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Science and Christian Healing.
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Principle, logically, is an aspect of what may be termed the higher power. Mary Baker Eddy recognized that there remains yet a lot to be discovered along this line, which, according to all trends, manifests itself in advanced freedoms. If the force that is summed up as Principle, which holds creation in its place, were to be withdrawn, the universe would collapse into nothing. Even the neutron star that should be the outcome of such a collapse, may in fact be but another construction of underlying principles as yet unknown. Some years ago, one of the world's leading theoretical physicists, Dr. David Boehm, suggested, within the framework of his theories on what he called "the implicate order," that this is indeed the case.
The fundamental elements of the science that enabled Mary Baker Eddy to heal are evidenced in many area's of the society's existence. It reflects itself, for instance, in the way money is ideally regarded. In the imperial order, money is understood as substance, almost the supreme substance. It is lend out for profit by the creators of this monetary order. It is 'rented' by businesses who wish to expand, or wish to fuel commerce. But when an economy is structured on the principles of the renaissance, money looses its nature as 'substance.' In the renaissance environment wealth is found in the realization of the creative and productive capacity of the human being. Here, wealth is found in spiritual aspects, and money, which is presently regarded as the substance of wealth, is deemed to be but a 'wave' in the process of creating real wealth. In the ultimate capitalist society, capital becomes nothing but a number in the facilitating process of production, discovery, and creativity. In the renaissance environment the real 'substance' of society is understood to be entirely spiritual and to be the hallmark of every human being. It alone furnishes the foundation for civilization.
Another one of the aspects of the credibility gap that estranges spiritual concepts from human consciousness, is the traditional habit to disassociate science and the spiritual factors of existence. This may have been done intentionally for political purposes, because the bringing together of these two major domains creates a strong foundation for progress, or the only foundation for progress that really exists. But, what is science?
Is not science first and foremost concerned with gaining an understanding of the fundamental laws that pertain to reality, and to apply these as successfully as possible to human living? It was on this same platform that Mary Baker Eddy pursued an exploration of the phenomena that Christ Jesus had demonstrated, and the principles he spoke of. Out of this background of exploration a modern technology of scientific Christian healing evolved, a hundred years ago.
And still, she went further than this. She was quite aware of the difficulty society has in dealing with the credibility gap it has placed between itself and her advanced scientific discovery and its demonstration. It may have been for this reason that she set out quietly to create a structure for the scientific ordering of all the phenomena of human existence as they pertained to her discovery, in which the leading edge of her perception would be documented. This, however, did not take on the form of a dogma that could be published, but was presented in an outlined form as an invitation for continuously advancing discovery on an individual level. By this provision, the continuity of her science would be assured at whatever stage in human development the process of discovery was going to cause her development structure to be recognized.
The promise for infinity.
The continuing development of scientific enquiry is one of the most important aspects on which human existence on this planet depends. This development is of critical importance today as mankind faces the greatest economic and ideological challenge in its entire history. The economic challenge is characterized by the society's self-destruction of the support systems for its physical existence. The ideological challenge has been created in the form a perceived overpopulation of the planet that has drawn immensely powerful actors into the arena of population 'management.' Humanity is currently facing the most dangerous onslaught against its its very life that was ever staged throughout history.
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