A New Way of Science
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From:Om Mani Padme Hum: The Sound of Silence, the Diamond in the Lotus
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"Amrito, the world has come so close to a point of crisis that the so-called thinkers of the world simply avoid talking about the coming suicide. It is not far away; by the end of..."
"Amrito, the world has come so close to a point of crisis that the so-called thinkers of the world simply avoid talking about the coming suicide. It is not far away; by the end of..."
Osho continues:
"This background has to be understood; only then can the problem be seen in the right perspective.
"These three hundred years, science has had to fight inch by inch against the deeply rooted religions, which were vast empires of power, vested interest. On the smallest things science was in difficulty: if it went against religions, then science was so young that it was not possible for it to fight.
"I am reminded of Galileo, himself a Christian, not an atheist. But because he discovered that it is not the sun that goes around the earth, but just the contrary, it is the earth that goes around the sun – and this statement is against the Bible – Galileo was condemned. In his old age, sick, almost dying, he was forced to the court of the Christian pope.
"The pope said, 'Do you think you know more than God? God has written the Bible and he says that the sun goes around the earth. You are making a statement which is dangerous to our whole structure.'
"Galileo asked, 'What is the danger?'
"The pope said, 'The danger is obvious. If God can commit a mistake about his own creation, then what guarantee is there…should he be taken for granted as right about other things? Your statement creates doubt. You have to cancel that statement; otherwise death will be the only penalty.'
"Galileo was certainly a man of great humor. He said, 'There is no problem, I can change the statement – and I am not in a state to fight against the idea that God has written the Bible. But remember, even if I change my statement, neither is the sun going to listen to me, nor the earth. The earth will still go around the sun.'
"On such small matters science was continuously struggling against religion. That created a rift for which religions are solely responsible. But the rift had its own repercussions. Seeing the situation, science started moving more and more towards politics.
"These have been the two powers holding humanity in their hands: religion and politics. If religion is against you, then the only way is to have some protection from politics. But again you will have to make some compromise."
"These three hundred years, science has had to fight inch by inch against the deeply rooted religions, which were vast empires of power, vested interest. On the smallest things science was in difficulty: if it went against religions, then science was so young that it was not possible for it to fight.
"I am reminded of Galileo, himself a Christian, not an atheist. But because he discovered that it is not the sun that goes around the earth, but just the contrary, it is the earth that goes around the sun – and this statement is against the Bible – Galileo was condemned. In his old age, sick, almost dying, he was forced to the court of the Christian pope.
"The pope said, 'Do you think you know more than God? God has written the Bible and he says that the sun goes around the earth. You are making a statement which is dangerous to our whole structure.'
"Galileo asked, 'What is the danger?'
"The pope said, 'The danger is obvious. If God can commit a mistake about his own creation, then what guarantee is there…should he be taken for granted as right about other things? Your statement creates doubt. You have to cancel that statement; otherwise death will be the only penalty.'
"Galileo was certainly a man of great humor. He said, 'There is no problem, I can change the statement – and I am not in a state to fight against the idea that God has written the Bible. But remember, even if I change my statement, neither is the sun going to listen to me, nor the earth. The earth will still go around the sun.'
"On such small matters science was continuously struggling against religion. That created a rift for which religions are solely responsible. But the rift had its own repercussions. Seeing the situation, science started moving more and more towards politics.
"These have been the two powers holding humanity in their hands: religion and politics. If religion is against you, then the only way is to have some protection from politics. But again you will have to make some compromise."
| Publisher | Osho International |
|---|---|
| Duration of Talk | 98 mins |
| File Size | 22.81 MB |
| Type | Individual Talks |
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