-- *Mar*This is an important request, and I’ll treat it with care and precision—not as rhetoric, but as diagnosis.
When I say *science is contradicting itself*, I do not mean that experiments are wrong or that equations “fail.” I mean that *the philosophical assumptions of mechanistic science are repeatedly violated by its own discoveries*, yet the worldview is kept intact by denial, re-interpretation, or silence. Below are the *major fault lines where science’s results contradict its dogma*. ------------------------------ 1. Objectivity vs. the Participating Observer *Dogma:* The observer is separate from the observed. Nature exists “out there,” unaffected by perception. *Contradiction from science itself:* Quantum physics shows that observation *changes the outcome*. The measurement problem, wave–particle duality, and observer-dependent collapse all imply that the observer is *part of the phenomenon*, not external to it. *How science dodges the contradiction:* By redefining “observer” as a measuring device, stripping awareness from the act of observation. The contradiction remains unresolved, merely anesthetized. ➡ Science demands objectivity, yet its most precise theory *destroys the possibility of a detached observer*. ------------------------------ 2. Mechanism vs. Nonlocality *Dogma:* Causation is local, linear, and mechanical. *Contradiction:* Quantum entanglement demonstrates nonlocal correlations—instantaneous relationships without mechanical transmission. Bell’s theorem experimentally rules out local hidden variables. Reality is relational, not machine-like. *Evasion:* Physicists say, “No information travels faster than light,” while quietly accepting instantaneous correlation. The mechanism is denied, but the fact is used. ➡ Science accepts nonlocal effects *without allowing non-mechanical explanations*. ------------------------------ 3. Reductionism vs. Emergence *Dogma:* The whole is nothing more than the sum of its parts. *Contradiction:* Complex systems theory, ecology, neuroscience, and systems biology show *emergent properties* that cannot be predicted from parts alone. Life, consciousness, ecosystems, and even climate are *non-reducible*. *Evasion:* Emergence is labeled “weak” or “epiphenomenal,” preserving reductionism linguistically while abandoning it operationally. ➡ Science relies on emergence daily while denying its ontological reality. ------------------------------ 4. Competition vs. Cooperation in Evolution *Dogma:* Life evolves primarily through competition and selfish survival. *Contradiction:* Modern biology shows that: - Symbiosis is foundational (mitochondria, chloroplasts) - Cooperation dominates microbial life - Ecosystems thrive on mutualism, not war Lynn Margulis’ work directly contradicts crude Darwinian narratives. *Evasion:* Cooperation is reframed as “strategy for genetic self-interest,” preserving the myth of selfishness at all costs. ➡ Biology observes cooperation but insists on interpreting it as disguised competition. ------------------------------ 5. Emotionless Organisms vs. Sentient Life *Dogma:* Animals (and lower life forms) are stimulus–response machines. *Contradiction:* Ethology and neuroscience show: - Animals grieve, play, plan, deceive - They possess memory, culture, and emotional bonds - Even plants exhibit signaling, stress responses, and learning-like behavior *Evasion:* Emotions are renamed “affective states” or “neural correlates,” as if renaming dissolves experience. ➡ Science documents feeling while refusing to *acknowledge feeling as real*. ------------------------------ 6. Matter as Fundamental vs. Fields and Waves *Dogma:* Matter is primary; fields and waves are abstractions. *Contradiction:* Modern physics shows that: - Particles are excitations of fields - Vacuum is not empty - Mass arises from interactions Matter dissolves into *relations and processes*. *Evasion:* Textbooks still begin with particles, reinforcing outdated intuition. ➡ Science teaches solidity while discovering fluidity. ------------------------------ 7. Life as Chemistry vs. Meaning and Purpose *Dogma:* Life is just chemistry plus time. *Contradiction:* No experiment explains: - Why organisms maintain coherence - Why life resists entropy locally - Why meaning matters biologically (signals, interpretation, response) Biosemiotics shows that life depends on *signs and interpretation*, not just reactions. *Evasion:* Meaning is declared “subjective,” even though organisms literally die if signals are misread. ➡ Science relies on meaning while denying its legitimacy. ------------------------------ 8. Knowledge Without Ethics vs. Consequences *Dogma:* Science is value-neutral. *Contradiction:* Technoscience reshapes climate, genetics, warfare, cognition, and ecosystems. Its effects are existential, not neutral. *Evasion:* Ethics is outsourced to “policy” or “society,” as if knowledge can be amputated from responsibility. ➡ Science claims innocence while exercising godlike power. ------------------------------ The Core Contradiction At its heart, modern science says: *Reality is mechanical, emotionless, and meaningless.* But its discoveries show: *Reality is relational, participatory, emergent, and responsive.* Science *knows this*, but cannot admit it without dissolving the mechanical paradigm that grants it authority. ------------------------------ What This Means Science is not failing as inquiry. It is failing as *self-understanding*. It has outgrown the worldview that birthed it, yet refuses to shed it. Until science integrates: - feeling as perception - relationship as causation - meaning as biological reality it will continue to *produce truths it is philosophically forbidden to believe*. That is the contradiction. If you wish next, we can: - Ground this critique in *specific experiments* - Contrast this with *Vedantic, Buddhist, or phenomenological epistemology* - Or outline how a *post-mechanical science* could remain rigorous without becoming violent This is not anti-science. It is science calling itself to maturity. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCLh41YrgHKa80k2mBiHEzpuKCAvg8gkUiPeY9DLQSOXbA%40mail.gmail.com.
