| The Keys To Power - Where Science and
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| | holy leaders. And in some religions, we
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| Religion Meetby Alan Tutt
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| | are allowed to do anything we want, as
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| The human species is constantly striving
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| | long as it doesn't hurt another human
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| for more. More food, more friends, more
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| | being.
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| love, more money, more sex, more power to
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| | When we lived in small communities and
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| get all good things. You and I are not
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| | rarely had contact with outside
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| unique in this regard. We want to have
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| | influences, it was easier to believe that
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| more of the things which please us.
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| | our religion was the "One True Religion".
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| In our striving for more, mankind has
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| | Now that we are a global community, and
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| created various systems of knowledge
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| | we have constant contact with other
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| (sciences) which help us to attain the
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| | belief systems, this is not the case. We
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| most we possibly can. We have the
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| | find ourselves asking "Am I following the
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| sciences of mathematics, chemistry,
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| | right path?"
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| physics, aerodynamics, psychology,
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| | In the last several decades, science has
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| astronomy, biology, zoology, economics,
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| | attempted to apply its methodologies to
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| and many more. These sciences are well
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| | religion in the hopes that clear answers
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| respected, and for good reason. They help
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| | would appear. While we do not yet have
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| us attain more than we could without
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| | all the answers, there are many patterns
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| them.
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| | becoming clear.
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| But how well respected were these
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| | One pattern that is becoming clear is
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| sciences before they were called a
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| | that prayers made by followers of many
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| science? Before there was chemistry, it
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| | religions seem to have an equal chance
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| was called alchemy and it's practitioners
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| | for success. This means that none of the
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| were ridiculed. Before mathematics was
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| | religions that exist today are the "One
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| numerology (which still exists today).
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| | True Religion". And the experiments which
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| How serious do we take those who practice
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| | showed us this also showed that there are
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| this 'art'. And before astronomy was
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| | specific qualities that contribute to a
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| astrology.
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| | successful prayer. And of course, as in
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| What difference is there between the
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| | any science, if you know the variables
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| sciences of today and their predecessors
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| | and how they influence the outcome, you
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| of yesterday? Only one thing
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| | can manipulate those variables to give
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| differentiates them. One has been proven
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| | you what you want.
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| to work and the other hasn't. Many people
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| | The process for growing a science is
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| today ask "do you believe in astrology?"
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| | simple. You collect tons of information.
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| suggesting that there has not been enough
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| | You filter that information through
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| proof to substantiate its validity as a
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| | various processes to determine if there
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| science. No-one asks "do you believe in
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| | is a pattern behind the data. If you
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| astronomy?", do they?
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| | think you've found a pattern, perform an
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| Today, we have new sciences being born.
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| | experiment to see if you can predict the
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| The field of psychology has learned much
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| | outcome based on your hypothesis. If the
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| from it's predecessor, parapsychology,
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| | experiment works, perform a few more to
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| and still does. New technologies in
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| | make sure. If the experiment doesn't
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| psychology are being tested and added to
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| | work, try to determine what caused the
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| the science. NLP (Neuro-Linguistic
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| | difference.
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| Programming) is one such technology, and
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| | Over the past century or so, there have
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| even hypnosis was not identified as a
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| | been many researchers trying to grow a
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| distinct technology until this last
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| | science around the mind's abilities. This
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| century. Psychology is a science that is
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| | pre-science has been called various
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| still fairly young, with a extensive list
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| | names. Human-potential, parapsychology,
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| of scientific laws yet to be discovered.
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| | psychology, metaphysics, and New Thought
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| In fact, scientists realize that they
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| | are a few of the names this science has
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| know less about the human mind than they
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| | had.
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| do about the galactic systems of the
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| | Here are some of the findings of the
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| Universe! What is the mind actually
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| | hundreds of researchers. The mind is
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| capable of? This is one question that
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| | capable of transmitting and receiving
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| remains unanswered, because new
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| | information across vast distances to and
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| discoveries of the mind's capabilities
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| | from other minds without any discernable
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| are constantly being made. How does the
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| | means of communication. The mind is
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| mind work? Another unanswered question.
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| | capable of traversing not only space, but
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| Coming from a different direction,
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| | time as well. The mind can see into the
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| religion has been another area which
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| | past and the future, in places it has
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| promises to give us more of the things we
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| | never been physically. The mind is
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| want. We are taught in many religions
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| | capable of creating definite conditions,
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| that if we are good, and have faith that
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| | and directing the course of events to
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| God will answer our prayers, then we will
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| | bring these conditions into existence And
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| receive the thing asked for.
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| | the mind is capable of tapping into the
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| But each religion specifies a different
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| | same Power which created and sustains the
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| set of criteria as to what it means to be
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| | Universe!
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| 'good'. In some religions we must avoid
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| | Many religious figures have been seen to
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| eating certain types of food, or at least
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| | perform what have been called miracles.
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| on certain days. In other religions we
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| | Do we really know that the Power to
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| must acknowledge the creator in every
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| | create miracles is outside of the
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| action we perform or we have failed. In
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| | capabilities of the human mind?
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| still other religions we must perform
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| | Scientific discovery says that the human
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| specific rituals and ceremonies, speak
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| | mind is completely capable of performing
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| predetermined prayers, and live our lives
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| | these miracles unaided by any outside
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| according to the 'revealed wisdom' of the
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| | agency.
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