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jlaw54 t1_j4noi7i wrote

Reply to comment by wwarnout in Physicist Max Planck on Idealism and the Role of Faith in Science by owlthatissuperb

You are missing the heart of this imho. You should read Planck’s ‘Philosophy of Physics’. It’s an excellent perspective on the relationship between known and unknown and how science cannot explain everything.

For instance, explain consciousness to me……

You can’t. And yet we know consciousness is a thing.

Plus, spirituality, philosophy, metaphysics, esoteric thought and even religion have bridged important gaps that led to greater scientific progress for humankind. This is fairly well acknowledged by academics. So essentially we wouldn’t be where we are today without this other, rich human thought.

Humans love the black and white even though the universe is actually grey and about balance.

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WrongAspects t1_j5e9fqw wrote

We can’t explain conscience today. One day we will. The explanation will almost certainly not be gods.

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jlaw54 t1_j5fokbu wrote

You missed the essence of my point imho. But we are all entitled to our own opinion. I never even used the word gods btw.

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WrongAspects t1_j5g3uvi wrote

I am pretty sure the essence of your post was to give religion credit for scientific advancement.

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jlaw54 t1_j5g4dit wrote

My point was religion, spirituality, philosophy and esoteric thought has led to some scientific advancement and important scientific thought. I never said all or most or anything like that either. You could run a google search and find Cambridge or Ivy League academics saying similar things.

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WrongAspects t1_j5igdsl wrote

Can you name a couple of scientific breakthroughs that were discovered using religious or esoteric methodologies?

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