Science, Freedom and Astrology

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Namaskaar AllWhile reading a book by an eminent scientist, I came across a passage that has prompted me to write the following article. Many of us keep trying to prove that Astrology is a Science. In my view Astrology uses Science till Science helps it, thereafter it walks alone.

SCIENCE:

A PARADOXThe

Newtonian model which has served the physical world for many years, failed

miserably at the Quantum level. The Quantum theory was not able to explain the

laws of the larger physical world. This has led most scientists to search for a

unified theory of everything.

Supposing

such a theory exists, and such a unified law exists, then, it would explain the

cause of everything. It would also explain the cause of discoveries and in turn

be the law guiding scientific discoveries, since it would explain everything

and it would be theory that would describe the cause of everything.

Now

a question arises – If law is guiding the discovery, then, what are the

scientists doing? In other words, whatever the scientists actions be in

discovering or inventing, it would be the dictates of the Universal law. In

such a case, it would be the Universal Law that becomes responsible for the

discovery and not the Scientist.

As

scientists or human beings and their actions shall be propelled or caused by the

Universal law, they shall be guided and determined by the same law. This

suggests that the Nature will let itself discovered and amounts to saying that

it is a predestined world.

The

above seems like a very unscientific world as the observer is no longer free of

the observed phenomenon. Observer shall be governed by the laws which govern

the observed phenomenon and therefore, the observation will be totally

dependent upon the same laws that govern the observed phenomenon.

It

amounts to saying that humans do not have conscious actions as no decision

making power lies in them. It is Nature's dictates all the way.

If

this isn't so, then, a person has to have something that lies free of the

Nature's laws. If it is free, then, how can we have a unified law, as humans

shall lie beyond it? If this is so, then, humans are free from scientific

theory and therefore, should not be made subjects of the same. In other words, there can't be a universal law as humans shall forever be free from it.

The

scientists, I am afraid, are approaching outwards from the Mind to the Senses. Furthermore,

the senses are taking them into finite objects in an Infinite world. From the

finite objects and the infinite world, they have started inferring about the

possibility of the above contradiction in Science.

This

is a much longer route to take to understand the Universe, especially in the

light of Veda that provides a much shorter route. It is only a handful

scientists that reach the peak

of Science, only to

discover that there are many a peaks higher than the one that they climbed.

Their effort is noteworthy but they will have to climb down from a shorter

mountain, cross the valley, and then, climb the highest mountain. I hope Lord

gives them a rope bridge.

It

surprises me endlessly that many follow Science blindly and never question its

scope of applicability and its limitation. Can Physical sciences be applied on

all human actions, thoughts, judgments and conscious decision making? It is

further strange that such half baked knowledge of Science in the minds of the

people make them say that they are "Rationalists"! To me that is nothing but arrogance born out

of sheer narrow mindedness.Comments and Suggestions will be appreciated.Thanks and RegardsBharat