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0 pointsnsomaru9y ago0 comments

Strange that you think spirituality and science are mutually exclusive.

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spraak9y ago· 2 in thread

Can you explain how you think they aren't?

I think they can still be found together but generally they're at opposite ends.

Also science was just one term I could think to describe that end of the spectrum

nsomaruOP9y ago

Sure.

If you mean 'science the world view' which means the philosophical stance that Consciousness (Spirit) is an emergent property of matter (amongst other things), then yes there's a spectrum and they're opposed.

On the other hand if you mean 'science the approach' — then there are many spiritual paths that follow the approach of the presentation of results and a method by which those results may be verified or refuted by a practitioner.

spraak9y ago

Thanks for explaining! I appreciate the differentiation you've made between the world view and the approach, as I'd forgotten about that. I agree that many spiritual paths do follow a very precise approach. And in fact, I'd reverse this:

> Consciousness (Spirit) is an emergent property of matter

to this:

> Matter is an emergent property of Consciousness/Spirit

from a spiritual point of view :)

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