Science as a Religion

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I am a heavy believer in science. I believe that everything in the universe has a logical purpose and cause, and that it is governed by physical and quantum laws. I find that many people won't or can't believe in science as a religion because they can't use it to explain their existence in the physical world or their afterlife does not exist in science. They also tend to think that science does not have a god; a central figure where all explanations of life and the universe originate from. I'm not saying they're wrong as everyone has the right to believe in their respective religion, but that there is more to science than some people see.

Science as a subject helps us create and understand how the world and the universe works. Fields such as Chemistry and Physics are essential to most human technologies. For some people that is where the usefulness of science ends. What about as a religion? Does science have a god or devil? Can science explain the afterlife? Can it explain the existence of entities such as ghosts, angels or demons? Does science differentiate between the physical and spiritual worlds?

It is widely known that science is able to explain the origin of humans and how how we live are daily lives. Science tells us that humans evolved from are ape-like cousins which evolved from earlier primates and earlier mammals. Going further science explains that life originated from random combinations of chemicals which formed simple bacteria and then latter more complex structures such as DNA. The Earth itself was created with help from the sun by pulling rocks and gasses closer together. The sun (and stars) were created by random collisions of gasses in Nebula clouds. Galaxies are theorized to be large black holes. Finally the universe was theorized to be created through the Big Bang which may or may not be the collision of other universes.

Some of what I described is less commonly known but as a whole I would say most people realize that science can explain a lot about how we came to be and how we live our lives. What is not so well known is if science really has a central figure.

What keeps science curiosity going is the constant existence of the questions "What came before?" or "How does this work?" The problem with these questions is that at some point you have to except that there is no before and you may not know why something in the universe works. For some people this is where more spiritual religions help give them closure.

For me I believe there exists a particle (or group of particles) and event where all things originated. I don't what that particle or even is but it has to exist based on the laws of the universe as we know. One of the more basic laws states that you can't create something out of nothing. Something (particle, energy, event, etc.) has to always come first or has always existed. This is my central figure or god for me. I don't have a name and I may never find this particle but in order for the laws of the universe to make sense to me a single particle (or group of particles) must have always existed and still exist. The devil of science would be the anti-universe which contain particles that would destroy normal particles on contact.

Okay so science can explain our existence and a central figure exists what about life and death? Is there an afterlife? Is there a difference between the physical and spiritual worlds?

Well you are given life from the interaction of 2 other lifeforms which pass down physical traits, teachings and their way of life. This allows you as a person to grow and impact the physical world. That part of science is known but what about the afterlife? Does it exist? The answer is yes, but not in a way you might commonly think. Starting with the physical. Your body or genes doesn't just disappear when you die. Your genes would be passed along to your children and your organic body decays and provides the roots to new life (plants, bacteria, small animals, etc). Your ideas, way of life, religion, etc. would be pass on through social media or social interaction with your friends and family. In way you don't really die. If you made an impact on the world then it will exist when your physical body dies. Now is there an afterlife in science?

I don't know. I can't say for sure if an afterlife exists or not because there is no way to test if it does. From a science perspective there is no clear cut way to explain an afterlife. That being said though if science fiction turns out to be true than the process of "ascending" would essentially be another eternal life. In science fiction ascending is the process of leaving your physical body behind and existing only as energy. As energy you are given a very long life and are able to interact with the physical and quantum worlds. I can't say if ascension exists or not, and science fiction tells us that we need to venture further into space to find out. If ascension does exist this would be how science explains the afterlife.

So science explains our existence, has a central figure and has both a physical and spiritual world. What about angels, demons and ghosts? Going back to ascension. If it exists then it stands to reason that ascended beings have a society of their own which would contain bother "good" and "evil" people. Their existence would keep their world in balance similar to how our world is kept in balance. The good people in this society could be described as angels (those that want the best for the physical and quantum worlds) and the evil people could be described as demons (those that want the worst for the physical and quantum worlds). Ghosts would be than be an ascended being that is either stuck between their physical and ascended forms or someone that has been banished from the ascended world and forced to exist in either the quantum or physical.

The explanations of the afterlife, angels/demons and ghosts does hinge on the possible existence of ascended beings. So maybe science as a religion is not quite complete just yet, but for me this is how I explain the universe. It is not 100% right or correct, or maybe not the best model, but it works for me.

What is your religion? Does it relate to science? Let me know! Also watch out for my next post Chicken and the Egg: The Evolution of Life.

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Superskull85 - The Dark Skull