Related Points to Science in ‘The Life Divine’

(by Mother's Service Society)

1. Rebirth must be considered not as a self-contained issue within life or human life, but as a part of the whole cosmos. Seed and tree are explained by cosmos and God explains cosmos. Otherwise nothing is explained -- First para in the chapter on “Order of the Worlds’

2. Unless the world is divinely explained, nothing is explained – chapter on ‘Divine & Undivine’

3. Chance, Iron Law, Evil, Extra-cosmic Deity must be explained. His hypothesis explains everything – chapter on ‘Cosmic Determinants’

· The determinism of water out of two gases needs explanation

· Genes and chromosomes explain material objects can carry psychological characteristics (p.305)

· The Infinite Being is not self-contained. It must have infinite Powers and Truths (p.313)

· Mind dominates Matter is a greater truth (p.305)

4. Science has to go to the origin of Energy – chapter on ‘Conscious Force’

5. The weakness of Science is it considers the law of contradictions to the end – chapter on ‘Eternal and the Individual (p.385)

6. Time is not a mere concept. It is a practical reality. (p.133)

7. Process is mere utility. Essence is the thing (p.502, 57)

8. Knowledge (science) must be able to explain every phenomenon. It must be able to solve every problem.

9. Science must announce its philosophy.

10. It must come out with a theory of creation.

11. Science must be logical and rational, not social and utilitarian (p.341)

12. Must pronounce on Truth it is seeking. Truth is not fact which is sensual.

13. Enquiry should not end – chapter I

14. Science must explain Infinity in practical life.

15. It must express on subtle and causal planes.

16. Force is anterior to the instrument – chapter on ‘Conscious Force’

17. Method of Nature is efficient and there is no waste – chapter on ‘Conscious Force’

18. Prakriti is the power of Being – chapter on ‘Conscious Force’

19. Must declare on intuition and integral experience – chapter on ‘Pure Existent’

20. Mind, Life, Matter must be defined

21. Subtle, the more powerful (p.257)

22. Cannot afford to dismiss any phenomenon, not even a single event.

23. Define objectivity and subjectivity

24. Reason relies on a camouflaged intuition for its conclusions (p.948)

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