The results are not creating logical reasoning, logical reasoning is only used to verify existing and create ideas.
What we want to reach the same understanding of science would not be difficult. Science is the historic endeavor to bring systems thinking, this world perceptible phenomena as thoroughgoing an association as possible. To put it boldly, it is such an attempt: through ideation, posterior reconstruction of existence. But if I asked myself, what religion is, I may not so easily answered. Even if I could find one at this particular moment I am satisfied with the answer, but I still believe that I can never would make all people on this issue made a serious consideration in any case, even to a small extent.
Therefore, I would like to ask not what religion is, but rather to ask, I think it is a religious man, and his ambition which features: In my opinion, a person is religiously enlightened, he is already doing his the maximum possible freed from the fetters of his selfish desires and is preoccupied in those beyond the individual because of their value and insisted his thoughts, feelings and aspirations. I think it is important that such a connotation beyond the power of the individual, is the depth of its overpowering meaningfulness of faith, regardless of whether any attempt to link this content with a divine, because otherwise, the Buddha and Spinoza Spinoza could not be regarded as a religious figure. So, that person is a devout religious faith, meaning that he did not doubt that those solemn and sublime beyond the individual's goals and objectives; and these goals and objectives are neither require nor are capable of rational foundation. But their presence with his own existence is equally inevitable, is equally real. In this sense, religion is the cause of mankind, human beings make it clearly and completely conscious of these values and goals and constantly to strengthen and extend their influence. If one conceives of religion and science according to these definitions, then what appears impossible conflict between them. Because science can only asserts that "what is", but can not say "what should be", but outside its range, all kinds of value judgments is still necessary. By contrast, religion involves only the evaluation of human thought and action: it can not justifiably speak of facts and relationships between them. According to this interpretation, well known in the past conflict between religion and science must all be ascribed a misapprehension of the situation.
For example, when religious groups insist on time all the words of the "Bible" recorded are absolute truth, it caused conflict. This means that the religious intervention in the field of science; the church struggle against Galileo and Darwin's theory is to fall into this category. On the other hand, representatives of science have often tried according to the scientific method to make fundamental judgments about the value and purpose, so they set themselves in the same opposition to religion. These conflicts have all sprung from fatal errors.
However, although the field of religion and science in themselves are well-defined, but there are still between the two strong reciprocal relationships and dependencies. While religion can determine the target, but it is the broadest scientific learned what means can be used to achieve the goals it has set up. But science can only be created by those who aspire to serve the pursuit of truth and understanding of things. However, the source of such feelings come from the field of religion. Also part of this is a source of faith: I believe that the regulations valid for the existing world can be rational, that can be understood by the rational. I can not conceive of a genuine scientist without that profound faith. This situation can be such a vivid metaphor: science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Surely nobody would deny that there is an omnipotent, just and merciful the idea of the existence of God, to give people comfort, help, and guidance; because this concept is relatively simple, it is also likely to be the most undeveloped mind accepted. But on the other hand, this concept itself has its Achilles' heel, it was ever felt the pain of. That is, if this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also a work of God; how could conceive in before such an almighty, I thought that people should be responsible for their own actions and thinking of it? In making punishment, God will make its own judgment to some extent. How can such a thing to have with God's mercy and justice together?
Today, the main source of conflict between religion with science is that the concept of a personal God. The purpose of science is to establish general rules which determine the objects and events in time and space relations. For these rules, or laws of nature, required - not proven - that they have absolutely general validity. It is mainly a program, and for this Program is in principle possible to complete faith, but based on partial success on. But hardly anyone deny these partial successes and ascribe them to human self- deception to cheat. As we can predict with great precision and to determine the changes within a certain range of phenomena in time according to these laws, the situation has been deeply rooted in the consciousness of modern man, even though he may have grasped the content of these laws very little. He need only consider such examples on the list: planets of the solar system in motion according to a few a few simple laws, very accurately calculated beforehand. Similarly, although the same precision, but it is still possible to calculate in advance the way the operation of electric motors, power transmission systems, or radios, even when dealing with even new things than these, too.
Obviously, when a number of factors play a role too complex phenomenon, scientific method in most cases fails us. One need only think of the weather can know, for weather prediction even for a few days can not. But no one doubts that we encountered here is such a causal link, it generally causes ingredients we know. This field phenomenon are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of complex factors play a role, rather than any lack of order in nature at all.
Regularity realm of living things, we are also very profound insight into, but at least enough to make people feel it is already being affected by the rule of fixed necessity. One need only think of genetic in regular order, and poisons (such as alcohol) effect on biological behavior can be understood. What is still lacking here is a grasp of connections of profound generality, but not knowledge of the order itself.
But I am sure: this behavior is representative of religion is not only undesirable, but also sad. Possible because a doctrine but only tenable in the dark in broad daylight can not, because of its human progress, with incalculable harm, is bound to lose its effect on mankind. In the struggle for the ethical good, teachers of religion must have the stature to give up the doctrine that God personified, that is, give up the past placed such vast power to that source of fear and hope in the hands of the priest. In their work, they should be able to use those good trained in their own human body, the power of truth and beauty. Yes, this is a difficult task, but it is a task of immense value. After religious teachers accomplish the above-mentioned purification process, they will certainly pleased to recognize: true religion of scientific knowledge has been ennobled and made more profound by.
