Exhalting science

Science is fascinating. No doubt about it. I have always loved science. New findings and inventions have always interested me. Whether it’s new findings in physics, biology, archaeology, or whatever, I always spare some time to read them.

The most recent breakthrough is the discovery of the “god particle” (or the Higgs Boson particle), which gives us a whole different dimension in understanding existence of the universe. It’s said that this particle is the particle that gives us mass, and thus scientists say that it could help us understand how the galaxy was formed. Of course, since I am ignorant of this subject, I might have not properly described it.

But anyway, through science, we find new things everyday, about the world around us and about ourselves. Through science we also find ways to develop new technology that can help us in our interaction with the world, and alter the way we live our lives.

However, there are times when people become too obsessed with science, and think that it is the only option for humanity to understand the world and our existence. So much so that they disregard other ways that can be used to explain the difficult questions that we ask about (life, death, and other matters of the unseen).

Many people would argue that just because something cannot be proven scientifically right now, it doesn’t mean it can’t be proven in the future. But realistically, there are things that can just never be explained by science, forever. But then again, some people won’t be able to accept that notion. Some people have made science absolute; they have made it their god.

For Muslims, religion and spirituality answers many questions of the unseen. Regarding life, death, the soul, what comes after and before life, etc. For Muslims, science actually goes along with spirituality. They do not contradict at all. The Muslims reached the epitome of science in their civilization when spiritualism was also at its peak. Science and spiritualism complete each other. By getting better understanding of God’s creations, it will only increase the awe towards the perfectness of what He created. Whether we study about the laws of physics, biological processes in nature, astronomy, etc.

In truth, science is just one tool of many that can be used to understand things. On top of that, there are still so many things that science cannot explain properly, even things that happen everyday within ourselves such as yawning, adolescence, and blushing. And of course about other things: our soul, life, death, moral truth, etc. So wouldn't it be wise to at least take a look at what religion has to offer before judging it illogical and absurd?