22 Jan '12 16:56>
Originally posted by FMFI would say that science does not claim that it describes even physical Reality completely and/or correctly. Science models the universe and while modelling creates an enclosure hemmed in by assumptions and observations et al. Science cannot and will not count God /Ultimate Reality / Truth among its objects of study let alone describe them. So, even a dancing dervish's glimpse of the supernatural is closer to the truth.
Yes, I know you agree with him. But I think his assertion buckles under scrutiny. "Myths are better able to come closer to reality..." than what? Myths are folklore. They don't become "truth" simply because mystics claim it is the best that they convey. They don't become "the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words" simply because Coomaras ...[text shortened]... o. They aren't here at RHP to argue the corner. And you can't argue the corner either.