Science

I am in the third book of metaphysics by Aristotle and am learning a few things about the way the ancients thought and he did. Not much different from today. So far he has spent quite a bit of time explaining the difference between general knowledge for utility or things that make life better and then a different kind of knowledge called “the wonder” about how things came to be. He says that some think that functional knowledge is all that is necessary and the rest left for God. They claimed that God chose not to reveal certain things so we would not attain his level. They taught that studying things in detail was a waste of time. Aristotle thought it was ridiculous. Why would a God be jealous about us knowing anything when he has everything to begin with? It just doesn't make sense. So it is up to us to ask why and discover. This doesn't upset God in the least. We have a questioning nature for a reason.
I like the fact that Aristotle separated mystical things from real things. This brought us into civilization. We have sciences that are studies and we have the scientific method which is a way to prove things conclusively. Just because something is studied and there are theories doesn't make any of the theories fact. So we can study nature, and things observable or we can study God the source of all things. Since we are lower and are under physical laws, we can only study what he reveals to us. Everything on the earth is up for grabs for us to study, but the origins can only be theorized. The fact that natural things are organized and function leads to the conclusion that there is an intelligent and superior being behind it all.
Well, I should write something political since it is the season and so next time….