RE: A Hindu Perspective: Science vs. Spirituality
November 16, 2015 at 6:45 am
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2015 at 6:47 am by robvalue.)
You can write an essay if you want, but if you can't define something in a couple of sentences, there's a good chance it's either not real or you don't actually know what it is.
If it references a "soul" or "God" then I'm going to ask what those things are too. Either they are part of reality, or they are not. Either they can be studied in some coherent methodical fashion, or they can not. If either of these criteria fail, the whole thing is irrelevant.
Here: Science models reality.
3 words.
You say there can never be any evidence for spirituality. Then that's all there is to say. I don't believe things without evidence. Why should I? I live in the real world, as much as possible. I suspect spirituality is simply an imaginary add-on for people who find the real world too boring or complex. Most likely the ideas have been forced into adhernet's brains at a young age before they had developed proper thinking skills.
If I asked you to believe in something, but presented no evidence for it, and couldn't even succinctly describe what it was, what would be your reaction?
If it references a "soul" or "God" then I'm going to ask what those things are too. Either they are part of reality, or they are not. Either they can be studied in some coherent methodical fashion, or they can not. If either of these criteria fail, the whole thing is irrelevant.
Here: Science models reality.
3 words.
You say there can never be any evidence for spirituality. Then that's all there is to say. I don't believe things without evidence. Why should I? I live in the real world, as much as possible. I suspect spirituality is simply an imaginary add-on for people who find the real world too boring or complex. Most likely the ideas have been forced into adhernet's brains at a young age before they had developed proper thinking skills.
If I asked you to believe in something, but presented no evidence for it, and couldn't even succinctly describe what it was, what would be your reaction?
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