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Science And Spirituality: Could It Be?

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It was the Roman poet Lucretius, writing around 50 BC, who famously proclaimed reason as a tool to achieve individual freedom, as a means of breaking free from superstitions that enslave the human mind:

"This dread and darkness of the mind cannot be dispelled by the sunbeams, the shining shafts of the day, but only by an understanding of the outward form and inner workings of nature."

Even 400 years before Lucretius, his biggest influence, Democritus, celebrated a rational approach to understanding the world as the only path to happiness, to live in a state of "cheerfulness," to finding grace. For this reason, Democritus was known as the "Laughing Philosopher," as a Rembrandt self-portrait (in the likeness of Democritus) reminds us.

This is the smile we attribute to saints and the enlightened. Are we fundamentally wrong in placing science and spirituality in a warring field? Can reason lead us to transcendence?

To most people, this is an impossible, even absurd, proposition: Reason is the opposite of grace or spiritual transcendence, given that it operates under strict adherence to rigid rules and to an unshakeable skepticism. How can analytical thinking become so malleable as to allow for this emotional and, even more radically, spiritual, impact?

To make sense of this, we must, first and foremost, eliminate the connection between spirituality and spirit, in particular, of spirit as a supernatural manifestation. The starting point of my argument is that only matter exists. There is only the natural. In its awesome complexity, from electrons to proteins to butterflies to stars, natural forms express the wealth of interactions between the basic material constituents and the forces that bind and repel them. There is no question that we have learned a lot about these forces and these constituents and this is what Lucretius had in mind when he wrote that "only by an understanding of the outward form and inner workings of nature" would we dispel "this dread and darkness of the mind." This is the central goal of the physical sciences, the identification of the "outward form and inner workings of nature." We abide to it full-heartedly.

However, we must also concede that we know precious little, that we are surrounded by questions of such forbidding complexity that our knowledge will always be limited even if ever growing, as I explored in The Island of Knowledge. The very way in which we acquire new knowledge of the world opens the way to more questions.

But forbidding complexity does not need to mean divine, or supernatural. Unknowns are invitations, challenges to our creativity. Obstacles are triggers, not stoppers. We go after them using the tools of science and reason with a fervor that, as Einstein remarked, has all the dressings of spiritual devotion.

So, we must rid spirituality from its supernatural prison, make it secular. Spirituality is a connection with something bigger than we are, seducing our imagination, creating an urge to know, to embrace the mystery that surrounds us and the mystery that we are.

This natural spirituality is not a form of mysticism. Mysticism presupposes that knowledge that is inaccessible to the intellect can be apprehended by contemplation or by a union with the divine. Science, at least to me, starts with a spiritual even contemplative connection with nature. But then it uses the intellect as the bridge between this connection and the pursuit of knowledge. As it brings together this very human spiritual attraction to the unknown (merely calling it "curiosity" sounds very impoverishing to me) and our reasoning powers, science is a unique expression of our wonderment with reality, of our awe with nature's grandeur.

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St. Francis Friary and Center for Spirituality on Staten Island closing, friar, groups say

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After over 80 years of service to the Staten Island community, all programs have ceased operating at the St. Francis Friary on Todt Hill.

The friary, the Center for Spirituality and the remaining five friars who live there have all been reassigned, said the Rev. George Sabol, one of the friars who are in the process of relocating to their new assignments this week.

No final decision has been made about what's going to happen to the property, Rev. Sabol said.

The property has not been put on the market and has not been listed with a real estate agent, Rev. Sabol added.

However, for a Staten Island worship community still reeling from the sale of the Mount Manresa site to builders and the pending demolition, the uncertain status of the location is cause forconcern.

The Rev. Philip Blaine, a native Staten Islander and founder and director of the center, and the Rev. Brennan-Joseph Farleo, the guardian (superior) of the friary, could not immediately be reached for comment.

"We're devastated," Rev. Sabol said. "We've done so much for this community of Staten Island, especially the youth with our days of recollection. We've had retreats from so many schools, not only on Staten Island but from Brooklyn. It's been a spiritual haven from many people for generations."

The biggest challenge over the years has been the cost of maintaining the property.

"No matter what we did, we never brought in enough money to sustain this place," said Rev. Sabol, who has been living in the friary for about four years.

Other factors prompting the closure include the dwindling number of men in the religious order and the need for personnel in other locations, Rev. Sabol said.

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You graduated, but your spirituality doesnt have to

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In college, all sorts of resources are accessible at your fingertips. You can create a club, join an organization, attend a rally or listen to a lecturer all so easily. Everything is right in front of you, catering to you and your peers until you leave.

