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2007-12-15 16:10:17 · 13 answers · asked by Third P 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Some time ago I remember reading an article by a quantum physicist {sorry I do not remember who} who said that science was beginning to see that there was no such thing as scientific observation. All observation by consciousness was the cause of the effect. The gap between science & spiritual pursuit is narrowing, even Einstein said "God does not roll dice". Try reading "The Tao of Physics" for starters. There are many cutting edge books & articles out there that talk of this new thought in science. From where I look, they are both attempting to explain the same thing form different viewing points, & in the end will merge.
Blessings
2007-12-20 01:31:26 · answer #1 · answered by Just Be 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I fully understand your question and I am very worried about those who did not. For them I will explain. Our knowledge of God is eternally true and our knowledge of science is merely the theory of the moment. As an example, original texts of early Christian writings were buried for eighteen hundred years before being discovered at Nag Hammadi. These texts contained wisdom which is just as illuminating and relevant today as the day that they were buried. Now if a scientific text of that era would have been buried along with the Christian texts what would be its relevance other than a historical curiosity? Now the proponents of science would look at this and say, "That is proof of our progress in science!" The problem is this. The application of "scientific progress" always has an inherent potential for humans to use this progress either for good or evil, creation or destruction. For example, in Jesus's time one may have been stoned and today there exists nuclear bombs capable of destroying the world several times over. Now you may say what about other discoveries like antibiotics and then I would point out that antibiotics have created resistant pathogens also capable of wiping out the human race. The lesson is that the end result of all human created activity when you net out the positive with the negative is a net of ZERO progress. Moreover, at the moment you die all of this science will be useless to you and your knowledge of God will be all that matters. This is the seductive trap of science. It occupies even the most educated human mind and makes them slaves to their own puzzle box. This is why Jesus warned that focus on the matters of the world will steal our souls. I have learned to lock on to eternal truth rather than a delusion of progress offered by science. So those who did not understand the question should consider the possibility that all of their time pursuing the "mysteries of science" is being wasted because they are working in a self-contained circle that will be exposed as an irrelevant delusion when your life ends. Now back to your question. The reason that science can never be saved is because human mind will be always misled by seductive delusion that science is progress and our best minds will become slaves to this delusion on into infinity. I am glad that you and I share salvation from this which will benefit us immeasurably when this short life is over.
2007-12-16 11:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by b_steeley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right dunno 'bout philosophy..but..science is an activity sentient humans carry out everday
1)We make observations (trusting that our senses are at least consistent, if not necessarily true)
2)We make conclusions by deduction using our reason (again which we trust to at least be self-consistent)
We then seek verification of our 'reality model' testing it's predictive and explanatory properties for other and new phenomena. This essentially implies observing again (1)
If the model fails to meet the criteria in (2), we refine, extend or even abandon the model in favour of one which more fully explains our observations.
The method is totally unsuited to investigating hermetically sealed faith or superstition based ideologies.
2007-12-16 00:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by alienfiend1 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance is Sin. Knowledge is Salvation. The sciences are in a constant state of salvation. Whereas religion is in a constant state of sin.
2007-12-16 08:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by phil8656 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only saviour comes from God. If you would know what He saves, consult a Bible, not a science textbook.
2007-12-20 20:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by Hate Boy! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps..Only if religious fundamentalism is prevented from dictating what "science" is. Science must be left to investigators not philosiphers. KTnTexas
2007-12-16 00:26:14 · answer #6 · answered by megagoatbarn 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
All Sciences are the root cause of your desires and attributes , and when you change yourself everything around willgradually change.
2007-12-16 07:21:05 · answer #7 · answered by Sikandar A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what on earth do sciences need saving from? apart from the retarding influence of religion?
2007-12-16 00:14:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Could I reflect upon my own pain as universal? Of course, that's psychology.
2007-12-16 21:12:42 · answer #9 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fully agree with schmoo.
The enemy of science is (fundamentalist) religiosity.
2007-12-16 04:56:59 · answer #10 · answered by jacquesh2001 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