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Originally Posted by EdmundJohnstone
Then you have physicists (scientists) like Sean Carroll stating "The fundamentals laws of Physics underlying daily life are well understood and there is no possibility for an afterlife regarding spirits to occur "
What do you have to say about this?
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There are plenty of scientists out there who have all different kinds of views, one voice is simply one of many.
But yes, we have to assume, and to a good extent it has been shown that the fundamental laws of physics are universal. A litre of pure water on a planet millions of light years away will weigh one Kilogram if the planet has the same mass as ours. Nor would one be able to walk on water.
There are also a significant number of scientists who refute evolution, who accept the idea of spiritual dimensions, who believe even in the Biblical God. Scientists are human too. From wherever our fears, frustrations, passions, and further non-physical forms may stem we are surrounded by them. By these natural human mental constructs we live our lives, constantly being blown and maybe battered by them. It is these mental constructs which, in the end, separate us from the animal kingdom.
Scientific discoveries, proven by various appearances and measurements show us that the universe (that is what we call this place in which we are individually in a state of awareness) show us that we have not yet seen most of what is really out there. Maybe we perceive about 5% of what really exists but how should we even know that? We do however know sufficient to have a civilisation that is built of many scientific discoveries giving a basis on which more is learned and used every day. Which is more than can be said of those of us who like to call ourselves 'spiritual' with being in any agreement whatsoever about what that is.
There is it seems only one real truth or reality, this truth is called you. You call this truth, this reality, 'me'. You know nothing else. You awaken each morning to yourself. When you look out into the world what you see is atomic structures some formed by nature and some formed by man. In reality they are all just bundles of energy as you and I are - what more can we desire than having our beliefs turned into forms? There are two planes of existence, one is physical the other is mental. The physical world appears as a solid world - if you fall off your bike you'll notice it. The mental world is that hidden reality, the one of imagination, beauty, love, of the above mentioned fears, frustrations and passions and of everything else. You and I have our roots in this magnifient place and are experiencing the joys and fears of having adapted a physical form a n d all its diversities.