Nature vs Science
NATURE vs SCIENCE
Nature -v- Science
Both Hindu and Western philosophies have significantly influenced the development of science. However, the Western scientific method, whilst robust, is flawed. Therefore, the Laws of Thermodynamics are unreliable as being of universal applicability in nature.
The Western scientific method involves formulating hypotheses based on observations. A hypothesis is an educated guess based on observation – it is neither a fact, nor is it proved. Anything unobserved gets left out of these hypotheses, so they are inherently incomplete. Then, repeated testing by like-minded peers, turns the inherently-incomplete hypotheses into theories and after being unchallenged for a very long time, theories evolve into “laws” purporting to be obeyed by nature.
Our religious stance is that nature, the art of the Devine, cannot be represented accurately by science, the art of man. For instance, in modern physics, the thermodynamic perspective of life, underpinned by the Law of Conservation of Energy and the Law of Entropy, imposes a terminal decree on all life forms on Earth. We do not accept the scientific implication that this terminal decree has been issued by nature and that humanity is powerless to do anything about it.
In Hindu philosophy, the Kena Upanishad (600-400 BCE) says: “That which cannot be expressed by speech, but by which speech is expressed – know that this alone is Brahman and not what people here worship.” This highlights the idea of perceiving beyond the obvious and understanding deeper truths that others may overlook. Similarly, the Western philosopher Kant (18th century CE) suggested that the laws of nature partly result from our minds projecting an order onto nature.
Further reasons why science cannot accurately represent nature include unresolved issues in physics such as quantum gravity, dark matter and dark energy. Additionally, we note that almost everything that modern physics knows about energy is derived from a preoccupation with matter-energy and radiating motion.
Our thought experiments take many years to mature. When they reach a stage where we feel they may help humanity improve the prospects for a lasting peace, we will publish our pre-patented work on the following areas:
- Thought experiments on why the Earth is not energy-limited or inherently entropic.
- Thoughts on other unresolved issues in modern physics.