Buddhism and Science (Introduction)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Monday, March 24, 2014, 04:33 (3898 days ago) @ David Turell

A new book attempts to combine the two:
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> http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/39041/title/Book-Excerpt-from-Bu... 
> "Toward this end, I offer the following abbreviated science sutra, which this book attempts to flesh out: Not-self, impermanence and interconnectedness are built into the very structure of the world, and all living things—including human beings—are no exception. As a hard-headed scientist myself, I maintain that no scientific rigor need be lost; to the contrary, greater empirical insights will be gained."
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> Matt, thoughts?-I need some time to digest this, but the Dalai Llama himself has said this:-"If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change. In my view, science and Buddhism share a search for the truth and for understanding reality. By learning from science about aspects of reality where its understanding may be more advanced, I believe that Buddhism enriches its own worldview."

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\"Why is it, Master, that ascetics fight with ascetics?\"

\"It is, brahmin, because of attachment to views, adherence to views, fixation on views, addiction to views, obsession with views, holding firmly to views that ascetics fight with ascetics.\"