“The fact that mathematics does such a good job of describing the Universe is a mystery that we don’t understand. And a debt that we will probably never be able to repay.” - Lord Kelvin, 1897
One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
On Faith and Science
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“Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.”
— Pope John Paul II
(Great for highlighting the complementary nature of faith and data science.) -
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”
— William Bruce Cameron (often misattributed to Albert Einstein)
(Perfect for emphasising the limits of data in capturing human complexity.)
On Choice and Free Will
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“We are our choices.”
— Jean-Paul Sartre
(A succinct way to touch on the unpredictable, deeply human spark that data science cannot fully model.) -
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
— Viktor Frankl
(Reflects beautifully on the unpredictable and profound nature of choice.)
On Ethics and Technology
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“Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.”
— Christian Lous Lange
(A thoughtful way to transition into the importance of ethical frameworks.) -
“The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.”
— B.F. Skinner
(Highlights the human responsibility in making ethical decisions about AI and data use.)
On Wonder and the Unknown
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“Mystery creates wonder, and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.”
— Neil Armstrong
(A lovely way to bridge the gap between data science’s pursuit of knowledge and faith’s embrace of mystery.) -
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
— Carl Sagan
(A hopeful nod to the shared pursuit of truth in both science and faith.)