RELIGION IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE.

 

RELIGION IN THUHI TSIRI SCIENCEỌC

 

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"The lack of scientific religion limp,

Science without religion is blind "

Today we live in the age of science, in which almost every aspect of our lives we are all influenced by science. From the scientific revolution during the SEVENTEENTH century, science has continued to make up the huge influence to what we think and act.

Science has had a strong impact on the religious belief is highly traditional. Many fundamental concepts of religion are collapsing pressure of modern science and could no longer be intellectuals and scholars accept. Now the determination of the truth drawn from the theological studies or is based on the authority of the religious Scriptures cannot be separate from the scientific review. For example, the findings of the modern psychologist suggests that the human mind, as well as the physical body, operating under the natural law, the laws of causality, not related to the existence of an immortal soul as was taught in some religions.

Some religious authorities choose to ignored scientific discoveries contradict the tenets of their religion. Rigid psychological habits was hindering the progress of humanity. Since modern man refused to believe everything blindly, even for those things which had to be accepted, then the religious authority he could have only succeeded in raising the ratio of those who do not believe the doctrine of their mistakes.

On the other hand, some religious authorities have noticed was the need to adjust to suit the scientific theory was generally accepted by giving the word a new interpretation to the tenets of their religion. One case that illustrates this point is Darwin's theory of evolution. Many religious authorities still bigotry that is due to God creating. While that Darwin is that humans evolved from ape-person, this theory had poured the doctrine of the creation of supernatural beings and the fallen man. Because of all these philosophers have been enlightened all of Darwin's doctrine, so today the theologians only one single option is given a new interpretation of lyrics for their doctrines to make them consistent with Darwin's doctrine, a doctrine that has long opposed them.

In light of the discoveries of modern science, we easily notice that many views on the universe and life are mentioned in many religions were merely the thought of taking an estimated, and they have been replaced a long time ago. There is nothing wrong to claim that the religion has had a huge contribution to the development and progress of mankind. They have set the values, standards and principles to guide the lives of people. Despite all the good things that other religions have done, religions can never exist in modern times, the era of science, if still insist the o closing the truth according to the forms and the dogma, in advocating the rituals and practice that which no longer carries the meaning of them.

Buddhism and science

Until the late NINETEENTH century, Buddhism was still limited to those countries that modern science has never lost their touch. However, right from the first session, the teachings of the Buddha which had always been open to scientific thinking.

One reason that the teaching is easy to embrace the spirit of science is because the Buddha never encourage beliefs and rigid dogma. He did not declare his loyalty, trust, or the revelation of God as the basis for the teachings of Jesus, that He accepts the change and freedom.

The second reason is because the spirit of science can be found in the Buddha's approach to the sacred truths. Methods of exploring and testing the Divine truths of the Buddha is quite similar to the method of study by scientists. A scientist observing the outside world in an objective and constructive scientific theory only after they have conducted many successful practice experiments.

Use the same approach here 25 centuries, Buddha has observed the inner world with impartial attitude, and encouraging the disciples ready to accept the teachings of Jesus until verifiable himself seriously and confirm the truthfulness of it. Like now, when no scientist would claim that his experiments cannot be repeated by other scientists, the Buddha did not claim that his enlightenment experience is unique. So, in his truth approach, the Buddha also analyzed as today's scientists. He established a method of practicing a scientific and practical way to reach the absolute truth and the enlightenment.

Although Buddhism is consistent with the spirit of science, but we can never assimilate Buddhism with science. It is true that the practical application of science has helped people live a more comfortable life and experience the amazing things that previously did not fancy to. Science has meant that humans can swim better than fish species, greater than birds, and walked on the moon. However, the scope of knowledge can accept with regard to scientific knowledge and common knowledge it is limited in scope to verify experimentally. And the truth of science is constantly changing. Science cannot help people master of their minds and it certainly does assist in compliance with the standards, ethical principles. Besides the wonders of science, really it did have many restrictions that in Buddhism there.

The limits of science

Often one hears much about science and what it can do, but at least when listening to the things it can't do. Scientific knowledge is limited to the information received through the senses. It can not recognize truthfulness on the sensory data. Truth in science is built on the observation plots-gích of sensory data is changing constantly. Thus, scientific truth is relative truth, do not stand the test of time. And a scientist, conscious of this truth, it is ready to remove a doctrine if it is replaced by an alternative theory better.

Science tries to understand the outside world and only mentioned through the speakers to the floating in the inner world of man. Even psychologists haven't really understand the basic causes of psychological insecurity. When a person gets desperate and aversion to life, when his inner world being filled by the insecurities and sorrow, the science of today do not adequately equipped to be able to help him. The social science concerned with the living environment of human beings can give him a degree of happiness. But not like an animal, humans require higher the pure comfort of physics and needs your help to cure the frustration and suffering arising from their daily lives.

Today there are too many people being miserable because of the anxiety, restlessness, and insecurity. However, science does not help them. Science can not only teach people how to master their mind when they were engaged by animal sex are breaking dawn hực inside them.

Science can make people better? If it can, then why the acts of violence and unethical things to boys in countries advanced science? There is nothing unfair to say that, despite all the scientific progress that has been achieved and the benefits it has brought to people, the science is still not fundamentally change people's mind. It just adds to the feeling of dependence and the incomplete only. Besides its failure in bringing security and confidence for humanity, science has also made everyone feel unsafe than by threatening the world with the possibility of mass destruction.

