Category: Darwin

Limitations in Manfred Eigen's Seminal Theoretical Paper

by Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D. Respected Dr Pokharna, There are several problems with Eigen’s seminal theoretical paper, actually published in 1971, on the self organization of matter. The practical problems of the RNA world have a… more »

DIALOGUE ON LIFE AND ITS ORIGIN

Professor Werner Arber (right), a Nobel Laureate and Emeritus Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Basel, Switzerland, greets Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Maharaja (Dr. T. D. Singh). This is an excerpt of the dialogue between Professor… more »

Vaisnavism

by Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D. Universal Religion Previously I submitted a post in two parts on "What is Religion," wherein the general principles of religion were presented. General means universal, i.e. the universal principles t… more »

Harmony of Science and Religion: 21st Century Science and Religion ~ Resources – Books and Media

bySripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.Below is a brief list of some recent books and media on the Scientific Critique of Science, especially dealing with Darwinian evolution and the paradigm change in biology.  1. "Signature in the Cell:… more »

Harmony of Science and Religion: 21st Century Science and Religion Resources - Organizations

bySripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.There are a growing number of places where you can find the latest new programs on the Harmony of Science and Religion in the academic and scholarly communities and organizations. We have listed some of… more »

Intelligent Critique of Science (ICS)

bySripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.Intelligent Critique of Science (ICS)We have consistently pointed out that an honest and more modest self appraisal of science already exists. Theories like the Big Bang, Origin of Life, Evolution, et… more »

Science and Religion

by Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D. Dear Mr Das and Friends,   We appreciate your messages to this list because they demonstrate a willingness to enter into a dialogue on a subject of mutual interest, and help to avoid turning this list… more »

Vedanta and Science

byPurushottama Jagannath Das, Ph.D. www.mahaprabhu.net/harmonizerpbanerjee2002@yahoo.com Mob: +91-9432205775Science Magazine on the occasion of its 125th anniversary in 2005, came up with a list of 125 questions, under an article entitled, ‘W… more »

What is Science?

by Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THIS FORUM In this forum we are interested in discussing the Harmony of Science and Religion. We have been welcoming everyone's input, just to see where everyone is at, and to en… more »

The Miracles of Darwinism

 Until his death, the mathematician and doctor of medicine Marcel-Paul Schützenberger (1920-1996) was Professor of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Paris and a member of the Academy of Sciences, and author of “The Miracles of Darwinism”. In… more »

Life Comes From Life

by Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D. Dear Panchan Pramanik, You sent this list an interesting challenge to some of the points in my post on the above mentioned topic in the subject line. Unfortunately the formatting did not show properly th… more »

Reality: Is it Personal or Impersonal or Both?

bySripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.Bhaktivedanta InstituteWhen we refer to God we imply that ultimately Reality is Personal. You are fundamentally and irreducibly personal, as a part of Reality. And so Reality as a whole must contain the… more »

The Role of Faith in Science

by Sushen Krishna Das, Ph.D. www.mahaprabhu.net/harmonizerjaga.suresh@gmail.comMob: +91-9748906907This is a response to this message in the group.Dear Prof P. Pramanik:We appreciate your comments on our posting. The claims that all theo… more »

Honesty is an Immediate Requirement in Modern Educational System

bySushen Krishna Das, Ph.D.www.mahaprabhu.net/harmonizerjaga.suresh@gmail.comMob: +91-9748906907A Chinese paleontologist recently stated, “In China, we can criticize Darwin but not the government; in America, you can criticize the government bu… more »

James Shapiro: Dawkins "lives in a world of fantasy”

bySripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.  James Shapiro of Fermilabs in a recent (Jan 22, 2010) lecture there said that Dawkins "lives in a world of fantasy." The difficulties on which Intelligent Design focuses — e.g., the sudden origin of… more »

The Scientific Revolution in Evolution

Staff – Science and Scientistwww.scienceandscientist.org Suzan Mazur, journalist for Scoop, Independent News, recently reported [1] that what is planned for this July (2008) "promises to be more transforming for the world than Woodstock." Cha… more »

Theology, Epistemology and Ontology

bySripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.Bhaktivedanta Institute Dear Dr. Ashwini Otta, Your comments are quite appropriate. The view point of our Bhaktivedanta Institute is that science is an essential part of knowledge. The e-magazine we… more »

Religion is the Real and the Broader Science

by Sushen Krishna Das, Ph.D. Bhaktivedanta Institute www.mahaprabhu.net/harmonizer jaga.suresh@gmail.com Mob: +91-9748906907  This is a reply to this message in the group. Dear Dr. D. Bhattacharya: Thank you for sharing your personal thoughts… more »

The Harmonizer: January 2009

 Dear Members: Please click this linkhttp://mahaprabhu.net/satsanga/?download=Harmonizer_January_2010.pdfto open the January 2009 issue of our Monthly Newsletter "The Harmonizer - Science, Philosophy, Religion and Art are all branches of the sa… more »

Deluding Science VS Enlightening Science

bySushen Krishna Das, Ph.D.Bhaktivedanta Institute www.mahaprabhu.net/harmonizerjaga.suresh@gmail.comMob: +91-9748906907This is our response to thismessage in the e-group.   Dear Dr. Hari Warrior: Please accept our humble d… more »

VEDANTIC CONCEPTION OF LIFE, ITS MEANING AND PURPOSE

by    Srila Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Maharaja, (T. D. Singh, Ph.D.)Founding Director of Bhaktivedanta Institute  IntroductionLife is a mystery. The best minds in the fields of natural sciences and philosophy have been trying to understand… more »

The Concept (Soul) in Living Organisms

bySripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.Bhaktivedanta InstituteIn addition to any content, another essential element must be the order or form of that content. Content implies a container. Generally, the container is not thought of as having… more »

New Year Resolution

by Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D. Bhaktivedanta Institute tad vijnanartham sa guru evabhiggachetsamit panih srotriyam brahma nistam This verse from the Mundaka Upanisad (1.2.21) is part of the Atharva veda. It explains the process fo… more »

Rebirth and Subjective Evolution

by Sushen Krishna Das, Ph.D.Bhaktivedanta Institutewww.mahaprabhu.net/satsangajaga.suresh@gmail.comMob: +91-9748906907This article is a response to this message.Dear Professor Thippur V. Sreenivas:Thank you for your question on evolutio… more »

Theory of 'Organic Whole'

bySripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.Bhaktivedanta InstituteIn regard to your questions regarding the Organic Whole conception of Reality, I offer the following answers.In our original post we spoke of the nested hierarchy of wholes that… more »