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What stuff might be interesting in Bhagavad Gita for a scientist like him? There shouldn't be an implication that science and religion are at odds - perhaps th
by forgingahead 5y ago
What stuff might be interesting in Bhagavad Gita for a scientist like him?
There shouldn't be an implication that science and religion are at odds - perhaps the cartoon interpretation of religion by some segments of intellectual society, but scientists of old were often struggling to reconcile their desire of increased knowledge of the physical world with their faiths.
Isaac Newton for example, wrote more papers about religion than he did about science and math[0]:
How much of Newton’s writing has survived?
A huge amount. There’s roughly 10 million words that Newton left. Around half of the writing is religious, and there are about 1 million words on alchemical material, most of which is copies of other people’s stuff. There are about 1 million words related to his work as Master of the Mint. And then roughly 3 million related to science and math.
[0]https://www.wired.com/2014/05/newton-papers-q-and-a/ https://www.wired.com/2014/05/newton-papers-q-and-a/