Science and Religion, Post-humanism.

 Science and Religion, Post-humanism.

Religion is a contract, while spirituality is a journey.

From a historical point of view, spiritual travel is always a tragedy because it is a lonely path suitable for the individual and not for society as a whole. To promote cooperation, not only questions but also definite answers are needed, and those who have been arguing about the religious structure in their way eventually create a new structure in its place.

In the uncompromising pursuit of truth, they overturned the laws, rituals, and structures of traditional Hinduism and Judaism. But in the end, more laws, more rituals, and more structures were created in their names instead of in the names of others in history.

There are many interpretations of the relationship between religion and science, but one important fact is that science always needs the help of religion to create a system that works well. Scientists study how the world works, but there is no scientific way to determine how humans should behave. So all practical tasks undertaken by scientists depend on religious insight.

If we descend from the elegant realm of philosophy and look at historical realities, we can see that all religious stories consist of three parts: ethical judgments, factual statements, and practical guidelines that fuse ethical judgments and factual statements.

In fact, it is not always easy to separate ethical judgments from factual statements. Religion has a tenacious habit of turning factual statements into ethical judgments, causing serious confusion and complicating what ends in relatively simple arguments.

Even if science's contribution to the ethical debate is greater than you might think, there is still a line that cannot be crossed, at least. It is impossible to maintain large-scale social order without the guiding hand of any religion. Even universities and research institutes need religious support. Religion provides an ethical justification for scientific research, and in return allows it to influence the scientific agenda and the uses of scientific discoveries. Therefore, the history of science cannot be understood without taking into account religious beliefs. It's a fact that scientists don't often think about, but the Scientific Revolution itself began in one of the most dogmatic, intolerant, and religious societies in history.

It is customary to paint modern history as a struggle between science and religion. In theory, science and religion are both concerned with truth above all else, but their support for different truths is doomed to clash. In reality, neither science nor religion are very interested in the truth, so the two can easily compromise and coexist as well as cooperate.

Religion is concerned with order above all else. The goal of religion is to create and maintain social structures. Science, on the other hand, cares more about power than anything else.

Scientists and clergy individuals may put truth above all others, but as a collective institution, science and religion prioritize order and power over truth.

The pursuit of truth without compromise is a spiritual journey, so it is difficult to stay within the institutions of religion or science.

It would therefore be a much more accurate view to see modern history as a contractual process between science and a particular religion, i.e., humanism. Postmodern society believes in the doctrine of humanism and uses science to put it into practice, not to question it.

The 21st century will be a contract between science and a post-humanist religion.