JAINA Convention 2005 07 JCNC

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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slits at once. The outcome of the experiment then depends on what the scientists
want to measure.
Before we end this discussion, it is pertinent to ask, "what benefit will accrue by seeing a common ground between religion and physics". Well the answer is obvious but must be stated here for clarity. Firstly if the religion is based on physics then the intra-religion contradictions can be dispensed with.
Every one believes in physical laws because they are experienced in daily life. So if religion has a basis in the well established physical laws then there is no need to compartmentalize various religions. The apparent contradictions may be simply due to different emphasis on different aspects of physical laws and when they are complete, they will probably all become the same.
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Kothari D.S. The Complementarity Principle and Eastern philosophy, Neils Bohr Centenary volume (A.P. French and PJ. Kennedy, eds) Harvard University Press, Cambridge, USA 1985, 325-331.
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