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What Are The Overlooked Limitations Of Science?
How we confuse probability for certainty — and how to change it to our advantage.
Before I get started on how scientific narrative may limit our thinking — and what we can do to expand it instead — let me tell you that Zat Rana expressed this whole idea in the clearest, most concise way I can imagine.
“In a world where we have complete information about everything, reason can give us certain answers; in the real world, however, where we are not even close to having all the answers — a world where words are fallible, where perception is fallible, where imagination is fallible, reason is more of a guide than it is a hallmark of truth.” — Zat Rana, What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual? A Rational Answer.
Thank you, Zat — it seems like you said it all already! But nevertheless, I will try to explore this further by pointing to how this influences us on a practical level.
I think that a general observation like the one above, made from a bird’s eye view, also demands specific examples. This way we can really grasp how relevant this is to our daily lives.
