Science And Religion In Cat's Cradle
Vonnegut is a very intelligent man. The ideas he puts forth are highly intriguing. The forward states “Nothing in this book is true”. The book, containing the illustrious novel, Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, takes a spin on reality, and what it pertains to in the universe. As a Scientist goes along, he states that science is the one and only truth to life and all its answers. As a Priest goes along, he states that religion is the one and only truth to life and all its answers. Both are true.
Science and religion are distractions to the human soul. They are made up of various amounts of puzzles to solve. Although these beliefs argue against each other over several things, they are both executing the same tactics, and they are reaching for the same answer. Why are we here?
There are two points in the novel that give some insight. One during “Papa’s” last rites, a ritual Dr. Von Koenigswald performs before “Papa” dies. This ritual comes from the religious side of truth. As they perform the ritual they speak of how we got here and why we’re so lucky to have lived. “The only way i can feel the least bit important is to think of all the mud that didn’t even get to sit up and look around.” (P. 221). God only let a select …show more content…
This harmless untruth can make you as a reader feel better about life depending on whether you believe it or not. These ideas are what Vonnegut is trying to convey in the novel. Other possible fomas are science and religion. These are ideas that give humankind hope. They give people peace in mind for why we are here, all while not knowing if they are real or not. The power of not knowing for sure what is absolutely true because humans will believe what they think is true, makes life so much easier. If there is an answer that might be true instead of not knowing anything to be true at all, it is much easier to believe that
Science and religion are distractions to the human soul. They are made up of various amounts of puzzles to solve. Although these beliefs argue against each other over several things, they are both executing the same tactics, and they are reaching for the same answer. Why are we here?
There are two points in the novel that give some insight. One during “Papa’s” last rites, a ritual Dr. Von Koenigswald performs before “Papa” dies. This ritual comes from the religious side of truth. As they perform the ritual they speak of how we got here and why we’re so lucky to have lived. “The only way i can feel the least bit important is to think of all the mud that didn’t even get to sit up and look around.” (P. 221). God only let a select …show more content…
This harmless untruth can make you as a reader feel better about life depending on whether you believe it or not. These ideas are what Vonnegut is trying to convey in the novel. Other possible fomas are science and religion. These are ideas that give humankind hope. They give people peace in mind for why we are here, all while not knowing if they are real or not. The power of not knowing for sure what is absolutely true because humans will believe what they think is true, makes life so much easier. If there is an answer that might be true instead of not knowing anything to be true at all, it is much easier to believe that