Originally posted by Mindship
I should be more clear what I mean by benefit. When discussing consciousness in its broadest sense, from a mystical POV one inevitably broaches the subject of "higher" consciousness and "God." Since no one really, truly knows whether or not "God" exists (for the moment leaving the definition of "God" open), I choose to assume "He" does because this gives me an expanded map of reality, a larger explanatory framework, one which includes but is not limited to a purely empirical POV. Am I deluding myself? Maybe. Maybe not. In the interim, I enjoy this expanded map. It's also been my experience (in working with people who have experienced trauma) that belief in a "higher power" is a tremendous source of hope and strength, of healing and comfort. Placebo? Again, maybe, maybe not.
I can agree with the idea that. Adding a dash of "God" in science has its benefits.
But...
Wasn't it the fault of having "God" in the "scientific equation" that damned scientific discovery in the first place? After western humans started thinking outside the constraints of the absolutes set forth by the leaders of Christianity, we started to make some real scientific progress. Without this scientific "exodus", we would not be having this conversation to begin with. (I’m using exodus a bit loosely because it was more like a trickle at first 😄 )