Is Science Scientific?
If science means to know things as they are, how can science purely be said to be scientific? Modern day science is based on theories which are conjectures or educated guesses based on data gathered through imperfect senses and analyzed by imperfect minds. Therefore it is not surprising when a scientist admits that his theory is not conclusive.
In this connection, many years ago in the early 1970's I attended a large gathering of science students at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. A visiting scientist had come to give a lecture describing in detail his theory about black holes in outer space. After he finished his lecture there was an open question and answer session. So I asked if the existence of black holes in outer space was a theory or it was a fact. He answered, "I think it's a fact." Then I asked him, "Throughout the history of modern science we have seen that one theory has come into popularity for some time until it is eventually replaced by another theory. So how do we know that your theory will not be replaced by another theory?" His immediate reply was, "I hope it is because then we will be making progress."
So what is popularly known as science today is not really science because it is not conclusive, final knowledge. Today's popularly accepted scientific facts will eventually be displaced by a new set of scientific facts. Modern science tells us to reject blind faith, but yet it imposes upon us a new type of blind faith. The scientists tell us not to accept the sages but to accept them instead. But they have yet to prove that they know more than the enlightened sages who have given us the Vedic wisdom and have for thousands of years effectively guided spiritual seekers how to escape the repetition of birth and death.
Therefore we do not waste our time waiting for the scientists to approve the authenticity of our self-realization system. We take the opportunity to get out of karma cakra now in this lifetime while the scientists continue with their fruitless speculations and are dragged down by the laws of nature to become monkeys or other similar lower life forms in their next birth.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Thousands of years ago the compiler of the Vedic wisdom, Srila Vyasadeva, taught that living beings evolve from lower species to higher species in the repetition of birth and death through 8,400,000 life forms that are already present from the beginning of the universe.
Charles Darwin speculated that the life forms themselves are evolving through a process known as natural selection. But if the humans evolved from the apes, why are the apes still existing?
Dhaval
"chocolate cookies". You only get the name "chocolate cookies." So you are right. Even though you may on chanting, "chocolate cookies, chocolate cookies, cookies cookies, chocolate chocolate" for millions of years, by such chanting you will not get even one chocolate cookie.
But when you chant Krishna's name the experience is different
because Krishna and His name are one and the same. This means that when you chant the name "Krishna" you are directly experiencing Krishna. This is realized proportionately according to the degree of how much you have developed your love for Krishna. So if you will sincerely chant Krishna's name with love, gradually you will attain perfect Krishna consciousness and meet Krishna face to face.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
In this connection, many years ago in the early 1970's I attended a large gathering of science students at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. A visiting scientist had come to give a lecture describing in detail his theory about black holes in outer space. After he finished his lecture there was an open question and answer session. So I asked if the existence of black holes in outer space was a theory or it was a fact. He answered, "I think it's a fact." Then I asked him, "Throughout the history of modern science we have seen that one theory has come into popularity for some time until it is eventually replaced by another theory. So how do we know that your theory will not be replaced by another theory?" His immediate reply was, "I hope it is because then we will be making progress."
So what is popularly known as science today is not really science because it is not conclusive, final knowledge. Today's popularly accepted scientific facts will eventually be displaced by a new set of scientific facts. Modern science tells us to reject blind faith, but yet it imposes upon us a new type of blind faith. The scientists tell us not to accept the sages but to accept them instead. But they have yet to prove that they know more than the enlightened sages who have given us the Vedic wisdom and have for thousands of years effectively guided spiritual seekers how to escape the repetition of birth and death.
Therefore we do not waste our time waiting for the scientists to approve the authenticity of our self-realization system. We take the opportunity to get out of karma cakra now in this lifetime while the scientists continue with their fruitless speculations and are dragged down by the laws of nature to become monkeys or other similar lower life forms in their next birth.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Thousands of years ago the compiler of the Vedic wisdom, Srila Vyasadeva, taught that living beings evolve from lower species to higher species in the repetition of birth and death through 8,400,000 life forms that are already present from the beginning of the universe.
Charles Darwin speculated that the life forms themselves are evolving through a process known as natural selection. But if the humans evolved from the apes, why are the apes still existing?
Answers According to the Vedic Version:
Question: Chanting "Chocolate Cookies" and "Krishna"
If I chant "chocolate cookies, chocolate cookies", will I get chocolate cookies? Similarly if I chant "Hare Krishna", how will I get Krishna? If I want chocolate cookies I will have to work, make some money, and buy chocolate cookies. Similarly what should I do to attain Lord Krishna?Dhaval
Answer: You'll Get Krishna. You Won't Miss the Cookies
Because the name "chocolate cookies" and chocolate cookies are different, you do not get chocolate cookies when you chant"chocolate cookies". You only get the name "chocolate cookies." So you are right. Even though you may on chanting, "chocolate cookies, chocolate cookies, cookies cookies, chocolate chocolate" for millions of years, by such chanting you will not get even one chocolate cookie.
But when you chant Krishna's name the experience is different
because Krishna and His name are one and the same. This means that when you chant the name "Krishna" you are directly experiencing Krishna. This is realized proportionately according to the degree of how much you have developed your love for Krishna. So if you will sincerely chant Krishna's name with love, gradually you will attain perfect Krishna consciousness and meet Krishna face to face.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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