If you want to liberate mankind as far as possible from the requirements of selfishness, lust and fear slavery is one of the goals of religion, then, scientific reasoning can aid religion from another angle. Although the scientific goal is to find the law, so that people can use to link to a variety of facts, and can predict these facts, but this is not its only purpose. It also seeks to reduce the connections discovered to the smallest possible number of several mutually independent conceptual elements. It is in this variety of the various efforts to unify everything reasonable in that it has achieved the greatest success, although it is this attempt to make it run the greatest risk of a victim of delusion. But those who have had a profound experience in this field victorious advance of the people, felt profound reverence for the presence of the displayed rationality will. By understanding, he fully liberated from the shackles of personal hopes and desires came out, thus being reflected in the presence of rational holding solemn humility, and this solemn rational due to its extremely esoteric, for people , is the unattainable. But from the highest sense of the word religion, I think this attitude is the religious attitude. So I think that science not only purifies the religious impulse of the dross of its anthropomorphism but also help our understanding of life to achieve spiritual realm of religion.
In my opinion, the more forward evolution of the human spirit, the more I can say with certainty that the road leading to genuine religious feelings, not fear of life and death, is not blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge. In this sense, I believe that if a priest is willing to do justice to his lofty educational mission, he must become a mentor.
Einstein's cosmic religion
Einstein comparative analysis on religious outlook (a)
Comment on Einstein's View on Religion(1)
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Einstein Alternative
"What you read about my religious argument of course is a lie, a being systematically repeated lie. I do not believe in personal God and I have never denied but clearly expressed this. If my heart what can be called a religion, it is that our science can reveal, there is no limit to the admiration of the structure of the world. "(Albert Einstein March 24, 1954 to a mechanic's reply) "I do not believe in eternal life individual, I believe that ethics are purely human care of itself, and not hide behind the authority of Superman." (Einstein July 17, 1953 letter to a Baptist pastor)
"Today the main reason for the conflict between religion and science category exists, is the personification of the concept of God." He also called for religious teachers to abandon the dogma about the personification of God, to give up this source of fear and hope. After only pursuant to redefine religious leaders in religion, religion can benefit from scientific knowledge there.
Correction were also mistranslated. 1953 In a letter Siwei Ze (JESwitzer), the Einstein talked about the origin of science:
The development of Western science has been based on two great achievements，the invention of the formal logical system（in Euclidean geometry）by the Greek philosophers，and the discovery of the possibility of finding out causal relationships by systematic experiment（at the Renaissance）．In my opinion one need not be astonished that the Chinese sages did not make these steps．The astonishing thing is that these discoveries were made at all．
It mentioned in this discussion because China is often cited Chinese scholars. In this regard, there are two prevailing translation.
"Western science is based on the development of two great achievement based: Greek philosopher (in Euclidean geometry) invented a system of formal logic, as well as (in the Renaissance) found that it is possible to find experimental system a causal relationship. in my opinion, people do not have Chinese sages did not make these advances surprised. these findings are now being made out is amazing. "
About Einstein's "cosmic religious feeling"
However, in some articles and speeches, Einstein was repeatedly mentioned "religion", "cosmic religious feeling" this topic. He said: When we examine what the various existing religion, their common feature is the personification proposed the idea of God. "In general, only individuals and groups have a particularly noble character of extraordinary genius, can greatly exceed this level. But there is a third part of the religious experience in all stages of these people, even though its pure form is hard to find ; I call it cosmic religious feeling these feelings did not want to clarify what it is people, it is very difficult, especially since there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding with it, "he said:" we.. some can experience is the best experience of mystery. ...... is the experience of mystery --- --- although mingled with terror engendered religion. we recognize that there is some kind of insight into what we can not, and feel that only its most primitive form that we feel the most profound reason and the most radiant beauty --- it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute true religious feelings; in this sense, but also only in this sense, I am a deeply religious man has. "
What is a "cosmic religious feeling"? Einstein express the meaning is clear: This is the "third stage of Religious Experience," has gone beyond the "fear of religion" and "religious morality" in two stages; consists of "certain things we can not penetrate to the there is "kind and understanding" that can only be felt from its most primitive form of us feel the most profound reason and the most radiant beauty, "the kind of emotion posed. Therefore, the "cosmic religious feeling" meaning, on the one hand is the understanding of the objective world, "believed that the essence of the world is orderly and understanding of this belief is the basis of all scientific work. This belief is built on religion emotional. " On the other hand, "taken the form of religious feelings is a natural law of harmony felt by ecstatic surprise, because this harmony show a superb reason, compared with it, all human thinking and action systems it is just a trivial reflect. "
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Zhongke Wen "Science and Atheism"
Einstein has been since boyhood do not believe in religion, but he has always attached great importance to the issue of religion, religious culture, there is a deep and unique knowledge and understanding of the relationship between science and faith. Some discussion about religion but he is often misunderstood by people that some people with ulterior motives inspiring the great scientists often use to encouraging religious fanaticism, such as Li Hongzhi first taught the cult has repeatedly talked about: "Einstein is not an ordinary person, he found religious theology even talking about what is right. "" Einstein has come to know most human technology vertices, and then found that religion is really talking about is completely down. there are many modern scientists, philosophers eventually go into a religion. "This paper starts with clarifying Einstein's religious views, examine the linkages between science and faith, and to explore the possibilities and conditions of science and religion and the trend.
Einstein Buddhism for the following evaluation: the future of religion will be a cosmic religion. It is a beyond personification of God, away from all religious dogma and theology. This religion, inclusive of natural and spiritual aspects, as a meaningful unity must be built by the of things - whether spiritual or natural - practice on religious ideas and experiences arising from the . Buddhism in line with this feature. - Albert Einstein
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