Arthur Stanley EddingtonYou will understand the true spirit neither of science nor of religion unless seeking is placed in the forefront.
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The primary reason people fail to understand the true spirit of science and religion is because they put too much emphasis on seeking. Instead of seeking the truth, they seek the easy road instead. Instead of being open to new ideas, they are closed-minded. Instead of being willing to go beyond their own beliefs, they stick their heads in the sand at every opportunity.
In other words, they don’t seek or find truth because they want to find or learn it. They want something else. So instead of seeking things that matter, they spend their time looking for things that don’t.
And when it comes down to it, what they seek is never what matters most anyway.
Source: Science And The Unseen World
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