Week 7 - Mary Moua

The article “A New Theory of the Universe” by Robert Lanza describes the ways that science may not be as credible and believable as we credit it to be. The author brought up really good and valid points that questions the intent behind science and its accomplishments. Science has achieved many things and have taught us about concepts and subjects like time, space, theories, the galaxy, and so on, but are the information that we have been fed about these concepts really objective? Is science objective? Moreso, what about other things and experiences like near-death experiences, the spirit realm, or even time and space as the author mentions in the article that science might not be able to discover or understand? Science has done a lot in ways such as finding vaccines and cures to all types of diseases or helping people gain a better understanding of other planets that we’re surrounded by and many other things, but at the same time, science is also so limited in terms of the work that it does. Can science be used to explain spiritual experiences and practices or religion or intangible objects such time and space? Especially considering the debate between science versus religion, this is an important and interesting discussion to address after reading the Lanza article.

Sources:

Robert Lanza. “The American Scholar – A New Theory of the Universe.”

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