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Technology, and Education in a May 30, 2009 |
Emphasis added in bold letters |
“This emerging trans-modern
worldview, involves a shift in the locus of authority from
external to inner knowing. It has basically turned away from
the older scientific view that ultimate reality is fundamental
particles, and trusts perceptions of the wholeness and
spiritual aspect of organisms, ecosystems, Gaia and Cosmos. This
implies a spiritual reality, and ultimate trust in the authority
of the whole. It amounts to a reconciliation of scientific
inquiry with the perennial wisdom at the core of the worlds
spiritual traditions. It continues to involve a confidence in
scientific inquiry, but an inquiry whose metaphysical base has
shifted from the reductionist, objectivist, positivist base of
19th- and 20th-century science to a more holistic and
transcendental metaphysical foundation.” Willis Harman[1]
“The Spiritualization of Science, Technology, and Education in a
One-World Society” is the title of an
article[2] just published in
the European Journal of
Nanomedicine (2009 Vol. 2:31-38) by Dr. Martin Erdmann in
conjunction with a European Nanomedicine Conference. Dr. Erdmann has
been a senior scientist at the University Hospital in Basel,
Switzerland, researching the ethical implications of
nanotechnology and transhumanism. He is a member of the
Discernment Research Group.You can access the full article
HERE. Below we have reproduced the abstract to give you a
foretaste of this excellent historical research. As you read, you
will see how this ties into several recent posts that we have run
recently on the history of the Emergent church movement.[3]
It is an incredible fact that Willis Harman, a key subject of Dr.
Erdmann’s article, was openly fraternizing with evangelical leaders
in an era when they were apparently enamored with his futurism and
psycho-technologies. Just how much did they know about Harman’s more
sinister pursuits?Today the Emergent postmodern church stands at the threshold of the
convergence of these same techno-spiritual forces of
mysticism,
mind-altering experiences,
pyscho-social mechanics,
“worldview” changes, and
global irrationality.
Abstract:
“Western Christianity has always provided a rational and
moral basis for the development of science and technology,
including clinical Nanomedicine. Yet this sensible basis has
been strongly disputed for about half a century. This paper will
outline some of the pivotal reasons why influential
intellectuals in England and America, mostly in the later part
of the 20th century, concluded that irrationality would be a
better foundation for the scientific enterprise.“Aldous Huxley envisioned a future world society totally
controlled by an elite group of scientists. His best known
fictional work explicating this dire prospect bore the title
Brave New World. Years
later he would revisit his prognostications only to conclude
that he had underestimated the rate of change realizing his
darkest fears. Turning to mysticism, both in its meditative and
drug-induced varieties, he prepared the way for the burgeoning
Human Potential Movement which was initially formed at
the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA in the early 1960s.“The electrical engineering professor at Stanford University
Willis W. Harman, who
had gotten involved in researching the cognitive and societal
effects of LSD consumption, conducted seminars at Esalen on
Human Potentialities. Under his directorial supervision at the
Stanford Research Institute a scientific study entitled
Changing Images of Man was carried out from 1972-74 with the
purpose of changing the conceptual premises underlying Western
society, including a radical modification of the rational
worldview of western scientists. As the president of the
Institute of Noetic Sciences from 1977 to 1996, Harman advocated
openly a mystical outlook on life claiming that a spiritual
approach to scientific research and technological development
would greatly enhance our understanding of the monistic unity of
the universe.” [Erdmann, M Eur J Nanomed 2009; 2:31-38]
The Truth:“Let no man deceive you with
vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God
upon the children of disobedience.” (Ephesians 5:6)
Endnote:
1. Willis Harman’s essay, Bringing About the Transition to
Sustainable Peace (Part One: A Changing Worldview), cited in
footnote bb,
Erdmann, M Eur J Nanomed 2009; 2:31-38.
2.http://www.clinam.org/journal/index.php/NanoJournal/article/view/.7/33.
3. See recent posts titled
“Early Experiential Emergents” and
“The Emerging Church – Circa 1970” and especially follow the
links back to earlier Herescope articles documenting the key role of
Willis Harman with evangelical leaders in the late 1970s.
© 2009 by Discernment Group
Source article at
http://herescope.blogspot.com/2009/05/spiritualization-of-science.html
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