---------------------------------------------------------------------------
**** http://www.GOANET.org ****
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa)
Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft)
Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION,
state "Daddy's Home" in the Donation comments
For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Charudatt Prabhudesai" <char-...@hotmail.com>
To: <goa...@goanet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Science Cannot Explain Life
Perhaps this seemingly inconclusive topic may prolong inconclusively as
long as the obscure gray line demarcating noumenon and phenomenon is
not explained in black and white.
*Science has not yet given a definite answer about the origins of life. It
cannot give an answer on the meaning of human existence.
The arrogance of the scientist often prevents him from seeing that he is
as much a believer as a mystic is. A scientist believes in phenomenon
and adamantly refuses to believe until ‘The first cause’ or ‘God’ is
proven as a fact. He is willing ( or is he?) to believe in Him only if
he sees God as a gray bearded fellow and shakes His hand! A mystic finds
it meaningful to approach the subject differently by saying “Thou indeed
art, O Lord, reveal Thy glorious form unto me.”
The two approaches are obviously opposed; that there is a conflict is
but understandable.
**There should not be any conflict, since Science deals with the phenomenal
world. Only Faith can tell us something definite on soul, afterlife, God,
Resurrection.
The conflict, however, is neither in the scientist's mind (since he is
convinced of god's non-existence), nor is it in the mind of the mystic
who has 'found' God by virtue of his mystical experience. Yet a mystic
claims to have arrived at a definite conclusion to his inquiry. The
scientist, with his typical nonchalance “does not care” ( as quoted by
Dr. Helekar) to explain “the meaning” of life. He allows, rather
imperatively, 'subjective' belief to whoever that seeks some desperate
formula to allay his troubled mind regarding 'meaning of life'.
**Scientist cannot answer this question ("does not care").
<<The question troubles seekers of 'meaning' beyond the mere explanation
of phenomenon. It is indeed a question which falls in the supra-physical
realm. Adherents of science, since it “does not care” to explain
supra-physical matter should not bother to enter in the discussion
regarding the topic that's beyond their purview. Instead, the scientist
or the disciple of science proffers to proclaim his
prejudice. “Hail”, he says, “God does not exist, for I do not care
whether He exists or not!”
**Scientists who believe only in Science become agnostics, they do not know
about it...
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
