Hevenly Heathen
Seeker
I have perused these forums, often times being more of a spectator than a participator. Looking through numerous threads, I see the science community trying to wring out proof from the mystic, and I've seen religious community trying to appease to logic with faith. Many, many questions has this subject alone raised, but were more or less dealt with through many threads I've watched.
But there is always a fissure: scientific language-reasoning, and religious jargon-faith. I am aware that some science may bolster spiritual or religious beliefs, and vice versa.
What I am curious about is this barrier. I have also seen many scientists unwilling to listen to claims of faith, and many spiritual and religious unwilling to accept that science is the Rosetta Stone to understanding the Universe, but there are some who seem to have reconciled somehow this precarious divide.
The questions, please answer which you can:
Scientists: what about religion and spirituality is difficult for you to accept as feasible or logical?
Religious/Spiritual: what about science is blind and deaf to what you consider your path or the "truth" as you understand?
Fusion-Science+R/S: how have you come to terms with the two and how does each support you on each relative path?
Is there a point where scientific reasoning goes beyond the subtle awareness needed to be r/s?
What point do many r/s beliefs about the universe become illogical/irrational to the scientist?
And just one point for some consideration if you haven't thought on it yet: The vocabulary of science and r/s are different, and I have seen too often one side or the other pegged as ignorant or treated without patience when they don't understand or grasp the concept or idea, so please practice patience with one another in the rise of counter opinions. Science and r/s can get along beautifully, just as the mind and heart can.
But there is always a fissure: scientific language-reasoning, and religious jargon-faith. I am aware that some science may bolster spiritual or religious beliefs, and vice versa.
What I am curious about is this barrier. I have also seen many scientists unwilling to listen to claims of faith, and many spiritual and religious unwilling to accept that science is the Rosetta Stone to understanding the Universe, but there are some who seem to have reconciled somehow this precarious divide.
The questions, please answer which you can:
Scientists: what about religion and spirituality is difficult for you to accept as feasible or logical?
Religious/Spiritual: what about science is blind and deaf to what you consider your path or the "truth" as you understand?
Fusion-Science+R/S: how have you come to terms with the two and how does each support you on each relative path?
Is there a point where scientific reasoning goes beyond the subtle awareness needed to be r/s?
What point do many r/s beliefs about the universe become illogical/irrational to the scientist?
And just one point for some consideration if you haven't thought on it yet: The vocabulary of science and r/s are different, and I have seen too often one side or the other pegged as ignorant or treated without patience when they don't understand or grasp the concept or idea, so please practice patience with one another in the rise of counter opinions. Science and r/s can get along beautifully, just as the mind and heart can.