Science in Indian Ethos

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Team D
 Science + Spirituality =?

 Science and spirituality need not be thought of as separate for, they are also highly compatible
 They are complementary, needing each other to make something whole, something bigger than either of
them alone
 Properly integrated, they permit a level of understanding that amounts to much more than their sum
 Its not always that data can change one’s mind….

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 Consciousness studies

 Robert Jahn established PEAR program in 1979.

 This program has been examining anomalies arising in human/machine interaction.
 Studies on human operators attempt to bias the output of devices.
 Use of random event generators to do experiments
 Objective of the experiment was to assess machines responses when people wilfully try to change its
behaviour through thought process.
 Conducted thousands of experiment, millions of trials, but observed effects were quite small.
 The whole study suggests the possibility of how a wilful thought can influence an event.

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 Godel’s Incompleteness Theorem

 Given by Kurt Godel, an Austrian- American mathematician and logician.

 “Any effectively generated theory capable of expressing elementary arithmetic cannot be both consistent
and complete. In particular, for any consistent, effectively generated formal theory that proves certain
basic arithmetic truths, there is an arithmetical statement that is true, but not provable in this theory.”
 A ‘ theory of everything’ is not possible

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 The Butterfly Effect
 Edward Norton Lorenz designed a mathematical model of the way
air moves around in the atmosphere
 He realized that they did not always change as predicted
 The understanding was minute changes in weather model can result
in divergent weather patterns
  It shows that a small change can make much bigger changes
happen; that one small incident can have a big impact in the future. 
 The metaphor goes: “Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set
off a tornado in Texas?”
 It isn't meant to imply that this could actually happen, just that a small
event, like this, at the right time and place could, in theory, trigger a
set of events that will ultimately culminate in the formation of a
hurricane on the other side of the world
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 The Aspect Experiment- Background

 Propounder - French physicist Alain Aspect and his colleagues in the early 1980s to test Bell's inequality
theorem.
 Monistic Idealism( Material Realism, Idealism, Dualism)
 Bell's theorem proves that quantum physics is incompatible with local hidden variable theories.
 Quantum mechanics deals with the behavior of matter and energy on the scale of atoms and subatomic
particles / waves.
 Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon that occurs when pairs or groups of particles are
generated, interact but their independent states cannot be distinguished from one another. Alain was
one of the first to experimentally confirm quantum entanglement.

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 Aspect Experiment- Explanation

 For many years quantum physics had been giving indications that there are levels of reality other than
material level
 Initially, objects in quantum physics were thought to be regular waves
 Soon it was found that, they are not waves in space and time
 They exhibit properties different from those of regular waves
 Recognized as waves in potential, waves of possibility, transcendent, beyond matter
 Aspect’s experiment showed objects have connections outside of space and time

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 Aspect Experiment- Explanation
 Experiment – an atom emits two quanta of light, called photons, going opposite ways, and these
photons affect one another’s behavior at a distance, without exchanging any signals through space
 Einstein showed long ago, two objects can never affect each other instantly in space and time because
for any signal to travel from one point to another, must travel with a maximum speed limit which being
speed of light
 So, any influence must travel, if it travels through space, takes a finite time – idea of locality
 And yet, Aspect’s photons, influence one another, at a distance, without exchanging signals because they
are doing it instantaneously, faster than speed of light
 Influence must belong to a domain of reality – transcendent domain of reality

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 Interconnectedness

 Developments in the field of science have been creating tremendous influence in all sphere of life and
business leaders have no exception either.
 The approach is to understand an individual, individually.
 Force is against the law of nature
 The other principle is that we do not recognize that an individual is unique.
 God has designed each of us as unique and that is the reason why DNA is unique.

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 Interconnectedness among Entities

 Different DNA of heart and kidney- uniqueness of each individual

 Cohesively contribute to the well-being of the greater organ
 Relationship between parts and a whole
 A dewdrop reflects the entire light of the world
 The eye reflects the night-sky, irrespective of the size
 Hologram- each piece carries the essence of the whole
 “As is the atom, so is the universe”

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 Science in the context of values

 Over the years, science and technology have very much developed
 Due to this advancement, Humanity is facing new terror and new anxiety
 Our mind and our motivation determines the direction in which science and technology are used
(Constructive or Destructive use)
 It is very important that the person who wields power must possess certain character and values in life.
Example: Arjuna and Dronacharya

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 Science in the context of values
 In the research paper by William Miller and Debra Miller titled ‘Bringing Human Values to the Forefront of
Corporate Innovation, they have indicated how seemingly progressive technologies have brought along with
them damages and sufferings to human life and planet.
 Job enrichment& design - workaholics &work-life imbalance
 Fertilizers for high crop yields –toxicity to groundwater and food chain
 US and Europe consumer engine- depletion of natural resource
 Majority of deaths in developed countries today are from lifestyle related conditions .
 According to US Centre for disease control , leading causes of death are heart disease ,cancer and stroke
 Actual causes of death are -“the causes of diet , physical activity and tobacco are all leading causes of death”

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 Science in the context of values

 Another research paper -“Ethical responsibilities of scientists” says that science itself cannot decide
which course to pursue , as these decisions are made by human beings .
 One may argue that science does not take a strong moral position , but it certainly takes a strong
position as to the importance of truth

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 Science in the context of values

 Values in Science:
- Cultural
- Moral
- Psychological
- Disciplinary

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 Universal Values and values in a
Global context
• Values like truth, peace, love, righteousness and non-violence are present across

cultures and are considered as universal values.

• Hidden in every human being and must be elicited from within.

• The expression of 5 universal values from the sacred text of 6 religions are:

1. Truth

2. Righteousness

3. Peace

4. Love
15 5. Non-violence
Case study on Motorola Corporation:
• Janiece Webb- former Senior VP Motorola Corp. US led her
professional life rooted in integrity and trust and universal values
of truth and righteousness.

• Incident from her life:

1. She was bribed by one of the rich man in Asian country to hire an
employee through which he could get a personal benefit. She
resisted to this and stood by her values.

2. She had worked hard to get a huge partnership and contract, for
which they were asked to make a payoff to sign the contract.
Janiece refused admitting her mistake.

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THANK YOU