Science is not the basis of fundemental happiness

Week's Quote

"It’s incredible how long science has succeeded in keeping men’s minds off their fundamental unhappiness and its own very limited power to remedy their fundamental unhappiness. One marvel follows another — electric light, phonograph, motor car, telephone, radio, airplane, television. It’s a curious list, and very pathetic. The soul of man is crying for hope of purpose or meaning; and the scientist says, “Here is a telephone” or “Look, television!” — exactly as one tries to distract a baby crying for its mother by offering it sugar-sticks and making funny faces."

- Frank Sheed
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And so we go forward. We are cursed and blessed at the same time by the workings of our very own minds. Minds that tend to concentrate on physical comfort and gadgets while ignoring the yearnings that flow forth from our supernatural beginning. Just as a fish can swim off to sea as a fingerling man too has swam off into mortal existence. And like our sea dwelling friends we too have an unquenchable thrist to return to our source.

Televisions, pretty clothes, and fancy cars are a poor substitute for the glory of the Creator...God imortal.What we devise and manufacturer is doomed from it's conception to the scrap pile as we invent even more intricate or intriquing "things" to occupy our minds and concentrated attention. But what if we were to turn away from things of invention and occupy our time with seeking the perfection and beauty of the Lord in thought, action, or deed? What if we became through a life of devotion similar in nature to the one whose devotion brought us forth from dust and crowned us lords over this world?

Will we doom oursleves to a scrap pile of anquish as we reap in enternity what we sowed in this world? Will we turn away from excuses and pacifiers as a way of spending mortal time? The answers to these questions are assured as we all must leave this existance one day. If we were to only invest a few minutes a day to glorifying our creator...if we only change a percentage of our attention to the bedrock of our Lord's promises...if we only sit in quiet contemplation of the boundless love our creator has for us... His favored creation, then that bit of attention that denys "things" there grip on our reality will be loosened and we can assume our rightful glory the conquers all including death.

let us appreciate science for those inventions that make worship of our God easier to attain and look with a skeptical eye at those that are mere excuses for failing to attain our purpose has man. To love and glorify our Lord God above all those devices.

Science is not and never will be the basis for fundemental happiness.