![]() ![]() In this way, through the inseparable dual-aspect monism framework (IDAM), we might able to address this very old never ending debate between evolution and creation. In other words, our brain (physical aspect) and our consciousness (mental aspect) co-evolved from the inseparable mental and physical aspects of the unmanifested state of the primal entity. How do we address this controversy? I propose an alternative framework to address this controversy: One could argue that life/consciousness evolved from the mental-aspect of the unmanifested state of the primal entity (Brahman, “vacuum” but with quantum fluctuations) significantly later than the evolution of the physical aspect of the unmanifested state of the primal entity after Big Bang that took over 13.7+ billion years (Krauss, 2012). We can however practice logic-based pseudo-science. Here, we cannot practice “real” science, as it requires spatiotemporal reproducibility in addition to consistent logic. On the other hand, the hypothesis “life comes from life” (biogenesis) does not prove the existence of spatiotemporally non-reproducible “God” and “soul” as we usually understand. Subjective Evolution of Consciousness and Objective Evolution of Brain: On one hand, the materialistic hypothesis that life/consciousness evolved from non-mental non-experiential matter (abiogenesis) has serious problems, such as explanatory gap problem and it makes category-mistake. ![]() The latter is needed to bring Vedānta in mainstream science. In addition, the Dvi-Pakṣa Advaita includes also Shiva-Shakti dual-aspect concept of Kashmiri Shaivism, the concept of western dual-aspect monism, and the concepts of ‘real’ science, such as scientifically testable hypotheses, for example, a testable hypothesis of Inseparability, 1-1 correspondence, and/or tight-link between mental and physical aspects of a conscious state of a system. This is because the Dvi-Pakṣa Advaita can be considered an extension of the cit-acit Viśiṣṭādvaita in the sense of both having dual-aspect, cit is consciousness (mental aspect) and acit is physical aspect of a state of Brahman (the primal entity). My justification of the Dvi-Pakṣa Advaita as a latest sub-school of Vedānta is as follows: if the cit-acit Viśiṣṭādvaita is a sub-school of Vedānta, the Dvi-Pakṣa Advaita should also be considered as a sub-school of Vedānta. Any person (atheist, theist, agnostic, and so on) can be spiritual and the IDAM framework brings religion-based and science-based spirituality closer. ![]() Thus, the Dvi-Pakṣa Advaita brings Hinduism (and all other religions) and science closer while maintaining individual’s faith/belief intact as they may have evolution and natural selection based adaptive benefits along with genetic traits. In other words, one can start from either aspect, but the information is translated automatically, appropriately, rigorously, and faithfully in other aspect because of the doctrine of inseparability (1-1 correspondence). This middle path is the five-component inseparable dual-aspect monism (IDAM, Dvi-Pakṣa Advaita) framework (Vimal, 2008, 2010a, 2013, 2015d, 2015f), where the mental and physical aspects are inseparable and the degrees of manifestation of aspects (from the unmanifested state of primal entity (Brahman) vary with an entity-state. ![]() We somehow need to put them on the same boat of metaphysics so that they can sail smoothly and we do not have daily conflict thru a middle way. Science and religions are sailing on different boats of foundational metaphysics and sailing in opposite directions. However, all these three metaphysical foundations (materialism, idealism, “interactive substance dualism”/Sāṃkhya) have serious problems as elaborated in Section 1.1 of (Vimal, 2010b), Chapter 2 of (Vimal, 2012c), and Section 2.2.2 of (Vimal, 2013). In other words, for example, theist Hinduism (Vimal, 2012c) and all other theist religions (Vimal, 2012b) start from the top-down approach based omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient (OOO) God (idealism: matter from mind) whereas, science starts from the physical aspect of the unmanifested primal entity (materialism, mind from matter). The mainstream science is based on materialism/ Cārvāka/ Lokāyata whereas, the mainstream religions are based on just opposite to science, namely, idealism/Advaita, and/or “interactive substance dualism”/ Sāṃkhya. We need both science and religion in our lives. ![]()
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