ABSTRACT
Science is first the observation of phenomena and, secondly, a reasoned synthesis or linking together of the observed phenomena. The proof of the accuracy of these observations and of the conclusions based on them is tested when the conclusions are applied practically to the everyday affairs of life. Science proceeds to classify conclusions, observations, and deductions. It notes how they are related to time and space and to each other. The discoveries of science are the effect of knowing how things work. This chapter answers to the question: What effect have these discoveries of the laws of nature had upon man's inmost thoughts, upon his religion? These discoveries have revolutionized the expression of religion and to some extent religion itself. The chapter discusses three epoch-making events of the natural order to illustrate this point. They include the Copernican scheme of the solar system, the Darwinian theory of evolution, and the recent unveiling of the extent and majesty of the universe.
