Faith Quote by James S.A. Corey
““She’d always found a deep comfort in praying. A profound sense of connection to something infinitely larger than herself. Her atheist friends called it awe in the face of an infinite cosmos. She called it God. That they might be talking about the same thing didn’t bother her at all. It was possible she was hurling her prayers at a cold and unfeeling universe that didn’t hear them, but that wasn’t how it felt. Science had given mankind many gifts, and she valued it. But the one important thing it had taken away was the value of subjective, personal experience. That had been replaced with the idea that only measurable and testable concepts had value. But humans didn’t work that way, and Anna suspected the universe didn’t either. In God’s image, after all, being a tenet of her faith. At first,””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, James S.A. Corey, 2014
She finds solace in prayer, feeling a connection beyond the material world, while recognizing science’s limits on personal experience.
In simple terms: Prayer offers personal comfort beyond scientific measurement.
Key Takeaway
Balance science with personal belief.
Themes
faith
science
existence
personal experience
philosophy
Mood
contemplative
hopeful
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- daily meditation
- ethical debates
- spiritual discussions
- scientific research
Key Concepts
subjective meaning
cosmic awe
human perception
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you reconcile faith with empirical evidence?
- Can personal experience be valued without measurement?
A Different Perspective
Science may never fully explain personal meaning.
