The people at the Centre For Spiritual Living that I started to attend, say that they are about the philosophy of Religious Science. From the very beginning, I have thought that it was an interesting choice of words, and maybe that is what enticed me to find out more.
If you think about it, Religious Science is an oxymoron. For centuries the two have been committed enemies, and it is only recently that select people from both sides began to recognize the fact that they may simply be looking at different sides of the same coin.
Religion is about faith and not needing to have any concrete proof, because all the proof you need is in your heart. Frankly, it’s hard for me to buy that, even though I understand and appreciate the power of faith. I don’t have a problem with faith, but I do have a problem with blind faith where the only argument is that ‘I believe’.
Science, on the other hand, is all about proving something. It is about coming up with hypotheses and then making up countless experiments to prove them. And when there is contradictory evidence to the given hypothesis, it needs to be adjusted so that it hold in every case. There is very little room for ‘faith’ and for ‘I believe’ in science, besides maybe having the faith that you will find a solution.
That is why I found the term ‘Religious Science’ so peculiar. What it means to me is a scientific approach to religion – I feel that there is more to this world than meets the eye (this is an example of my faith), so let’s take a closer look at it, investigate it with a scientific approach, and see how we can understand it better in order to live healthier, happier, more prosperous, and more joyful lives.
Until next time,
V
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Tags: Ernest Holmes, Neo-Spirituality, Religion, Science Of Mind