Before
you can understand why, how, and where physics and metaphysics will converge,
you must understand exactly what is meant by physics and metaphysics.
Metaphysics is basically the philosophical study of being and knowing.
Metaphysics is very closely related to spirituality, but it is not religious.
On the other hand, when I talk about physics I am not really talking about the
old Newtonian physics that many of us were taught in school. Instead, I am
talking more about the leading edge sciences that are, in my opinion, currently
expanding the previous limits of science, mainly quantum physics (the
science where physics and metaphysics merge)
Why /
Where Metaphysics and Physics are about to Merge?
Science
and spirituality have a very close relationship. Metaphysics / spirituality and
science are really two complimentary ways of looking at reality. Therefore as
we get closer to the truth, physics and metaphysics must merge, or in other
words, science will meet spirit.
The main
difference between science and spirituality was:
· true
spirituality you look within
· traditional
scientists look to external sources
But now,
scientists are beginning to look within, to solve external scientific problems,
because almost every day new information is coming out that does not make sense
under the old science (such as psychic phenomenon). Scientists are now
beginning to go straight to the real source, which is the same source that
supplies metaphysics. Therefore, it is inevitable that physics and metaphysics
merge.
“It was
very important that, a long time ago, we made the decision to separate spirit
from science. And so we were able to learn how to do science. But now we’ve
learned, and we can take on the richer task of learning to do science when
consciousness is part of the experiment.” -William Tiller, Ph.D.
Science’s
approach to The Truth
The
initial goal of science was, of course, not to separate science and spirit, but
instead to understand nature. In early/ancient civilizations science and
spirituality were meant to compliment each other and nature. Scientists wanted
to understand nature, so they could live in harmony with it, not so they could
dominate it. Only until the middle of the 16th century did this really change.
Materialism,
which is the theory that physical matter is the only reality and that
everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in
terms of matter and physical phenomena brought about the separation between
science and spirit. Since, under this way of thinking, physical well-being and
worldly possessions became the greatest good and had the highest value in life.
The world was thought of as a machine, and there was no need for God or
metaphysics / spirituality.
Then in
the early 20th century, scientist like Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger
and other founders of quantum theory proved that it was not a material world at
all. Many of the founders of quantum even had an interest in spiritual matters.
They discovered that the physical universe is essentially non-physical. It
seems to arise from a field that is even more subtle than energy, a field that
seems to be more like intelligence or consciousness than matter. As you may
know, these are ancient metaphysical teachings, and metaphysicians have no
problems with these ideas. Even though, much of the scientific community does.
And, once materialism is gone, the convergence of science and spirituality can
begin again.
How
Physics and Metaphysics Will Merge?
Although,
it is not certain exactly how the convergence of science and spirit will take
place, there are many ideas as to how and when this might happen. Some people
believe that there will be a complete blending of one into the other. Others
believe that they will continue to overlap and expand each other. Personally, I
believe that through quantum physics, science will prove many of the ancient
metaphysical / spiritual teachings (as it is already doing) and in the process
we will see the convergence to science and spirit.
Or as
Fred Allan Wolf, Ph.D. said:
“It isn’t
a question of science bringing spirituality in. It’s more a question of
expanding the circle within which both science and spirituality lie, so that
the kind of question we can ask can be looked at from the different points of
view that both science and spirituality bring to the table. It’s important to
realize that the subject, the ‘inner space,’ is worthy of great exploration.
It’s important to realize that the ways we explore the ‘inner space’ may not be
the same ways that we explore ‘outer space.’ But the ways that we understand
inner space may be greatly assisted by the ways that we understand the quantum
nature of the physical world.”
In
conclusion, everyday we are coming closer to seeing physics and metaphysics
merge.
What Is Metaphysics?
Metaphysics is defined as the branch of philosophy that examines the true nature of reality, whether visible or invisible. Metaphysics includes the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, and, fact and value. Basically, metaphysics is the philosophical study of being and knowing.
Metaphysics is a broad-ranging philosophy, not a science!
It is closely related to spirituality, but it is not tied to any particular religion. However, it seems that "metaphysics" is deeply related to all religions in many ways.
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