The document discusses the challenges of reconciling religion and science, emphasizing their differing foundations—religion centers on God while science focuses on nature. It introduces four curves of societal evolution: religion, science, spirituality, and enlightenment, each with unique assumptions and methods for knowledge creation. A 'quantum bridge' is proposed to connect the realms of science and spirituality through concepts like energy and consciousness.

1. Reconciling Religion and
Science*
Dr. Subhash Sharma
Director
Indus Business Academy, Bangalore
*Fifth World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy, MIT University, Pune, Oct.2-5, 2019, in
the Plenary Session IV: Can Science and Religion Be Reconciled? What are the Main Obstacles?
Scientific? Religious?, Oct. 3, 2019.
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2. Four Curves of Society’s Evolution
• Curve of Religion, Curve of Science, Curve of Spirituality, Curve of
Enlightenment
• Each curve has its own assumptions and methodologies to create
knowledge
• Religion is based on the assumption of a God, Science rejects God.
Hence from this point of view the two can not be reconciled.
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3. Four Curves of Social Evolution
Religion: God
Science: Nature
Enlightenment: Consciousness
Spirituality: Self
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4. Essence of Four Curves
• Religion: God centric
• Science: Nature centric with focus on laws of nature and cause and
effect
• Spirituality: Inner Self
• Enlightenment: Exploring Cosmic Consciousness
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5. Methodology of Science and Spirituality
• Science: Windows approach – Western Windows
• Spirituality: Doors approach –Eastern Doors
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6. Defining Spirituality
SPIRIT:
SP: Sense Pleasure
IR: Intuition and Reason
IT: Infinity and Transcendence
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7. Need for a Quantum Bridge
• END to END
• END: Einstein, Newton , Darwin
• END: Eternity, Nirvana, Divinity
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8. END to END
END to END
Einstein to Eternity
Newton to Nirvana
Darwin to Divinity
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9. Spiritual Equation
• Scientific equation e= mc2
• Spiritual equation e=mcn ; n = 1,2,3,4 … infinity
• Connectivity between two equations through Om
• Symbol of Om when viewed through its mirror image
represents e indicating energy
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10. Om Connectivity Between Science and
Spirituality
Om
e = mc2
Science
e = mcn
Spirituality
v v
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11. Implications for Society and Individuals
• CH3:
Consciousness, Head, Heart, Hand
Towards Light in My Heart
(Song by Dr. Subhash Sharma)
There is light in my heart, It is there from the start,
Its mystery you want to know, It says hello hello …
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