wheneinsteinmeetsbuddha

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ate nature of space and time (or how does space and time arise)? • What is the origin of the universe (how is it e into existence)? Fundamental (materialistic) questions (cont.) • What are the ultimate laws that governs the behavior of the materialistic universe? • Why are the natural constants take on the value as observed? • What is the truth of singularity in the black hole, big bang? (quantum gravity) Fundamental (materialistic) questions (cont.) • How do life and consciousness arise? • Is there such as an „objective‟ universe, evolves according to this laws and be independent from its observer (consciousness)? No definite answer to most of these questions from science yet… • Modern day science, despite having been progressed at awful pace since the Renaissance, is still uncertain about many open questions pertaining to the true nature of the universe. • Do we still stand any chance to ultimately uncover the ultimate laws of nature? Will we ever get to know the ultimate answer to these questions, through scientific approach? • YES? • NEVER? • The answer is… No one knows Analogy of a lost traveler in a vast desert • The ultimate solution is still a dream far away. Features of Buddhist teaching • Not so much to explaining the nature of materialistic universe. • The answer is suggested „top down‟ by the Buddha. • Direct insight • Qualitative • The nature of the mind • Consciousness. • Ultimate aim: cessation of suffering. Features of Buddhist teaching (cont.) •Dependent origination (causal interdependence), pa241。 iccasamupp224。 da • Explanation of the rise and。