"They cannot satisfy the deepest longings of the human heart, they cannot fully explain to us our origin and our destiny, why and for what purpose we exist, nor indeed can they provide us with an exhaustive answer to the question 'Why is there something rather than nothing?'" He may well have been referring to Stephen Hawking, who writes in his latest book that no divine force is needed to explain why the universe was formed. He argued in The Grand Design that physics, and not a creator, was responsible for the Big Bang. The pope warned against rejecting religion in favour of a purely scientific outlook. "Never allow yourselves to become narrow. The world needs good scientists, but a scientific outlook becomes dangerous and narrow if it ignores the riches or ethical dimensions of life. Just as religion becomes narrow if it rejects the legitimate contribution of science to our understanding of the world." He added: "We need good historians, and philosophers and economists but if the accounts they give of human life is too narrowly focused they can lead us seriously astray." (The Guardian 18th Sept)
He just doesnt get it does he? Why do we exist? Why is there something rather than nothing? These pathetic old bastards need to get their head out of the sand, (and mythological tomes) and take a look at the world around them. Of course, by now though, they have a multi-million pound/dollar/euro industry to protect thats under a lot of pressure. So I guess they have to spout some ancient propaganda again to try and keep those priceless works of art hanging on the Vatican wall.
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