tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post8902155364245441788..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): science and faithgenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-4765428560058142822010-11-10T12:40:58.183-05:002010-11-10T12:40:58.183-05:00In a very real sense, science is a process of inqu...In a very real sense, science is a process of inquiry much like the inquiry that occurs in Buddhism. Scientists work for the ideas that comprise the organism that is the body of scientific knowledge. This organism is unfolding as the result of inquiry. When scientists get attached--believe that the ideas belong to them--then the process falters and, with fraud, can even go badly off course. But at its best, science aims at right view and is an immensely powerful tool for awakening to what is in front of us. In my field, the intersection of developmental neuroscience and early phase clinical pharmacology promises preemptive interventions for mental illness. It is so wondrous and potentially compassionate that when I first sat at ZCMB in the early 70s I had no real sense of conflict or desire to leave science for the monostery. Now, getting older, am inclined to spend more time on the cushion at our retreat cabin and less time at the University, but then there's this science thingy where I come alive so I appreciate today's post cause it speaks right to my condition in the best possible way about the unity of science and Buddhism as an experimental method.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-11828684275047222502010-11-10T11:53:56.571-05:002010-11-10T11:53:56.571-05:00Lao Tsu observed nature and took lessons from that...Lao Tsu observed nature and took lessons from that. Ol' Buddha man observed the nature of mind and took lessons from that. Scientists do much the same, in controlled environments. They try it, see what happens, and invite others to duplicate it to confirm or deny apparent results. <br /><br />Now there's theories being discussed that observing the experiment may somehow influence the experiment. There's a concern for the loss of precious objectivity. But Buddha taught that nothing can be separated from it's environment and correctly perceived. We, and all things, are part of the experiment. Let's carefully observe, and see what happens.olcharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309255390011851502noreply@blogger.com