Science cannot provide a meaningful purpose to your life. It cannot give people the obvious reason of life. In fact the essence of science is absolutely not take religion and not related to the purpose of human spirituality. Materialism inherent in scientific thinking refuse psychological goals higher than physical satisfaction. By the reasoning there is selectivity and the truths of his relative, science has no interest in the problem up to the most important and leave many questions without answers. For example, when asked why the disparities exist in social communities, do not have any scientific explanation can answer to these questions, the questions rise above the narrow scope of science.

The ignorance of people with learning

Transcendental mind was developed by Germany That religious affiliation is not restricted in sensory data range and rise above the Loggia gích tied in the limits of perception. By contrast, human intelligence-based operations of the information that it collects and contain, either in the field of religion, philosophy, science, or art. Inner understanding are gathered through the sensory is a shortage of many ways. Very limited knowledge that we learn for our understanding of the world is distorted.

Some people feel proud that they know a lot of stuff. In fact, the less we know, the more sure in his explanations, the more we know, the more notice the better your limits.

There is a media scholar and wisdom have ever written a book in which he said it is a great work. He felt that his book contained all the essence of literature and philosophy. Are proud of his accomplishments, he brought his marvels and flashed with a colleague, a man who also is good at not least he, and he's written a summary for the book. Instead of making the request, the person's colleagues told the book's authors to write down a piece of paper all of what he knew and what he didn't know. The author then sat down and focused thought, but after a while he still didn't write anything about what he knew. Then he thought to things we don't know him, and again he did not write anything about things that he didn't know. Finally, when his pride that came down to the lowest level, he vows to give up, and noticed that everything that he has said is ignorance really.

In this regard, Socrates, an Athenian philosopher of ancient times, when asked about the things he knew, he replied: "I know only one thing, which is that I don't know".

Rise above science

Buddhism on Science in modern Buddhism accepts a wide knowledge range than what is allowed by the scientific spirit. Buddhism acknowledges the knowledge born starting from the sense organs as well as from the personal experiences have been through spiritual culture. Thanks to the training and development of the concentration of the spirit, the religious experience can be verified and insight. The experience of religion are not things that can be understood through the conduct of experiments in test tubes or are tested under the microscope.

The truth was discovered by science, relativity and ever-changing, while truth is found by Germany That Religion is the ultimate and absolute truth: the truth of the Dhamma of the Buddha did not change over space and time. Moreover, in contrast with the relative scientific arguments, the Buddha encouraged her not to be bound by the doctrine, science, or other things. Instead established the doctrine, the Buddha taught people how to live a proper life to discover the absolute truth. Thanks to living a life properly, thanks to soothe the senses, whisked the desires, the Buddha has shown the way by which we discover the essence of life from inside of us, and the true purpose of life can be found.

The practice is very important in Buddhism. a learner much without practicing, just as people can forgive forgive go back the recipe from a thick book on the art of NGO prepared dishes that Cook had never tried a dish at all. The hunger of him can't be relieved by yesterday's knowledge of books. Practice is an important prerequisite for enlightenment. So that in some schools of Buddhism, such as Zen Buddhism, practice is more than knowledge.

The scientific method is directed outward, and modern scientists explore nature and these entities to the pursuit of comfort they themselves, are usually not mindful of the needs should be in harmony with the environment, so that they are polluting the world. In contrast, Buddhism is geared on the inside and referring to the development of human mind. In a lesser degree, Buddhism teaches people how to adjust and deal with the facts, the circumstances of daily life. At the higher level, Buddhism is just showing the human attempt to rise above their own through really work out about the culture spirit and the development of the mind.

Buddhism has a complete system of spiritual culture refers to the the gain the insight about the nature of the things that leads to the whole testimony himself about the ultimate truth-Nirvana. This system is practical science, as it covers both the objective observation about the psychological and emotional state. Much like a scientist than as an arbitration, a look inside with the mindfulness.

Science without religion

There is no moral ideals, science causes danger to the whole human race. Science has invented machines and machines that become its Lord. Bombs are the gift of science for a number of people have the power, and then the fate of the world depends. While the rest of humanity, then wait in misery and fear, not knowing when the nuclear weapons, poison gas, the murder weapon-all the achievements of scientific research in built to kill people efficiently and effectively – to be used to kill them. Science is not only completely impotent in supporting ethical guidance for mankind, but also poured more fuel on the fire of human craving thirst.

Science without ethics focus then only lead to destruction. It became a huge Monster domestic violence that people have discovered. And the truth is not so lucky, this monster is becoming more powerful than the human. Unless people learn how to restrict and suppress the monster he ethic practice the religion, if not then it will overpower the human ass. Without the guidance of religion, science will threaten the world with destruction. In contrast, when the science associated with a religion as Buddhism, you can transform this world into a haven of peace and well-being.

Between science and religion have never once would have been incorporated to the extent necessary to best benefit to humanity and to serve mankind. The lack of scientific religion limp, whereas science without religion is blind.

Appreciate for Buddhism

The wisdom of Buddhism are placed on a foundation of compassion has a key role in getting the correct destination to dangers that modern science is directed toward. Buddhism can provide spiritual leadership to orient the research and scientific discoveries in the promotion for a brilliant culture in the future. Buddhism can offer worthwhile purposes for the advancement of science upon which science is currently facing the desperation pass is hardly about being slaves to the invention of it.

Albert Einstein had praised Buddhism when he wrote in his autobiography that: "If there is a religion that can cope with the demands of modern science, there must be a Buddhist '. Buddhism does not need revision to update with the current scientific discoveries. Buddhism without renouncing his views of science because it covers both the science and even rise above science. Buddhism is the bridge between the religious and scientific thought by encouraging people to discover the hidden potential inside the Museum themselves and in their environment. Buddhism is not subject to the influence of the time ".END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGHTFOLD PATH.NAM MO SAKYA MUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/6/2014.