can't be created or destroyed which I learnt in Tingkatan 4 Kimia Bab 1. This contradiction is resolved when I come across the the theory of quantum mechanics. It seems that the universe began when a vast amount of energy, concentrated in an infinitesimal space, exploded in all direction after withstanding a great amount of pressure and heat. However, in some notes I read, it says that our universe began with mass in a concentrated space. We know that matter exhibits both mass and wave properties albeit more to the former. So, I'm disconcerted to which theory to trust: Energy or Mass?
But that doesn't matter much, I suppose. The important thing is to accept that there must be some omnipotent, omnipresent being who overlooked such great creation, which certainly didn't happen by chance. And that being is GOD. I believe the incorporation of scientific understanding and spiritual belief is the ultimate achievement of such studies as theology and philosophy.
Posted by peixin at October 5, 2004 12:51 PM
Comments
hey i learn about the BB thing in Angels and Demons by Mr Brown. no need to wait till tingkatan 4
Posted by: panserborne at October 7, 2004 06:56 PM
cool thing. must be recommanded by zhixin
Posted by: panserborne at October 7, 2004 06:58 PM
i have a non-believer fwen who says that religions, as well as god, are work of creativity.. all life began and evolved as what Darwin has suggested --> evolution
bout quantum machanics.. i think according to Einstein mass and energy is interchangeable by equation e=mc2 and bout the nature of matter.. it has been shown that they exhibit both wave and particle-like behaviour, depending on situations, e.g in Davidson-Germer experiment..
never studied philosophy.. i think that's boring! ahahah..
Posted by: MunKit at October 7, 2004 11:17 PM
ha, Mun Kit, your friend must have a reason to believe in Darwinism. I would like to know what it is. Darwin claimed that life starts with simple organisms and through the process of natural selection, they evolve into more complex organisms. BUT, Darwin neither explained the origins of the simple organisms nor refuted the idea that an omnipotent, celestial being is involved in creating the very first life in this world. Only after Darwin died, the other supporters of Darwinism conceived their own understanding of the theory. They tried to prove that the very first life came from non-living matters dubbed the 'primordial soup' but failed miserably. The Big Bang theory is also part of this Neo-Darwinism Theories, which is alleged to be part of the Mason's scheme for New World Order.. Who knows if it's true?
Ha, i'm sure you must have read some philosophical work from Confucius rite?
Posted by: px at October 8, 2004 12:45 PM
hay, ah bee! PRM over oredi? i believe that you must have studied the properties of matter in chemistry this year (or was it last year?) so it's good that you read some extra information about it on the net. you can go to www.wikipedia.com for further reference.
Posted by: px at October 8, 2004 12:53 PM