Can Religion and Science Be Our Common Ground?

Human confidence in what we think we know for certain – whether it is in the reliable mechanics of the universe or the benevolent machinations of the divine – almost always involves hope in things unseen. Cosmology, evolutionary biology, theology, and metaphysics are fields about events and processes we can't, didn't, or won't live to see directly. We rely on “high priests”, whether we term them scientists, researchers, pastors, or prophets, to bring knowledge down to us – either from the heights of Sinai or from the stars themselves.