Cosmic Proportions and Human Significance

IF 1.1 0 RELIGION

Scientia et Fides Pub Date : 2022-03-03 DOI:10.12775/setf.2022.013

Jim Slagle

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Abstract

A common misperception, both within academia and without, is that the premodern, Judeo-Christian picture of the universe was of a small, cramped one. This allowed people to believe that the Earth and its inhabitants were the most important thing in it. But this misfires in several ways: First, the premodern cosmos is only small in comparison to what contemporary science has discovered, not absolutely. Second, the premoderns felt just as insignificant as we do in light of the universe’s size, but we cannot translate this into a scientific or philosophical argument. Third, it assumes that the Judeo-Christian view is that humanity is the most important thing (rather than God) and that God created the universe for us (rather than himself). Fourth, whatever value human beings have in the Judeo-Christian tradition is derivative, based on being created in God’s image, and the size of the universe has no bearing on it.

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宇宙的比例和人类的意义

学术界内外都有一个普遍的误解，认为前现代的犹太教和基督教的宇宙图景是一个小而狭窄的图景。这让人们相信地球和地球上的居民是最重要的。但这在几个方面是错误的:首先，与当代科学发现的宇宙相比，前现代的宇宙只是很小的，而不是绝对的。其次，在宇宙的大小面前，前现代人和我们一样感到微不足道，但我们无法将其转化为科学或哲学论证。第三，它假设犹太教-基督教的观点是人类是最重要的(而不是上帝)，上帝为我们创造了宇宙(而不是他自己)。第四，在犹太教和基督教的传统中，人类的任何价值都是衍生的，基于是按照上帝的形象创造的，宇宙的大小与之无关。

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Scientia et Fides RELIGION-

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期刊介绍： "Scientia et Fides" (SetF) is an open access online journal published twice a year. It is promoted by the Faculty of Theology of Nicolaus Copernicus University, in Torun, in collaboration with the Group of Research “Science, Reason and Faith” (CRYF), at the University of Navarra. The journal is characterised by the interdisciplinary approach, multiplicity of research perspectives and broad reflection on methodology as well as analysis of the latest publications on the relationship between science and faith. The tasks of the journal are perfectly expressed by the motto "Veritas in omnibus quaerenda est" ("to seek the truth in all things") from "De revolutionibus" by Nicolaus Copernicus. SetF aims to present rigorous research works regarding different aspects of the relationship between science and religion. For this reason, SetF articles are not confined to the methodology of a single discipline and may cover a wide range of topics, provided that the interdisciplinary dialogue between science and religion is undertaken. The journal accepts articles written in English, Spanish, Polish, French, Italian and German which will be evaluated by a peer-review process.