Science and GodScience and God are not as closely related as many of us would like. This will be a brief article because, as you may know, science had a difficult time approaching the subject of God. It has been very difficult to find any evidence for, or against, a Universal Creative Force. Therefore, science has adopted a reductionist approach: breaking down and classifying the components of physical reality. Currently, many people believe that science doesn't have a framework from which to understand "God". However, it is pretty easy to understand the kind of difficulty, the scientists must be going through. As Fred Allan Wolf, in his book, Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas, points out "asking a human being to explain what God is is similar to asking a fish to explain the water in which the fish swims." In the past, many scientists have made some non-scientific conclusions about God, such as God is consciousness and that we all have it. Some scientists may have even realized that consciousness is the only real constant in our lives. As you probably know, consciousness can be very hard to describe, it is something that you must experience. Also, consciousness is always there, so sometimes it is taken for granted. Scientists stuck in the old paradigm, dismiss consciousness as a product of the brain. This old paradigm suggests evolution, and no life after death. Some leading-edge scientists believe that we need to consider the alternative worldview put forth by metaphysical / spiritual teachings in which consciousness is held as a fundamental component of reality. Many, are even beginning to accept the metaphysical belief that everything springs from the underlying well of consciousness. Everyday, science and God are becoming closer. It is only a matter of time till they meet again.
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