Charlene's report for Emp. Tech

1. SCIENCE AND THE DIVINE
ORDER

2. TODAY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE AT
THEIR BEST AS OUR RESEARCH AND INVENTIONS
KEEP ON ADVANCING AT A FAST PACE FOR THE
BENEFIT FOR ALL.
IT IS TRULY REMARKABLE AND HAS HELPED US IN
LIVING MORE COMFORTABLY, CONVENIENTLY
AND KNOWLEDGEABLY AS INFORMATION AND
DISCOVERIES CONTINUE TO PERK UP OUR
INTEREST, CURIOSITY, AND ATTENTION.

3. HOWEVER TOO MUCH OF EVERYTHING IS NOT
GOOD; THUS, LIMITS HAVE TO BE SET. WE HAVE
TO MAKE WISE DECISION AND RESPONSIBLE
CHOICES ON ALL THESE FINDINGS.

4. SCIENTIST UNRAVEL THE MYSTERIES OF THE
WORLD AND GOD’S CREATION, WE BEHIND THE
MARVEL MORE THE WORK OF HIS HAND. BY
RECOGNIZING THE DIVINE ORDER OF NATURE,
SCIENCE UNRAVELS TO HUMANKIND THE
GREATNESS OF GOD’S AND WORK ALONG WITH
THIS DISCOVER MORE AMAZING FACTS AND
REALITIES SUCH AS THE VASTNESS OF THE
UNIVERSE, AND HOW TO HARNESS THE
POTENTIAL THE NATURE’S POWERFUL FORCES
FOR OUR BENEFIT.

5. THROUGH RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATIONS, AND
ANALYSIS, WE FIND ANSWERS TO THE “HOW’S”
OF GOD’S CREATION; THE BIBLE PROVIDES A
LIGHT ON THE “WHY’S” IN GOD’S CREATION AND
HIS CREATIVE ACTIONS. SCIENCES IS THEREFORE
TO COMPLEMENT THE DIVINE ORDER OF NATURE
THAT FLOWS ACCORDING TO GOD’S ACTIONS
AND DIRECTIVES.

6. “FOR GOD GRANTS HIS CREATURES NOT ONLY
THEIR EXISTENCE, BUT ALSO THE DIGNITY OF
ACTING ON THEIR OWN, FOR BEING CAUSES AND
PRINCIPLES FOR EACH OTHER, AND THUS, OF
COOPERATING IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TO HIS
PLAN”. SCIENCES AND INVENTIONS OF MAN ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS PLAN

7. AS CHRISTIANS, WE BELIEVE THAT WORKS PRODUCED
BY OUR OWN TALENT AND ENERGY ARE NOT IN
OPPOSITION TO GOD’S POWER, AND THE RATIONAL
CREATURES DO NOT BECOME A RIVAL OF OUR
CREATOR. THE MAGISTERIUM EMPHASIZES THAT OUR
CATHOLIC CHURCH IS NOT OPPOSED TO PROGRESS
AND THAT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE
CONSIDERED TO BE WONDERFUL PRODUCTS OF A
GOD-GIVEN HUMAN CREATIVITY, SINCE WE
GRATEFULLY BENEFIT FROM THEM AND PROVIDE US
WITH WONDERFUL POSSIBILITIES.

8. VATICAN THE SECOND EXPRESSES THAT
“CREATED THINGS AND SOCIETIES HAVE THEIR
OWN LAWS AND VALUES WHICH WE MUST
GRADUALLY COME TO KNOW, USE, AND
ORGANIZE; THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
WILL OF THE CREATOR. OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH
TEACHES US THAT CROWN AND KEY TO GOD’S
CREATION.” WITHOUT GOD, WITHOUT GOD, ALL
CREATION VANISHES INTO NOTHINGNESS

9. HUMANITY TODAY NEEDS TO COMBINE THE NEW
SCIENTIFIC CAPACITIES WITH A STRONG ETHICAL
DIMENSION IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE
ENVIRONMENT AS A HOME AND A RESOURCE
FOR MAN AND FOR ALL MEN. THE ETHIC OF
RESPECT FOR LIFE AND DIGNITY, AND THE RIGHT
OF THIS GENERATION AND THOSE TO COME
PREVAIL, SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT ARE
CONSIDERED “WONDERFUL PRODUCTS OF GOD-
GIVEN HUMAN CREATIVITY”.

10. • AS CREATOR…
HE PLANS AND PUTS THINGS IN ORDER. OUR
PRAYER SHOULD ENKINDLE OUR HEARTS WITH
GRATITUDE FOR THE GIFT OF CREATION. WE
ARE THE HIGHEST IN GOD’S CREATION. GOD
HAS MADE US IN HIS IMAGE AND LIKENESS. HE
HAS GIVEN US THE GIFT OF INTELLIGENCE
AND ABILITIES. FOR THESE, HE HAS GIVEN THE
RIGHT TO RULE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE REST OF HIS CREATION.

11. THESE DAYS, PEOPLE SEEM TO BE MORE
FOCUSED ON THEIR DOMINION OVER GOD’S
CREATION, THEY SUBDUING AND CONTROLLING
IT FOR THEMSELVES WITHOUT MUCH REGARD
FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES TO CARE, NURTURE,
AND PROTECT THESE:

12. THUS, WE SEE A POLLUTED WORLD AND PLACES WHERE
CONCRETE AND MAN-MADE STRUCTURES HAVE TAKEN
THE PLACE OF THE FORESTS AND MOUNTAINS, OTHERS
HAVE CUT DOWN TREES INDISCRIMINATELY,
MOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN FLATTENED OUT TO GIVE RISE
TO SHOPPING MALLS, DWELLINGS, ROADS, FLOODS,
LANDSLIDES, DISEASES CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN,
TYPHOONS, TREES USED TO SHELTER AND PROVIDE US
FOOD AS WELL ARE SLOWLY WIPED OUT, EXTREME AND
HARSH WEATHER CONDITION, SCARCITY OF FOOD
SUPPLY AND LACK OF CLEAN POTABLE DRINKING
WATER RESULTS OF THE ABUSE OF NATURE.