22 JUN 2012 by ideonexus
Spirituality from Science
There have, however, always been men of high and disciplined spirituality who have insisted on their direct experience of something greater than themselves. Their conviction of the reality of a spiritual life apart from and transcending the life of the body may not lend itself to scientific proof or disproof; nevertheless the remarkable transformation in personality seen in those who rightfully lay claim to such experience is as objective as tomorrow's sunrise. Millions of lesser men draw str...Folksonomies: science spirituality
Folksonomies: science spirituality
A belief in something greater than oneself is not necessarily belief in the supernatural.
24 FEB 2011 by ideonexus
Science Doesn't Concern Itself With What Doesn't Exist
Science doesn’t concern itself with the non-existence of something. The periodic table of imaginary things would be too big for a classroom- infinitely big in fact, and rather pointless. It’s not trying to prove the non-existence of anything supernatural. All it knows is there is no scientific proof of anything supernatural so far. When someone presents a jar of God it will test it. If it finds some evidence of “godness” it will follow the evidence till it knows everything it can. Th...Ricky Gervais describing why science only concerns itself with discovering truth, not what should be done with that truth.