Guest guest Posted April 5, 1999 Report Share Posted April 5, 1999 Greetings: Those who want to understand the linkage between Science, Religion and Mysticism, should read the following electronic book in the Web Space: Science Without Bounds; A Synthesis of Science, Religion and Mysticism is a 100,000+ word electronic book that explores a wide range of questions. (Homepage: http://monet.physik.unibas.ch/~schatzer/swb/index.html) The author invites comments and criticism, and he can be reached at dadamo Ram Chandran Burke, VA 22015 Summary Description: ==================== Examines the different ways that religion and science decide what's true, that is, it examines science and religion's different "ways of knowing". Finds the scientific way of knowing superior, and asks if science's way of knowing can be applied to "ultimate" questions, such as "Where did I come from? Where am I going? Is there a optimum way to live my life? Did I exist before I was born? Will I exist after I die?" Explores what science studies, particularly energy, the ultimate ground of existence of all that exists. Explores what religion studies, particularly the uncommon idea of God as ultimate ground of existence. Identifies this God with the root and source of all that science studies. Shows that mystics who claim direct experience of the One have had similar experiences. Describes the so-called perennial philosophy which is based on their observations. Shows how the statements of such mystics could function as raw data to the scientific way of knowing, that is, the principles of the perennial philosophy could serve as initial tentative hypothesis, laws, and theories. A discipline with such raw data, tentative hypothesis, laws, and theories which employed the scientific way of knowing would be a religious science. In a religious science: the declarations of past and present mystics would be evaluated with the scientific way of knowing; laws and theories would always remain subject to revision and improvement; there would be no dogma, no truths above human understanding. Religious sciences would not necessarily be unique; several religious sciences might emerge. Explores the relationship between the Ultimate Ground of Existence and the universe, personal identity, and God who are Persons. Examines kinds of existence, relative and absolute. Derives practical consequences from the above. In particular, certain existing religious beliefs, practices, and attitudes are derived. Quotations include: Descartes, Robert Hooke, Pascal, William Dampier, Schrodinger, Heisenberg, Pauli, Eddington, Jeans, Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Asimov, Thomas Kuhn, Ken Wilber, Rudy Rucker; Lao Tsu, Jesus, Buddha, Plato, "Dionysius", Plotinus, Patanjali, Augustine, Aquinas, Moses Maimonides, Shankara, Ruysbroeck, Eckhart, Ghazzali, Guru Nanak, Erigena, Asvaghosha, Silesius, Hallaj, Gregory Palamas, Symeon, George Fox, Teresa of Avila, Rabbi Kook, Ramakrishna, Ramana Maharshi; Reynold Nicholson, Rufus Jones, Huston Smith, Powell Davies, Evelyn Underhill, Carl Jung, Yogananda, Aldous Huxley, Alan Watts, Theresa Neumann, Borges, Hesse, Elaine Pagles, Harold Kushner, Annamarie Schimmel, R.C. Zaehner; Torah, Bible, Philokalia, Koran, Gita, Upanishads, Tripitaka. (Science Without Bounds is copyrighted by Art D'Adamo and may be freely redistributed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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