Religion blog

In all the recorded history of mankind gold holds a high position. It is found in economy as a carrier of value, in art as a symbol of grandeur and in social interactions as a sign of high status. Religions across the globe reinforce this key place for gold, using it either literally – in contexts linked with divinity – or metaphorically, as mark of purity.

In the film Contact the relationship between science and religion is explored. Jodie Foster plays the manically driven, ruthlessly logical scientific researcher searching for extra terrestrial life by wrangling time on some of the world’s largest radio telescopes. However her driven nature, as is often the case, is partly as a result of a troubled childhood.