Science and Myth: What We Are Never Told by Wolfgang Smith (PDF)

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In Science and Myth the author shows, in the first place, that science too has its mythology, unrecognized and unacknowledged though the fact be. These scientistic myths, however, turn out to constitute what he terms anti-myths: “a kind that would banish all others, and in so doing, undermine not only religion and morality, but indeed all culture in its higher modes.” What invalidates the contemporary “scientific” world-view and renders it “mythical” in the pejorative sense, he goes on to contend, proves finally to be the underlying hypothesis that human perception terminates, not in an external object, but in a subjective phantasm. Not only does the author maintain cogently that visual perception, in particular, does penetrate to the external world, but basing himself on traditional sources-fromVedic to Biblical-he shows that sight as such opens in principle to a veritable gnosis: a “seeing of the Real.”

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Editorial Reviews: About the Author A physicist and mathematician by profession, Wolfgang Smith has made it his life’s work to expose the mythical nature of the contemporary scientistic worldview, in the hope of opening doors which have been officially bolted since the Enlightenment. He has become widely recognized as one of the foremost authors to offer a critique of modern science in light of traditional metaphysics.

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⭐A perfect start for those questioning the alleged incompatibility of science and religion,both now and historically and force you to question the agenda that drives this “false division”put forth constantly in the media.This is a critical read for anyone wishing to understand the real the relationship of scienceand religion today, and indeed discovering the position of “faith” which is unavoidably activein all of our lives. Smith shows that “faith” is necessary in physics, not unlike what is beingasked of religion and the metaphysical. Smith is not alone in doing this, this thinking is availablewithin the writing of many theologians and scientists alike. “Science & Myth” brings it into a concentratedfocus. Ultimately, we see how what we discover through science assists us where religion isconcerned with, and how critical a partnership of the two is for any deep understandingto form the diving board necessary for faith in the unseen, religious, scientific or other,and understanding it’s presence and workings of the world around us and our relationship to it.This is a deep read, as with all serious topics, best read in short selections and contemplatingthe concepts before continuing on. You don’t have to be a scientist to understand Smith’s writing,it just takes focus as it is clear in it’s presentation. Don’t think it’s above your intelligence and it won’t be.

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