An article published in the Journal of Science and Revelation: Secular vs. Sacred Paradigms in Science, Technology, and Economics: Crises of the Enlightenment and Search for an Alternative Paradigm Necati Aydin Abstract The “Enlightenment” as a secular project has succeeded to reveal the outer universe to some degree at the expense of darkening the inner universe. It failed to recognize that a full understanding of the outer universe largely depends on the inner one. Therefore, it has made some serious mistakes by replacing secularity with sacredness. First, it claims that human beings are self-sufficient. Second, it rejects the Christian Trinity, replacing with the “Secular Trinity” of nature, cause-effect, and chance. Third, it turns the self to an “inner god”. Fourth, it pits the “inner god” against the “secular gods” over the control of the universe. As a result, it has produced “soul-less human”, “secular science”, “destructive technology”, an unsustainable “consumer culture”, and so many crises. This paper argues that we need to develop an alternative paradigm with its sacred ontological, epistemological, anthropological, and teleological worldviews to produce human-centered science and technology along with an alternative economic system which will bring peace and prosperity through moral, intellectual, spiritual, and material well-being. iium.edu.my/revival/index.php/revival/article/view/83
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:19:05 +0000
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