--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Now from science we have a new creation…" description: "\"“Now from science we have a new creation story, which is very alluring and very exciting. It's not about deposing all the other wisdom stories about cr..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/david-felten-231166_creation_now-from-science-we-have-a-new-creation_2762065.jpg" --- # Now from science we have a new creation story, which is… ![“Now from science we have a new creation story, which is very alluring and very exciting. It's not about deposing all the other wisdom stories about creation that humanity has gathered, but it certainly supplements it. It offers a real universal view because it's beyond any particular religion…” quote by David Felten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/david-felten-231166_creation_now-from-science-we-have-a-new-creation_2762065.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/david-felten-231166_creation_now-from-science-we-have-a-new-creation_2762065.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/david-felten-231166_creation_now-from-science-we-have-a-new-creation_2762065.jpg) > ““Now from science we have a new creation story, which is very alluring and very exciting. It's not about deposing all the other wisdom stories about creation that humanity has gathered, but it certainly supplements it. It offers a real universal view because it's beyond any particular religion, ethnicity, nation and so forth. As we're struggling as a species to come together as a tribe, it provides us our basic framework, because it's from creation stories that ethics derive. Today's creation story from science is that we come from 14 billion years of an organic unfolding of the universe and are connected physiologically with every being in the universe. We all share the same atoms and the same molecules. That's truly significant and important at this time in history. We're all kin, we're all interdependent. And that's the basis of compassion, which was Jesus's ultimate teaching.”” David Felten ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Science offers a universal creation story that unites humanity, fostering compassion and shared ethics beyond religion. **In simple terms:** Science can unite us through shared origins. Key Takeaway Embrace scientific worldview for unity. Themes science creation unity compassion ethics Mood thoughtful hopeful Type Creation:1 Creation stories:1 Evolution:0 Nature of man:0 Religion:0 Science:1 Creation Story:1 New Creation:0 Creation Humanity:0 When to use this quote - education - interfaith dialogue - global policy Key Concepts philosophy anthropology cosmology Questions to Reflect On - How does a scientific origin story affect your values? - Can shared origins inspire global compassion? 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