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“A beautiful spirit lifts others near it.”

— Bruce Adler

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“Be a somebody who restores people’s faith in humanity.”

— Bruce Adler

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Macro.

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Ice Park.

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Fritulove.

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Oh the weather outside is frightful...

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Christmas feels.

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Herbst.

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Fundamental theorem for physics and maths students:

If something’s named after a French dude, it’ll probably make you cry at some point in the semester.

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This.

Why Faith and Science Can Be Compatible

One question I am asked regularly irl is how I can be both a practicing Christian and a physics student. People are often under the impression that faith and science (especially physics and biology, it seems) are somehow incompatible. This has always baffled me personally, since if anything learning more about creation from the perspective of science just makes me appreciate God even more.

However, I do understand where a lot of the confusion comes from. There are certainly some scientists who see themselves as trying to disprove the existence of God, or who personally believe that science will ultimately take the place of God. There are also some Christians who believe that ideas from science (such as the age of the universe) are incompatible with the idea of God as the creator, or with the text of various bible passages (especially the creation story).

While I can understand the points of both sides, I still believe the idea that science and faith are incompatible is fundamentally misguided. To see why, consider this little story:

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I’m not looking for somebody who will whisper sweet nothings into my ear to feed the ravenous ego of my heart. But someone who can look me straight in the eye and say, I love you, whether you fail or fall, just as you are.

Beau Taplin, The Ego (via wordsnquotes)