“三个苹果”中宗教与科学的异同

The Similarities and Differences Between Religion and Science in the “Three Apples”

夏娃和亚当偷吃的苹果,牛顿发现万有引力的苹果和乔布斯的苹果产品能够体现宗教与科学的异同,上帝在替代可能性的前提下主宰宗教领域,人在科学共同体的规范下主宰科学领域。"三个苹果"的故事进一步表明,宗教的方法是启示,而科学的方法是观察、实验、数学和理论,但理性是二者共同的方法,夏娃和亚当的利己理性不同于一般的宗教理性,同时体现了宗教与科学中理性和信仰同在。而且宗教的一些精神态度、职业道德和规范与科学相似,也能促进科学的发展。

The apple that Adam and Eve ate furtively,Newton discovered universal gravitation and Jobs＇ I-products,reflects the similarities and differences between religion and science. God dominates religion under the premise of alternative possibilities while people dominate science under the specification of the community of science. On the other hand,religious methods are inspiration while scientific methods are observation,experiment,mathematics and theory. Their common method is rational,but Eve and Adam＇s rational self-interest is different from common religious rationality. Three stories show that rationality and belief exist between religion and science. What＇s more,some religious spirits,professional ethics and norms are similar to science and can promote the development of science.