The 2008 Federal Thanksgiving, Penance and Prayer Day was celebrated in Switzerland yesterday. On the occasion, the Swiss Bishops published a pastoral letter called "At the beginning, God created heaven and earth", in which they insist that "faith in God the Maker is not opposed to the scientific theory of evolution" and beg to speak instead of "mutual complementariness". "Science and faith together give a much more exhaustive picture of the world than taken separately. Scientists look at the world from a very specific angle, discarding many others: they want to ascertain as accurately as they can the external facts of all that exists". However, "there are many scientists and technicians who are convinced that an explanation, no matter how accurate, is not enough to really understand our world. If I want to understand someone, knowing the chemical and biological mechanisms of his body is not enough, I have to understand all of him". (continued) ” ” ” “
