Scientific Religion

Abstract

Many people will be surprised about such a title, scientific religion, and explain that religion is a lot, but certainly not scientific. While this is true at the first glance, there is a deeper meaning within.

Life, as we know it today, has one functional body for collecting information or knowledge about life which is accepted by most people: science. The reason why it is broadly accepted is because, in general, scientists build up a knowlegdebase based on proven observation. This means that the knowledge they collect can be considered logical, which in turn is what makes people believe in them.

On the other hand, religion, at least as we know it today, has a knowledge about life that was taught and believed. The knowlegde itself tends to be more of life concerning human beings themselves rather than physical laws of nature, which is the domain of modern science.

The human nature needs something it can hold on or believe in, always. In former times religion had the knowledge or wisdom that was suitable for most people. They were tought something they could believe in, without questioning it. The reason why many people make science their new religion now is simply because people nowadays tend to question what they believe in. They want to understand, rather than just believe.

Science, nowadays what many people trust and believe in, has tremendous success in finding and defining physical laws of nature. But it ultimately fails to give human beings like you and me guidance in metaphysical domains, including ethics, life itself, evolution of life, social wisdom or even guidance on how to live a fulfilling life. This is what humans are confronted with in daily life just as much as with physical laws. Many of these things are covered by religion, but since religion fails to provide a solid base to believe in for many people nowadays, these people struggle with everyday life without a clear guidance.

The G System tries, as one of its goals, to provide a framework to allow science to embark on a journey boyond physical laws to the very essence of life. To allow such a journey it is crucial to understand how this can be accomplished.