These are subjects that cannot be captured in a mathematical equation or a chemical reaction. Questions of good and bad, right and wrong are viewed through a lens of culture, history, and revelation. Answers are not precise, quantitative, or empirical. The exact laws of science here seem secondary, supplanted by interpretation of imperatives of the divine. These two lives also appear to be sharply divided by how they are experienced.
Science is apparent and concrete, present before one's eyes, palpable.
Religion asks us to look inward to perceive the contours of a man's spirit and the direction of God's will. His book is engaging, entertaining, and illuminating, filled with intelligence, humor, and a refreshing humility. Most books that explore the connections and conflicts between science and religion are ponderous tomes, effective antidotes to insomnia. Raymo, a professor of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College and a Globe science columnist, writes in a conversational and provocative style, and from a very personal perspective. He traces his intellectual and spiritual evolution from his youth as an observant Catholic, reared in the milieu of miracles, to his maturity as a physicist and writer.