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Baha’is champion rationality and science as essential for human progress. The harmony of science and religion is one of the fundamental principles of the Baha’i Faith, which teaches that truth is one and that religion, without science, soon degenerates into superstition and fanaticism, while science without religion becomes merely the instrument of crude materialism.

Quotations from the Baha’i Writings About the Harmony of Science & Religion

August 22, 2022, in Images > Quotes, by

National Science Week has been a great opportunity for the Baha’i Blog team to experiment with all the platforms we use and to create a variety of content all on the theme of the harmony of science and religion.

In this images post, we’re sharing quotations from the Baha’i Writings and the Baha’i International Community all about the importance of science, the power of reflection, how science and technology promote human advancement, and how the harmony of science and religion contributes to the unity of the world. These short but nevertheless powerful quotations, posted originally to Baha’i Blog’s Instagram page, have been embellished as images:

Other ways we’ve celebrated National Science Week include sharing articles, videos, and interviews, and a new collection of Baha’i Blog content on the essential spiritual principle of the harmony of science and religion.

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Sonjel Vreeland

In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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