"In a reality where the physical world is held accountable to empirical or mathematical science, any scientifically irrelevant theology is implicitly displaced. This makes theological systems untouchable by science and vice versa, depriving science of moral guidance and encouraging the revelatory c…
"In a reality where the physical world is held accountable to empirical or mathematical science, any scientifically irrelevant theology is implicitly displaced. This makes theological systems untouchable by science and vice versa, depriving science of moral guidance and encouraging the revelatory creation of different metaphysical realities associated with conflicting promises and instructions involving the physical world. (These metaphysical realities include not just overtly religious frameworks, but the random materialism embraced by many scientists and followers of science.) The resulting disagreements cause, or provide pretexts for, real-world conflicts."
Seems that he is describing our current situation. Science has been deprived of moral guidance and we are being propelled by pseudo-religious frameworks, such as climate change or transhumanism, into oblivion. I am not smart enough to see how the Human Singularity he describes will prevail...
From an interview of Langan (url below):
"In a reality where the physical world is held accountable to empirical or mathematical science, any scientifically irrelevant theology is implicitly displaced. This makes theological systems untouchable by science and vice versa, depriving science of moral guidance and encouraging the revelatory creation of different metaphysical realities associated with conflicting promises and instructions involving the physical world. (These metaphysical realities include not just overtly religious frameworks, but the random materialism embraced by many scientists and followers of science.) The resulting disagreements cause, or provide pretexts for, real-world conflicts."
Seems that he is describing our current situation. Science has been deprived of moral guidance and we are being propelled by pseudo-religious frameworks, such as climate change or transhumanism, into oblivion. I am not smart enough to see how the Human Singularity he describes will prevail...
url: https://superscholar.org/interviews/christopher-michael-langan/
I agree. I don't see it happening either. Sigh....
It starts by being at least aware of the two possibilities.
The key term is new age. Once u become aware of that then u may see the possibilities. Gene roddenberry was in a channeling session with council of 9