Brunobm
September 8, 2025, 1:23am
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Namyal:
While on the other hand science seems to be mostly giving illusions of understanding and grandeur to its neophytes.
Pick any scientific discipline, deeper you go, nought but confusion you shall find.
Regarding the role of science in the study of the Dhamma, I suggest continuing the discussion in this topic:
Its become quite common to see Buddhists trying to justify Buddhist teachings according to modern science. You will hear for example that the 4 elements represent the forces of physics, or represent the different phases of matter (solid, liquid, gas, plasma etc). I think though this is a mistake. I think firstly its a mistake because science works on the basis of constantly changing and updating its theories. What is considered to be “true” today will turn out to be false tomorrow, or not quite …
Here’s an example of a topic where the user uses scientific arguments to question the brain as a center of conscious activity. Maybe scientific methods can be useful to validate certain aspects of the Dhamma, if well executed:
As a proponent of 4 element meditation and 32 parts meditation and having studied biology it becomes clear that our consciousness of our body is derived from our nervous system. Also seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and for the moment lets leave out our mind.
Now as our mind experiences the sensation of sitting it cannot know what is going on inside the body really. Our heart beats and our breathing takes place. All this is a process of chemistry complex chemistry. But its purpose is to susta…