This year’s Earth Day observations, we had our first March for Science.
Crowds massed in Washington, D.C., and around the world to support science and evidence-based research – a protest partly fueled by opposition to Trump’s threats of budget cuts to agencies funding scientists’ work.
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Science is a process. It does not pretend to possess a right answer, it merely has the best process to get closer to that right answer. It is an ongoing argument, where one shows their work and, based on results, decides the best ways to proceed with what next occurs.
Just exactly like Buddhism.
In science, magical potions have no place, nor does superstition, misguided practices, sloppiness, carelessness or a disregard for what one comes to clearly discover.
Scientific research isn’t confined to happenings in a sheltered, secure laboratory; it is an adventure occurring in the series of steps we take in our lives each and every day.
This too, is just exactly like Buddhism.
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As is the case with Buddhist practice, science is not something to believe or not believe, it is something to do.
Be a scientist . . . be an adventurer . . . be a Dharma practitioner.
With mind open, discover and learn about the world and the very best ways to participate in it.
~If this resonates with you, neither grief or a broken heart, or fear, precludes you from participating.