"To what end would God create species only to wipe them out later? The notion was contrary to the belief in the Great Chain of Being, which held that the world was carefully ordered and that every living thing within it had a place and purpose, and always had and always would."
When people are so rooted within their beliefs, it becomes hard for them to change and adjust to new findings. It's interesting to see how science and religion have collided throughout history; both attempting to change the way people look at the world.
I've always wondered, will there will ever be the ultimate explanation of the heavens and the universe? What would such an explanation look like? Will it show that the war between religion and science was ultimately futile? That both facets of human understanding were two roads to the same destination?
Such thinking is only a fantasy, as our understanding of the world is limited. I highly doubt I will ever see such an explanation in my lifetime.
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