Science Without Bounds by D'Adamo - A Synthesis of Science, Religion and Mysticism

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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:

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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)