Re: Science and Unemployment...

Bob Casanova (cas@ops1.bwi.wec.com)
Wed, 28 Jun 1995 15:16:55 GMT

In article <3sq6l3$el5@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au> shelter@peg.apc.org (Madhudvisah dasa Swami) writes:
>From: shelter@peg.apc.org (Madhudvisah dasa Swami)
>Subject: Re: Science and Unemployment...
>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 23:19:28 GMT

>rayvt@comm.mot.com (Ray Van Tassle) wrote:

>>In article <3snjp4$64e@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au>, shelter@peg.apc.org
>>(Madhudvisah dasa Swami) wrote:

<snip>

>You can't detect consciousness? It is not at all difficult. You can see
>consciousness, life, you can detect it. AND YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN IT either...

Irrelevant assertion...

>The only logical explanation is consciousness is a symptom of something
>that leaves the body at death... That something is the soul...

...followed by unsupported assertion.

>>

>>As for the rest, here's a quote I came across:
>>"The mistake is often made that science explains, or endeavors to explain,
>>phenomena. But that is the business of philosophy. The task science
>>attempts is the simpler one of the correlation of natural phenomena, and
>>in this effort leaves the ultimate problems of metaphysics untouched."
>> Dr. H, Stanley Redgrove

>How can you explain the "natural phenomena" without considering life? It's
>something like looking under the bonnet of your car to try and find out
>why it drives to your office every morning...

>MATTER CANNOT MOVE UNLESS IT IS TOUCHED BY SPIRIT.

Damn! So *that's* why Indycars burn methanol!

>Thank you. Hare Krishna!

You're welcome. Go forth and divide.

>Madhudvisah dasa Swami
>(shelter@peg.apc.org) http://www.peg.apc.org/~shelter/ctfote
>
>Quotes from His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
>(c)Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

Bob C.

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