In his autobiography "Passages from the Life of a Philosopher", Charles Babbage wrote a whole chapter on the topic of religion, where he identified three sources of divine knowledge:
Babbage also wrote a defense of the belief in divine miracles. Babbage advocated for the belief of divine agency, stating "we must not measure the credibility or incredibility of an event by the narrow sphere of our own experience, nor forget that there is a Divine energy which overrides what we familiarly call the laws of nature." He alluded to the limits of human experience, expressing: "all that we see in a miracle is an effect which is new to our observation, and whose cause is concealed. The cause may be beyond the sphere of our observation, and would be thus beyond the familiar sphere of nature; but this does not make the event a violation of any law of nature. The limits of man's observation lie within very narrow boundaries, and it would be arrogance to suppose that the reach of man's power is to form the limits of the natural world."
Did this article inspire you, or did you notice something that should be corrected? Your message will be visible only to the DataTorch editorial team and will not be published.
Maximum 2,000 characters.
Required only if you would like a reply.
Your feedback will remain private. Please do not include confidential, medical or other sensitive personal information. DataTorch may use suggestions to improve the article, but will not quote or publish your message without separate permission.
To share on Instagram, copy the link and paste it into your Story, bio or message.