Neutral Milk wrote: > I too made the transition from the world of scientific research to the > Buddhist practice (I did it twenty odd years ago). After spending > almost five years studying Karl Popper (ever read his works?), I've > concluded that science is merely a vain attempt at achieving the > ever-elusive objective standpoint. > > Scientific worldview is based on two pillars: > > 1. Entropy > 2. Occam's razor > > Entropy states that, left to its own devices (read, objectivity), the > universe tends toward zero probability (i.e. maximum chaos or lack of > organization). > > Occam's razor states that, in explaining any phenomenon, one is to > stick with the simplest, most elegant explanation. > > The Buddha's teaching on dependent origination claims that, > objectively, the universe gravitates toward the highest possible level > of organization -- the exact opposite of entropy.
We are seeing the same teachings from different points of view. For me letting go of wrong views and attachments and "just sit" with no goals it's in perfect accord with the law of Entropy and Occam's razor. But I can't prove my view :) And an offtopic part about science: let's try not to define what science is because different scientists can have totally different opinions. Yes, the law of entropy is an universal law of nature but not everyone understands it in the same manner or gives it the same importance. And Occam's razor is an heuristic argument fallowed by most scientists but not a proved theory. Just see how many theories are in quantum mechanics (sustained by great personalities) and how many different cosmological theories are there, all of them been backed up at least by some respected scientists. That's why I don't think we can even compare science with Buddhism. We can only compare parts of science with Buddhism and depending on the parts we choose we could come to a total agreement or a total disagreement. And let's also remember that science is constantly evolving. And now that we are back to evolution: How do you think that dependent origination created biological human forms from scattered chemical components if not by evolution? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
