Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of lightâ€years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. So are our emotions in the presence of great art or music or literature, or acts of exemplary selfless courage such as those of Mohandas Gandhi or Martin Luther King, Jr. The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both. .Carl Sagan
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What we call the universe is a vast collection of galaxies, intergalactic dust clouds, and the like. It contains almost a hundred billion (100 billion) stars and planets and an uncountable number of asteroids, comets and other celestial bodies. The universe is then a grandiose place for us to be roaming around in. It is then very clear that science has been able to discover those things that are out there in this universe which is just as great as it can be.
The universe itself is immensity and something that cannot be fully understood by humans. What cannot be fully understood by humans can only yield one thing: an inner feeling of how big the universe really is. That feeling, which we call spirituality, must come from within our hearts and minds because science will never be able to fully grasp it.
Source: The Demonhaunted World: Science As A Candle In The Dark
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