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scientifically demonstrated the existence of God. 30 On the nature of God, Newton says in the Principia. “This Being governs all things, not on the soul of the world, but as Lord over all, and on account of his dominion he is...... to be called Lord God or Universal Ruler."'81 Complementarity between Science and Spirituality :
Popularly Science and Spirituality are regarded as opposed to each other. Science and objectivity are and must be recognised as inseparable. Science is objective, not subjective or projective. To think of any purpose or goal for the universe is totally alien to science. “And, yet deep within us there is some vague feeling beyond doubt, akin to faith that the universe and human life, has some purpose, some transcendental goal.”32 And life is synthesis of both-Science and Spirituality. Science fulfils actions for our life, while Spirituality provides a direction to our life. If spirituality is our vision, science is our strong feet.33 We can fulfil our mission of life with the help of both. They are like two wings of a bird.84
Science provides deep understanding of nature and the harmony it unfolds and beauty it unravels It has also the immense power to transform society. But inspite of the dazzling triumphs of physical Science, materialism proves itself always in the end a vain and helpless creed, and that too is why physical Science it-self with all its achievements, though it may accomplish comforts, can never achieve happiness and fullness of being for the human race,"35 Hence Science needs self-knowledge for guidance. It has no value-judgement. It is neutral. We can use or misuse science but we cannot deny its potential and actual powers. Spirituality without Science is lame or ineffective.
The moot question is how to make synthesis of Science and Spirituality. It is perhaps left to art and literature.
Science studies the external or objective dimension which brings objective and external change leading to the
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