The premise that religion needs to be updated is ludicrous. Changing the principals to accommodate the masses makes no sense. Faith is a powerful thing, as is science. We are often wrong in the lab, Jesus was ALWAYS right.
It is interesting that science is seeing the evidence of things and seeking to define it just as the religious person does. No one sees light but we see the evidence of a thing called light. In spiritual endeavors the mystic also applies evidence and through effort arrives at Truth. It is what is called the asymptotic equivalent-Different but the same. Faith-based religions are the subjective side of spiritual effort and doesn't change much, hence, many call that the "Religious Industrial Complex". They are just two sides that need to unite to arrive at a higher truth. One works through the central nervous system (brain) the other, as a mystic works through the organ of the heart. As a mystic it is understood that there are no constants and as we grow in awareness our concepts expand/evolve. When these two vantage points begin to work together our advancement will go beyond the speed of light.
The premise that religion needs to be updated is ludicrous. Changing the principals to accommodate the masses makes no sense. Faith is a powerful thing, as is science. We are often wrong in the lab, Jesus was ALWAYS right.
I totally agree
I personally divide human attempts to deal with our existence into deity based religion, eastern spiritual guidance, and science.
Of the three, science continuously tests hypothesis against discovered, though sometimes disputed, facts.
Eastern guidance is also mostly open to personal discovery.
Deity is usually a lot more closed.
I respect all except when an attempt is made to impose a belief system on me.
Science is more of an acceptance rather than a belief system.
Long way to say thanks for this post.
How does mindfulness, meditation, Buddhaism, Zen and other spiritual experiences interact with a person's biological and behavioral
health?
The "Aha" moment can tip a person positively or negatively depending on how the twig has been bent and the total load being carried.
Or how can an unbalanced wheel spin without wobbling?
Wheel weights?
It is interesting that science is seeing the evidence of things and seeking to define it just as the religious person does. No one sees light but we see the evidence of a thing called light. In spiritual endeavors the mystic also applies evidence and through effort arrives at Truth. It is what is called the asymptotic equivalent-Different but the same. Faith-based religions are the subjective side of spiritual effort and doesn't change much, hence, many call that the "Religious Industrial Complex". They are just two sides that need to unite to arrive at a higher truth. One works through the central nervous system (brain) the other, as a mystic works through the organ of the heart. As a mystic it is understood that there are no constants and as we grow in awareness our concepts expand/evolve. When these two vantage points begin to work together our advancement will go beyond the speed of light.