Religion & Science
Science and Religion
1. Two sides of the same coin
2. Science looks outward and religion looks inward : but both are searching…..
3. Matter Vs. Soul: God
4. Experiment Vs. Experience
5. Languages are different, but there is no need for conflict. Both are complimentary – Samanvaya
6. Science without religion is blind, religion without science is lame. If science is the motion, religion is the direction
7. Look science with the eyes of religion and reversely
True religion should be free of fear, temptation and wrong methods
Methodology
Science
- Observations
- Questions
- Hypothesis (Thinking)
- Experiments
- Theory/quantifications or Principles
- Prediction
- Prove/Disprove/modify
- THEORY: Applications
More Q’s… pyramid builds up …unending pursuit….TOE
Religion
- Observations
- Questions
- Spiritual Practices
- Meditation
- Enlightenment
- Principles
- Path
- Practice
- Moksha/ Nirvan:
The goal is achieved
- I am proud of science : Limitation: Laboratory based : Iceberg
- Science – knowledge is still evolving e.g. plants
- It changes every time with change in evidence
- Our senses have limitations. Also dimension theory
- Several parallel worlds
- Religion has absolute truth:
Shashwat : Faith bound
The Problems in understanding Texts
- Problem in decoding verses
- Words have changed meaning
- Translator’s or scriptwriter’s errors, language, memory, time
- Missing of Texts.
- Poor understanding by science.
- Knowledge-evidence based- is evolving. e.g. Plant kingdom.
Goal
Today, What we need is not
“only Science “
But
“Scientific RELIGION”
i.e. JAINISM
