(FOLSVHG7KRXJKWV

By BuIujI NurusImIun
<sIerIockbuIujIyuIoo.com>

Ccn technolo help brin science cnd reliion toether, cnd prote thct
reliious truths do not contrcdict scientijic ones?

'm wrILIng LIIs pIece on Wednesduy, z; OcLober zooq, und uL LIIs momenL, us
LIe worId wuILs Ior LIe ecIIpse, Suryu (SwuLI, Pudu) Is conjuncL KeLu (SwuLI,
Pudu), wIIIe RuIu (AswInI, Pudu) Is conjuncL CIundru (AswInI, Pudu).

'm reudIng your mInd us you ure reudIng LIIs, und so know wIuL you ure
LIInkIng-you IeeI LIuL you Iuve uccIdenLuIIy sLruyed InLo LIe usLroIogy
secLIon. PuLIence, genLIe reuder. You ure sLIII In LIe LecInoIogy cIunneI, und
urge you Lo reud on. Once, ecIIpses were cIuImed Lo cuuse Iuvoc, buL modern
scIenLIIIc LIougIL "proved" LIuL ubsoIuLeIy noLIIng unLowurd Iuppens durIng
un ecIIpse. TIIs "scIenLIIIc beIIeI" IeId unLII 1qq, und LIen, u rencImun
cuIIed MuurIce AIIuIs dIscovered LIuL wIen un ecIIpse Iuppens und LIe moon
pusses In IronL oI LIe sun, u penduIum Ie wus observIng sLurLed movIng u IILLIe
IusLer.

TIIs eIIecL, sInce dubbed LIe "AIIuIs eIIecL," Ius been puzzIIng scIenLIsLs, wIo
cunnoL IIgure ouL wIuL cuuses IL. And jusL In cuse you ure wonderIng ubouL
MuurIce AIIuIs' credenLIuIs, weII, Ie pIcked up LIe NobeI PrIze In EconomIcs In
1q88. TIIs Is noL LIe onIy cuse. We Iuve CIurIes BerIILz, wIo, In IIs exceIIenL
book, "TIe Bermudu TrIungIe," LuIks ubouL LIe possIbIe LecInoIogy used In LIe
PusIpuku VImunu In wIIcI Rumu IIew Irom unku Lo AyodIyu. SInce SILu
uIIuded Lo Iow sLurs cun be seen durIng LIe duyLIme, BerIILz opInes LIuL LIIs
couId noL be u IIgmenL oI uuLIor VuImIkI's ImugInuLIon.

TIuL's uII very InLeresLIng, you wIII suy, buL boss, wIuL Is LIe LecI ungIe? AguIn,
puLIence, genLIe reuder. wus geLLIng down Lo LIIs, und know LIuL you ure
mIIdIy vexed becuuse 'm reudIng your mInd us you ure reudIng LIIs, und so
know wIuL you ure LIInkIng.

Toduy, LecInoIogy Ius mude mugnIIIcenL sLrIdes, und cun uIIow us Lo
undersLund LIIngs LIuL we couId noL even ImugIne beIoreIund. We Iuve reud
In scrIpLures LIuL LIere were weupons cupubIe oI muss desLrucLIon. SomeLIIng
IIke LIIs wouId Iuve seemed ImpossIbIe Lo conLempIuLe u cenLury ugo, buL now
we know LIuL LIIs Is Lrue In LIe presenL becuuse oI LIe nucIeur bombs LIuL
severuI counLrIes possess.

Cun we use LecInoIogy Lo verIIy some oI LIe LruLIs LIuL Iuve been upIeId by
LIe scrIpLures? L Is noL known wIuL cun be ucIIeved, buL we cun uIwuys Lry.
BuL Ior LIIs, we need Lo sIed our urcIuIc upproucIes, und see LIIngs Irom u
IresI perspecLIve. ScIenLIsLs sIouId gIve reIIgIon LIe beneIIL oI doubL, InsLeud
oI jusL pooI-pooIIng sucI beIIeIs us supersLILIon. ReIIgIous peopIe Loo need Lo
gIve up LIeIr urcune dogmus, und come ouL InLo LIe IIgIL und seek u scIenLIIIc
expIunuLIon Ior LIeIr beIIeIs.

We need Lo be IogIcuI In our upproucI, und beIIeve In wIuL SIerIock HoImes
suys In TIe NuvuI TreuLy-"TIere Is noLIIng In wIIcI deducLIon Is so
necessury us In reIIgIon. L cun be buIId up us un exucL scIence by LIe
reusoner."

RIgIL now, you ure IeeIIng, "wIy Is LIIs guy goIng on und on wILIouL gIvIng us
un exumpIe?" 'm reudIng your mInd us you ure reudIng LIIs, und so know
wIuL you ure LIInkIng. BuL don'L worry, wIII obIIge you wILI un exumpIe
concernIng LIe crucIIyIng oI CIrIsL.

L Is suId In JoeI z:1 LIuL "TIe sun sIuII be Lurned InLo durkness, und LIe
moon InLo bIood, beIore LIe greuL und LIe LerrIbIe duy oI LIe ord come." TIIs
mIgIL sound IIke gobbIedygook Lo u person wILI "scIenLIIIc Lemper," buL IeL us
consIder wIuL LIe scIenLIsLs Iuve Lo suy.

n Muy zoo, Lwo RomunIun usLronomers, IvIu MIrceu und TIberIu OproIu,
scIenLIIIcuIIy cuIcuIuLed LIuL CIrIsL dIed on rIduy, AprII , AD. Iuve wILI
me un exceIIenL DOS VedIc AsLroIogy progrum cuIIed PCJYOTSH, wIIcI cun
cuIcuIuLe pIuneLury posILIons Irom 1oo BC Lo z1qq AD. Ied LIe ubove duLe
InLo LIe progrum, und Iound LIuL Suryu (BIurunI, Pudu) wus conjuncL RuIu
(AswInI, Pudu), und CIundru (SwuLI, Pudu) wus conjuncL KeLu (SwuLI,
Pudu).

JoeI's words cIeurIy reIer Lo un ecIIpse, und LIIs cun be conIIrmed wILI LIe
modern LecInoIogy LIuL we possess. Cun we noL uIso puL oLIer LecInoIogIes Lo
sImIIur use, und ensure LIuL modern LecInoIogy cun seumIessIy InLegruLe uL
IeusL u good purL oI boLI LecInoIogy und reIIgIon?

You jusL LIougIL "yes!" 'm reudIng your mInd us you ure reudIng LIIs, und so
know wIuL you ure LIInkIng.

NDTE: This crticle jirst cppecred in msn.co.in cs pcrt oj the Tcke IT Cool
column.