Before laboratories… before equations… before the universe became measurable…
In this eighth episode of The Mosaic Chat, we enter the moment when humanity begins to observe the world without first turning to sacred texts.
From Galileo to Newton, the cosmos is no longer explained through divine intervention but through mathematical laws. The universe appears ordered, predictable, and governed by principles that can be discovered and tested.
With Darwin, this transformation deepens. Life itself can be understood through natural processes. Humanity is no longer set apart from creation
but becomes part of a long evolutionary story.
For the Abrahamic traditions, this shift raises profound questions.
What becomes of creation, of human uniqueness, of divine purpose,
when science explains so much without reference to God?
At the same time, science establishes its own method, based on observation, experimentation, and doubt. It creates a universal language that crosses cultures and reshapes how societies understand truth.
Yet faith does not disappear. It evolves. For many, it moves from explaining how the world works to exploring why it exists at all. Meaning, purpose, and moral responsibility remain questions that science alone cannot fully answer.
In a world shaped by technology and global connectivity, belief and knowledge are constantly confronted, compared, and reinterpreted.
This creates both tension and opportunity.
Understanding this moment invites us to reflect on how faith and reason can coexist, not as opposing forces, but as different ways of approaching reality and human experience.
🎙 A conversation with Pauline Berthaud and Galith Abbou Benichou.
📖 Inspired by Abramundi: Manifesto for the Creation of an Abrahamic Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa
