Scientific Progress And Spiritual Beliefs

SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND SPIRITUAL BELIEFS T here are two phases of scientific progress. One is from Isaac Newton (1642–1727) to Albert Einstein, and the second is after Einstein (1879–1955). Scientific progress is related to material development— that is, progress in things which are visible to everyone. On the other hand, spirituality deals with that which cannot be seen. The world of science is mortal, while the world of spirituality is immortal. After Newton, the scientific phase that began brought countless material advances. Matter was transformed, and a shining civilisation came into being. In contrast, spirituality remained unseen. In such a situation, many people began to think that spirituality was imaginary—and that only matter truly existed. But the research of Einstein and other modern scientists challenged this view. Earlier, it was believed that everything in the world was made of atoms, and that the atom was a solid, indivisible particle. However, modern research split the atom, the belief of matter was a solid substance