It [science] is a bestowal of God; it is not material; it is
divine. Science is an effulgence of the Sun of Reality, the power of
investigating and discovering the verities of the universe, the means by which
man finds a pathway to God. All the powers and attributes of man are human and
hereditary in origin -- outcomes of nature's processes -- except the intellect,
which is supernatural. Through intellectual and intelligent inquiry science is
the discoverer of all things. It unites present and past, reveals the history of
bygone nations and events, and confers upon man today the essence of all human
knowledge and attainment throughout the ages. By intellectual processes and
logical deductions of reason this superpower in man can penetrate the mysteries
of the future and anticipate its happenings.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a
talk in New York, 23 April 1912; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace’)
