How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant? Instead they say, No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way. A religion, old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the Universe as revealed by modern science might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths.

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This quote suggests that major religions have seemingly disregarded or failed to fully appreciate the vastness and complexity of the universe as revealed by scientific advancements. Instead of embracing the grandeur and elegance of the expanding scientific knowledge, religions tend to cling onto narrow views of their deities and refuse to acknowledge the broader scale of existence. The quote proposes that a religion that incorporates and emphasizes the awe-inspiring discoveries of modern science could potentially elicit a newfound sense of reverence and wonder that traditional faiths have not tapped into.

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