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Will Science Get Closer To God Than Religion Has?

A subject of debate for thousands of years, spirituality will no doubt spark
much debate for another thousand years. That is how it should be. Once
spirituality becomes 100% defined by 100% of the human population, then
uniformity and rigid boundaries take over. Should that ever occur, then
there is no spirituality, for spirituality cannot be locked in a box and
confined within its walls.

The exception to that view would come if individual human beings eventually
became absorbed within a collective consciousness and sub-consciousness; a
bodiless existence, where all knew 100% and there was no need to define.
What would be the point of defining when everyone knows?

That will not happen within a thousand years. It could be, though, that
within a thousand years, science will move closer to God than any religion
ever has. Once science accepts that it is naive in understanding the human
mind, the universe, and life itself, then it may move forward at a greater
pace than it has over recent centuries.

Metaphysics and quantum physics may then assume their rightful position of
prominence in the human scientific world. Thereafter, science may move
towards better understanding the universe, or universes, and the way they
relate to each other and the human subconscious.

Such a transformation in scientific attitude could happen at any time: the
next decade, the next century, the next millennium. The first step is to
show humility and accept the fact we are ignorant. I am not a scientist, and
have no wish to be. I am not an expert on the human brain either. But I do
have common sense, and humility, against a backdrop of a stunningly
beautiful, and intricate, natural world. Everything around us, if you make
the time to look, is a miracle, which we do not really understand beyond
scratching the surface of knowledge.

Twenty years ago, anybody who said there may be life on other planets was
considered as some kind of mental case, locked in a fantasy world where
Captain Kirk ruled. Such a view was, to my mind, an ignorant one. The
universe is so vast, and we knew so little about our little corner, how
could we say there was no life on another planet? It was just a plain silly
belief that there was no such extraterrestrial life, but it was the
scientific norm. It was arrogance mixed with ignorance, with neither being
acknowledged by the scientists of the time. Those who spoke of life on other
planets were ridiculed, while science wallowed in an "holier than thou" mire
of ignorance.

Now, science has shifted in its "belief", accepting that the sheer volume of
planets in the universe, billions and billions of them, means that other
life is inevitable. We are ignorant of what's on those planets, but the
scientific consensus now is that there must be life elsewhere. Well, I could
have told them that 20 years ago, not because I had knowledge, but because I
accepted that I was ignorant, and had common sense and perspective. Also,
maybe, I allowed my spirituality to flow unfettered, to tell me in no
uncertain terms: there must be life on other planets. To me it was never a
question of "if". I knew. It was not clever. I had no proof. But, I knew.

Could such a shift happen in the views of science on spirituality itself?
Could scientists attitudes change just as rapidly as they did with the life
on another planet debate? After all, nothing much new has been discovered
about life on other planets. Proven volumes of planets in existence has
increased, but common sense, applied to what existing knowledge there was,
could have achieved that end 20 years ago.

When it comes to spirituality, I accept that I am ignorant, at least in the
eyes of a scientist. But I am open. I am also aware of perspective, and
again apply common sense. It is a simple fact that we know practically
nothing about the human brain, and we use such a tiny portion of it. The
rest of the brain would not be there if it did not have a use. While science
has devoted extreme effort to computers, other high technology, weapons and
dangerous drugs, that vast capacity of human potential is left untapped.

Why has science not concentrated on learning about the human brain and how
to use it? Each one of us is far more powerful than the fastest and biggest
computer. Maybe such a shift will take place in this century, and focus will
be on the true potential of the human mind, the collective subconscious, and
the truth about the universe.

It needs a shot of spirituality into the scientific world for it to happen.
More scientists need to be receptive to the possibilities, then those
scientists need to take a critical mass of other scientists with them.
That's what happened in the life on another planet debate. I hope it can
happen with spirituality.
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Received on Sat Aug 04 2007 - 08:14:48 EDT