2009 Templeton prize for Hypercosmic God

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Not that it really matters here in maya/mithya, but Bernard d'Espagnat has won

the £1 million prize for " the idea that the reality revealed by science offers

only a 'veiled' view of an underlying reality that science cannot access, and

that the scientific view must take its place alongside the reality revealed by

art, spirituality, and other forms of human inquiry. "

 

As reported by New Scientist magazine, " D'Espagnat boasts an impressive

scientific pedigree, having worked with Nobel laureates Louis de Broglie, Enrico

Fermi and Niels Bohr. De Broglie was his thesis advisor; he served as a research

assistant to Fermi; and he worked at CERN when it was still in Copenhagen under

the direction of Bohr. "

 

The article goes on to say, " " There must exist, beyond mere appearances ... a

'veiled reality' that science does not describe but only glimpses uncertainly.

In turn, contrary to those who claim that matter is the only reality, the

possibility that other means, including spirituality, may also provide a window

on ultimate reality cannot be ruled out, even by cogent scientific arguments. "

 

Also, " D'Espagnat's veiled God, on the other hand, is partially - but still

fundamentally - unknowable. And for precisely this reason, it would be

nonsensical to paint it with the figure of a personal God or attribute to it

specific concerns or commandments. "

 

While the article suggests that " The 'veiled reality', then, can in no way help

Christians or Muslims or Jews or anyone else rationalise their specific

beliefs, " the author may not be familiar with Advaita which seems quite

compatible with all this.

 

The entire article is here:

 

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16769-concept-of-hypercosmic-god-wins-temp\

leton-prize.html