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Zusatztext “...this collection explores phenomena at the crossroads of science and religion! such as the nonlocal mind! conscious evolution! and quantum consciousness! and offers strategies to promote the fusion of science and spirituality and develop a planetary consciousness.” Informationen zum Autor Ervin Laszlo is editor of the international periodical World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution and chancellor of Giordano Bruno GlobalShift University. The founder and president of the Club of Budapest and the author of 89 books, he lives in Pisa, Italy. Kingsley L. Dennis, Ph.D., is a sociologist, writer, and a cofounder of WorldShift International. The author of several books, including New Consciousness for a New World, he spends his time between Andalusia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Klappentext SPIRITUALITY / NEW SCIENCE Edited by Nobel Prize-nominee Ervin Laszlo and WorldShift International cofounder Kingsley L. Dennis, this volume brings together 28 leading scientists and spiritual thinkers for a game-changing conversation on bridging the gap between science and religion. With contributions by Michael Beckwith, Deepak Chopra, Larry Dossey, Amit Goswami, Stanislav Grof, Jean Houston, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Jose Arguelles, Peter Russell, and many other prominent visionaries, this collection explores phenomena at the crossroads of science and religion--such as the nonlocal mind, conscious evolution, and quantum consciousness--and offers strategies to promote the fusion of science and spirituality in order to develop a multiperson planetary consciousness. This book reveals higher consciousness as the bridge between science and spirit, passionate curiosity as the common ground among scientists and seekers, and the urgent need for an alliance between science and the great traditions of spiritual wisdom to move our worldview forward to meet today's global challenges. ERVIN LASZLO is editor of the international periodical World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution and chancellor of Giordano Bruno GlobalShift University. The founder and president of the Club of Budapest and the author of 89 books, he lives in Pisa, Italy. KINGSLEY L. DENNIS, Ph.D., is a sociologist, writer, and a cofounder of WorldShift International. The author of several books, including New Consciousness for a New World, he spends his time between Andalusia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 Consciousness and the End of the War Between Science and Religion DEEPAK CHOPRA Nothing gets as vicious as fighting for a lost cause. If the proverbial Martian landed in a flying saucer today and saw how religion is pitted against science, he would be surprised at the vehemence on both sides. What is the war about? I am not drawn to lost causes, therefore I’d like to guide the debate away from religion. And because religion is the primary form of spirituality in most people’s lives, we’ll have to step away from spirituality, too, at least at first. Let’s talk about science, then. In my view, there should be renewed admiration for science’s attempts to answer the fundamental mysteries: -How did the universe come about? -What caused life to emerge from a soup of inorganic chemicals? -Can evolution explain all of human development? -What are the basic forces in nature? -How does the brain produce intelligence? -What place do human beings occupy in the cosmos? Many observers have linked these questions to spirituality, too. Facts tell us how life came about, but faith still wants to know why. But what strikes me is how useless these big questions easily become. You and I live our lives without asking them. We may be philosophically curious; we may even have enough leisure time to reflect upon the big picture. For all that, the big questions are posed, by and large, by professors who are paid to pose them. Religion and science occupy different kinds ...
