tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post7983446518105847167..comments2023-10-11T12:03:05.848+00:00Comments on Universal Thoughts: Ramadan Post 6: Expression of an Absolute MonotheismHazar Nesimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03906681712746544309noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-82402065249168078242007-10-15T22:30:00.000+00:002007-10-15T22:30:00.000+00:00The difference between science and other forms of ...The difference between science and other forms of belief, however rational they may be, is that science is 'shareable' in a way that they are not. You do an experiment in Baku, Durban, Cairo or Sydney and the results are the same. No other form of thinking can be shared in the same way. Religious thinking in particular requires that you participate fully before you understand much about it. <BR/><BR/>Remember also, despite what many say, science is not about an absolute or final truth. It is a method of investigation. Riri is right in saying that its field of investigation is, in fact, quite narrow. It can't answer questions about 'meaning'. But equally, the beliefs that do answer those questions cannot be tested.NoolaBeulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181815160785834692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-62036505673890575982007-10-08T06:17:00.000+00:002007-10-08T06:17:00.000+00:00I really do not understand why nowadays Science an...I really do not understand why nowadays Science and only Science (mainly centerd on matter) is equated with Reason. Theology, Philosophy have a lot of reason in them as well, you don't need to be a super scientist to have the common sense of concluding that there must be an ultimate source of existence without which nothing can be - this ultimate source of everything we are, we can conceive of and beyond is God (Allah). All you have to do is follow an infinite regression and/or projection into the past, future and beyond all time. What Science is doing is only a minute fragment of the creation of this supreme eternal fountain of existence and creativity. What right does it have to try and impose on us the notion that only Science can be a trustworthy reflection of the Truth.<BR/><BR/>Borrowing your own words, Science is "a truth" that changes with epochs, it is by definition renewable and changeable, Allah is the Ultimate Truth that has always been and will always be, immutable, constant, unchangeable. Hence Allah is the only power worth hanging on to, it is not illogical, it is in fact a notion that is very much engrafted in our inner Reason. That said, Science is a very useful tool to make sense of our immediate observable environment. Inherently, it is incapable of examining the ultimate, all it can do is tell us how and some finite whys. But the Ultimate Why it cannot answer. Incidently, if Science were enough, there wouldn't still be believing scientists nowadays, they would all be atheists. But reality shows us that it is not science that is making people turn away from God (Allah), but rather something else, something more subtle and individualistic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-19670611176394491662007-10-07T22:32:00.000+00:002007-10-07T22:32:00.000+00:00Presence of only a relative truth is a great vehic...Presence of only a relative truth is a great vehicle for material progress, but not such a great one for moral one, in fact it may introduce regress. A Civilization doubting itself maybe one step closer to extinction. But in today's World of Reason has a great tool on its hand to avoid this decline - the Science. So Progress against Faith?Hazar Nesimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906681712746544309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-84297486683554596902007-10-07T21:57:00.000+00:002007-10-07T21:57:00.000+00:00It's called a self-evident truth. But why, in cert...It's called a self-evident truth. But why, in certain epochs, does a self-evident truth become only a relative one? This is what has happened in Europe over the past 2 centuries. It may be a sign of terminal decline, but it is nevertheless the case that what was once The Truth has become 'a truth' for a small group of people.NoolaBeulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181815160785834692noreply@blogger.com