The oceans cover 70% of the Earth's surface and are home to countless unknown organisms that humans are still exploring and learning about.
In this podcast, Rabbi David Wolpe talks about his views on God, the power of community, and the importance of finding meaning and happiness in life.
These texts, read in the context of sacred scripture and the church’s tradition, serve as the principal source for catechesis on the history of the Church and the mysteries of creation, sin, and salvation, expressing in solemn language the truths of humanity's origin, purpose, and destiny. The podcast confronts some philosophical beliefs such as pantheism, which which state that everything is God and the world is to be left behind as well as Gnosticism, which purports that the physical world is evil and a product of a fall.
The idea that religion is an evolutionary adaptation is not widely accepted, but it offers a way to understand why religion persists. By providing an overarching belief structure for cultures to coexist, religion helps us explore a space of ideas that promotes survival.
In this episode, the speaker discusses how we can discern the nature of God through the beauty and design of the world He has created and how crucial it is for us to recognize that God has revealed Himself to us in both creation and revelation.