The entire cosmos is made out of one and the same world-stuff, operated by the same energy as we ourselves. 'Mind' and 'matter' appears as two aspects of our unitary mind-bodies. There is no separate supernatural realm: all phenomena are part of one natural process of evolution. There is no basic cleavage between science and religion; they are both organs of evolving humanity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mind and matter are aspects of a unitary natural process, so science and religion are compatible organs of evolution.
- In plain terms
- Mind and matter are part of one system, so science and religion work together.
- What can you take from it?
- View science and religion as complementary tools for understanding one natural world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can science and faith coexist?
- How do we view the world as one system?
Another view
May oversimplify tensions between empirical science and theological claims.
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