“The frank, honest, and fearless search for true causes gave birth to modern science: It turned astrology into astronomy, alchemy into chemistry, and magic into medicine.” 81:2.9 (901.12)
Human progress didn’t begin with certainty—it began with questions. With those who dared to look past superstition and tradition to seek what was truly real. It was not the arrogant who advanced science and understanding, but the humble: the ones who admitted, “We might be wrong. Let’s find out.”
This kind of honesty is spiritual, not just intellectual. To search for true causes is to live with the tension of the unknown, without clinging to comfortable illusions. And when we do this with courage, fear begins to dissolve. Illusions turn into insight. Darkness turns into light. It’s how magic gave way to medicine, and mystery evolved into meaning.
In the same way, spiritual growth today requires a similar boldness: to question inherited belief systems, to outgrow fear-based faith, and to pursue a religion rooted not in control, but in truth. It’s not betrayal to evolve—it’s reverence for reality. Faith and science are not rivals. They are siblings, both born of wonder and the search for what’s most real.
