Religion and Science
7. The ‘Religion’ of the Modern Age
~ 120 ~
These dicta of Carrel sum up the thoughts of those
who, after forsaking religion based on God, want to
develop a religion made by man. In making a
review of human knowledge, Carrel has pointed
out how many unknown corners there are of
human life. He rounds off his 300-page book with
these words:
For the first time in the history of humanity, a
crumbling civilization is capable of discerning
the causes of its decay. For the first time it has
at its disposal the gigantic strength of science.
Will we utilize this knowledge and this
power? It is our only hope of escaping the fate
common to all great civilizations of the past.
Our destiny is in our hands. On the new road,
we must now go forward (p. 293).
REVIEW
The above contentions may appear to be attractive
propositions from the philosophical point of view,
yet the thinking behind them is basically flawed.
1. We must first consider that there is a
fundamental difference between the material and
