Difference between revisions of "TFNR - Knowledge and Consciousness"

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Let us now mention an aspect that is of great importance to me, which concerns fundamental concepts, such as: sense, meaning, utility, value, ethics, development, well-being.

Many wonder if the pursuit of Knowledge, like scientific research, philosophy, and many other precious disciplines, have a sense and a usefulness in a world that still appears full of suffering, hunger, wars, abysmal inequalities... Many wonder if science is not doing more harm than good to humanity, as well as material development, the diffusion of technology, and so on.

I have no certain answers to these observations. What I think is important to recognize and say is that "nothing really has value if it doesn't help improve our lives". "Ours" in a broader sense, humanity, a set of interacting individuals, peoples and nations that populate this planet alongside countless other living species, sharing a common destiny, which at times is filled with light and hope, at times of despondency, fear and despair.

For this reason, to affirm the usefulness, sense, value of Knowledge, in all its forms, I introduce a fundamental concept for me, on which individual destiny and well-being are played, but even more, collective, universal.

This all-important concept is what is called Consciousness. A concept that appears in the religious sphere, but also secular, a concept that has a thousand facets, evanescent, uncertain and nuanced, on whose meaning it is difficult to find true agreement. I will try to briefly outline what I mean by the term "Consciousness" and why it is so important when we talk about science, about Knowledge.

Knowledge and Consciousness...

The key to the Source (in search of)

A good positive approach to life and Nature / unity, interconnection, construction (through Action)

Liberation (individual and collective)

Knowledge without consciousness is nothing or even dangerous (as we can see in the world...) - Curiosity kills the cat... Study of Nature (physics, cosmology can be only to satisfy our (legittima) curiosity in front of the wonderful show of Nature, but must represent a step forward in a wider and deeper understanding of the Fundamental Nature of Reality, and, as men, to live more positively and profitably the Reality which we are part of.

Links to the tables of contents of TFNR Paper

• Go to the contents list of the paper "The Fundamental Nature of Reality"

• Go to Chapter 2 "A first look"