A great deal of such precision HAS in fact been published; I can look at my library shelves and see several works engaging the topic by physicists, mathematicians, and biologists, as well as by spiritually-oriented writers.
And I don't think one can underestimate the benefit of having experienced the transpersonal, in whatever way, by whatever label used, in engaging with this topic. In my own experience, a lot of this discussion is people who have had such experiences trying to understand and explain them, to find ways to systematize what is often very subjective and personal.
Therefore, yes, I do think you're right about the appeal to the science as a rational (materialist?) explanation. But as the Jung-Pauli correspondence ought to remind us all, scientists are still human, too, and not immune to the effects of psychology, consciousness, and esoteric experiences. (One needs only to remember how many times scientific breakthroughs have been inspired by "irrational" things such as dreams.)
A great deal of such precision HAS in fact been published; I can look at my library shelves and see several works engaging the topic by physicists, mathematicians, and biologists, as well as by spiritually-oriented writers.
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't think one can underestimate the benefit of having experienced the transpersonal, in whatever way, by whatever label used, in engaging with this topic. In my own experience, a lot of this discussion is people who have had such experiences trying to understand and explain them, to find ways to systematize what is often very subjective and personal.
Therefore, yes, I do think you're right about the appeal to the science as a rational (materialist?) explanation. But as the Jung-Pauli correspondence ought to remind us all, scientists are still human, too, and not immune to the effects of psychology, consciousness, and esoteric experiences. (One needs only to remember how many times scientific breakthroughs have been inspired by "irrational" things such as dreams.)