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By Paul
Utukuru As Albert Einstein said, “Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.” Einstein also believed that God does not play dice. This year is the one hundredth anniversary of the publication of his theory of relativity, which revolutionized the world of science. The question as to whether God plays dice or not has not yet been settled because of the still irreconcilable features of quantum mechanics and relativity, but it is fair to say that God does play hide-and-seek with us, and science and religion are the main players in the game. Among the secondary players are our mathematical tools, our languages and our communication channels through our literature, our music and our arts. For Hindus, the name of the game is Krishna’s Leela. Science is basically concerned with the progressively increasing understanding of the mechanics of nature with respect to matter, energy and life of which religion provides little detail. On the other hand, religion is concerned with spirit, spirit worlds and the soul of which science has yet no understanding. Religion is concerned with miracles, psychic powers, ESP and the like, most of which science is unable to take seriously because they do not fit neatly into its current paradigms. Science is about theory, experiment and reproducibility. Religion is of faith, revelation and subjectivity. Science is about life here and now. Religion is about life before and/or hereafter. Science is for the fulfillment of comforts from outside. Religion is for fulfillment of desires from inside. Science is neutral to ethics and morals. Religion is loaded with dos and don'ts. Even though a lot has been learned by the methods of science, what we do know is still miniscule compared to what we do not know or will never know. The origin of feelings and emotions remains beyond the grip of our basic sciences, not to speak of the mechanics of information conservation, shuffling and recycling within the context of the universal processes of birth, growth and decay all across the panorama of matter, energy and living entities. We do not yet know what exactly constitutes the mind, nor how it evolves from the brain (or vice versa), not to speak of its more complex functions such as consciousness, perception, self awareness, mutual awareness and the Ego, to name a few. How the human mind can ever understand itself is our ultimate dilemma, something that is possible in concept only when the mind itself is transcended. But then how can one transcend the mind when, for all we know, it is part and parcel of the brain? Objective or subjective, genetically inherited or environmentally learned, all knowledge is ultimately species-limited and structured in time and space. Even in the case of the higher mammalian species, it is limited because of the limitations of the physiological parameters of their bodies and their brains. And in the case of the human, whether acquired through theory and experiment or revelation to a scientist or a prophet, gained through faith, ritual or spiritual practice, all knowledge ultimately is also paradigm-dependent. And our paradigms exhibit tremendous spatial and temporal variations. The more our scientists and our religionists acknowledge these limitations, the more inclined they will be to rise above their personal paradigms and move towards a universal paradigm integrating scientific knowledge with religious insights. What needs to emerge is a worldview that is consistent with recent advances in neurotheology, genetics, pharmacotheology, artificial intelligence, cosmology and the dynamics of information conservation, reshuffling and recycling. In this context, we must go beyond paying mere lip service to the insights buried in the hidden codes and symbolism of the Bible, the Quran and numerous other neglected ancient scriptures. Such studies will bear fruit only if undertaken under the guidance of the spiritual masters of our time. That is because whether it is the chemical formula on a piece of paper that represents a real substance, or it is the picture of the cross, a piece of art, a statue, or a deity carved out of stone for the emotional complex it represents, symbolism has been and continues to be as important a player in the cosmic game of hide-and-seek as our mathematical, linguistic and artistic tools. Paul Utukuru is a retired medical physicist. SOURCE: Science & Theology News More headlines at www.mindpowernews.com "Are You Ready to Unleash the Amazing Power of Your Mind to Dramatically Increase Your Wealth?" CLICK
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