| ere did we come from? What are we? What is | | | | on is what to call the basic stuff of the universe or |
| reality? Is there a God? What is our fate after | | | | how to describe it. One popular explanation is called |
| death? | | | | String Theory describing the basic ingredients as |
| Spirituality focuses on these big questions. Does | | | | vibrating strings of energy. However, many physicists |
| science debunk spiritual teachings? We must remind | | | | question whether this is even a theory because it |
| ourselves that opinions from some scientists may not | | | | might be not testable. No debunking material here |
| be a theory. Scientists hold opinions, dogma, and | | | | (except debunking materialists’ assertions |
| prejudices like the rest of us. When I ask has science | | | | that materials like atoms explain our world). In fact, it |
| debunked spirituality, I refer to scientific theories | | | | confirms ancient religious and spiritual teachings that |
| generally accepted by the vast majority of those in | | | | everything is energy. |
| that field. However, even a scientific theory is a belief | | | | What is reality? Is there a God? |
| and might later be proved wrong or needed to be | | | | Since I have articles on each of these questions, I will |
| modified (as illustrated below). | | | | give the bottom line: science has definitely not |
| Where did we come from? | | | | debunked spirituality. With 96% of the universe |
| The 20th-century begun with the scientific | | | | missing, the scientific picture of reality is inscrutable. |
| community believing that the universe was always its | | | | Biology professor Richard Dawkins holds his own |
| current size. Astronomers were not aware of other | | | | opinions pronouncing God is a delusion. I believe that I |
| galaxies in the universe. Later, it was discovered that | | | | exposed Dawkins’ delusion in my article. |
| the universe was expanding—even Einstein | | | | What is our fate after death? |
| was surprised. This resulted in what is called the | | | | Now we come to the end—death. But is it the |
| “Big Bang Theory” contending that | | | | end? Science holds no theory which debunks an |
| our universe begun from a dot in space. | | | | afterlife.Wait a minute you might say: what about the |
| No one knows what came before this dot. | | | | materialists who allege that since we are but atoms |
| Cosmologists suggested that our universe will stop | | | | and molecules, when we die nothing survives? |
| expanding someday and contract to a singularity | | | | Materialism has been debunked although many people |
| starting a new cycle. Others believe that our universe | | | | and scientists still cling to it. Recently two |
| is just part of a much larger universe perhaps infinite | | | | 21st-century studies revealed tantalizing evidence for |
| in size. Some physicists believe in parallel universes. So | | | | an afterlife. No debunking here; but stay tuned, |
| where did we come from? The only general | | | | scientists are attempting more experiments which |
| agreement is that all the stuff of our world was | | | | might shed light on the afterlife. |
| stuffed into this dot; however, faith is required that | | | | Healing the rift: bridging the gap between science |
| someday there will be agreement as to what | | | | & spirituality |
| preceded it. | | | | In the 20th- and 21st-century several physicists have |
| I don’t think that the Big Bang Theory | | | | proclaimed the universe as mental and spiritual. The |
| qualifies as debunking material. | | | | multibillion dollar experiments of physicists in the next |
| What are we? | | | | few years may provide more ammunition for science |
| Scientists are in agreement: we and our world are | | | | to debunk the dogma which shrouds the spiritual. |
| made up of energy. What they don’t agree | | | | |