From: "Santosh Helekar" <chimbel...@yahoo.com>
--- On Mon, 4/20/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza <icso...@bsnl.in> wrote:
Religion is not Science and Science is not Religion. But
there is no conflict between Science and Religion. There is
only integration.
Science and religion have absolutely nothing in common. One cannot and
should not integrate the two. Attempting to integrate or mix the two is
exactly what is meant by pseudoscience, which is what Fr. Ivo, Gilbert and
others are doing.
***Dr.Santosh is in his ivory tower. He is absolutely wrong. He does not
understand our view, because he does not know what theology is. Let him read
standard theological books and try to refute our statements. What I am
saying is not "pseudo-science", but what he is proposing to us in the name
of Science. There cannot be conflict between Science and Religion. If there
is, then there is something to be repaired somewhere. Either Science must
expunge superstitions from Religion or Religion should enlighten Science and
Ethics of Science (or Philosophy of Science). We are integrating, not
"mixing", Science within the light of Religion...
It is important that lay people be made aware of this scam, and told why
it is wrong. Otherwise, they easily fall prey to this feel-good, cultural
relativist, fake "can't-we-all-get-along" nonsense, as is evident from the
posts from Rita, Maurice, Albert and others that Mario is fending off on
my right flank. This mixing has now become a leftist ideological and
political movement. It has led to many shady and unethical New Age
practices - various faux health and nutrition cults, the so-called
alternative medics mixing their untested remedies with modern drugs, and
using this backdoor route to "practice" modern medicine without a license,
as well as engage in outright quackery.
***He does not know what is quackery. What does he mean by "untested drugs"?
Are not homeopathic drugs being tested on human beings? They are efficacious
even for animals. Allopathic drugs are tested on guinea pigs. Dr.Santosh is
dreaming about our "leftist ideological and political movement". What I am
doing is Science and Theology, as it should be...integrated in one vision of
life and of the world... There cannot be dichotomy... Most physicians have
their diploma and license.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
