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Spirituality and Science
Can we have a belief in Spirituality and Science or do the two, completely contradict each other? If Spirituality is based on faith and belief alone, if it is unchangeable and abides strict rules and can not grow, then it would be a contradiction. Spirituality and Science Religion however, is based on faith and belief alone, is unchangeable and abides strict rules and can not grow, it is religion that contradicts science, and has always done so. It is Religion that for thousands of years has kept scientific thinkers locked away. It is Religion that has executed scholars because their scientific findings were looked upon as heresy. Spirituality is not a Religious believe, but is the seeking of higher levels of experience, asking the deepest questions, and seeking the true "self," Spirituality is in no way contrary to science. In fact, since science is such a productive method of discovering new truths, it can be used for spiritual exploration and discovery. After all, there can only be one truth that explains creation and our evolving universe, but there may be many pathways, to reveal one truth.
Spirituality and Science A Science View So how does Science view Spirituality? Historically science has been rejected, humiliated, persecuted and ridiculed, but today it enjoys the freedom to discover and develop. But as soon as scientific academic institutions were established they rejected and ridiculed anything spiritual or metaphysical, if it could not be proven by a mathematical formula it couldn’t be true. Science dealt with mass as mass, and ignored all spiritual matters, but things are changing. Just as religion had to succumb to scientific knowledge, so now, science is beginning to unravel the mysteries of the universe with Quantum physics and their latest findings are stretching science into the realms of metaphysical spirituality. |