After graduation, that Shabbat dinner or afternoon bagel nosh isnt calling your name every week.

Thats where young professional and young adult Jewish groups come into the picture. Numerous Jewish organizations in the city cater to 20-somethings, offering everything from hikes to networking events in the hopes of getting people involved in Judaism on their own terms now that the college environment isnt there to help.

A lot of the time people are looking to connect, said Rabbi Mordechai Teller, program director of the Jewish young professional program Aish Ignite. People are looking for that next phase of life [post-college].

But transitioning into that next phase can be difficult.

I felt like I wasnt as involved as I wanted to be. I was so wrapped up in [grad] school because it was so demanding of my time and energy, and it was hard to get involved, said Jacqueline Rafii, 27. I didnt like that I was out of the loop. I wasnt as passionate of an advocate [as before].

Rafii, who graduated from UCLA as an undergrad in 2009 and as a graduate student in 2013, missed the accessibility of Hillel and the students involved, so she found her way to Atid, a young adults organization for people ages 21 to 39 at Sinai Temple in Westwood.

Thats the way Ive stayed connected to Judaism, she said.

Aish is another organization that strives to create the opportunity for young adults to connect through activities such as weekly learning sessions with rabbis and Shabbat dinners.

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'Queen of Scientology' Karen de la Carriere reveals the Church's innermost secrets

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Karen de la Carriere, 70, was a member of Scientology for 35 years and attained a rank only shared by a handful of others She rubbed shoulders with the church's elite including John Travolta But she questioned the leadership and says she was brutally punished for it She claims she was made to run 12 hours a day for three months and was 'imprisoned' in 'The Hole' and had to chip paint off a metal pole day after day She claims in Sea Org, the management branch, they banned children and forced couples She left in 2010 and her own son turned on her and she blames Scientology for his ultimate death from pneumonia Church dismissed Karen as being like a 'lunatic' who spreads 'falsehoods' because she has a 'personal axe to grind'

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Published: 06:28 EST, 10 September 2014 | Updated: 15:56 EST, 10 September 2014

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Karen de la Carriere, 70, was a member of the Church of Scientology for 35 years. She was married to its President. She held a level of 'enlightenment' and a rank within its organization shared by only a handful of others. She was one of its 'rock stars'.

But when she left in 2010 she was branded a 'Suppressive Person', cast out, harassed and cut off from her son so completely that, when he died in 2012, she learned of his passing via a Facebook posting by a stranger.

Now, for the first time, she has given her full, personal and excoriating account and shared a treasure trove of previously unseen pictures from her years inside the notoriously secretive organization.

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7th Annual Body Mind Spirit Weekend Attracts Home Buyers

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Palm Springs, CA (PRWEB) September 10, 2014

Brad Schmett, Broker Associate with Luxury Homes by Keller Williams today announced that the 7th Annual Mind Body Spirit extravaganza being held at the Crystal Fantasy Enlightenment Center in downtown Palm Springs during the last weekend of September will boost local home sales as health minded home shoppers head to Palm Springs to attend.

Opening on Friday with the Palm Springs Community Drum Circle, the event will feature two more days of exciting and diverse exhibits and events geared toward physical, spiritual and mental wellness and alternative healing. Expect to see Reiki Healing, Aromatherapy, Quantum Healing, Aura Reading, Numerology, Astrology, and so much more. Arts and crafts will be on display for sale, along with Palmistry, Massage, jewelry, and other restorative personal services. Metaphysical tools from diverse and ancient world cultures are an integral part of the offerings.

Schmett recently commented, Palm Springs is well known for its attention to Holistic Healing and wellness. Many of my clients have chosen to make their permanent home in this magical desert thanks to our superb access to all things robust and healing for body and mind. This 7th Annual event will bring in the kind of home shoppers we are known for, folks who value optimal health and quality of living. There is no place better suited to looking and feeling your ultimate best than Palm Springs.

Free consultations with healers, readers, and spiritual counselors will be a popular draw, along with the Lemurian Crystal Healing Bed experience. The exotic crystals are legendary and believed by some to have supernatural healing powers. Workshop and instructional class topics include home blessings, Reiki attunements, sound healing and more.

For more information on the 7th Annual Palm Springs Body Mind Spirit Weekend visit http://www.palmspringsbodymindspirit.com/.

To find out more about investing in Palm Springs, CA real estate visit http://palmspringsrealestateinfo.com/.

About Luxury Homes by Keller Williams: Luxury Homes by Keller Williams Palm Springs, is an exclusive, elite and sophisticated group of real estate consultants raising the bar for service in the Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley area residential real estate market.

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How 3-D Printing Could Revolutionize Life in Space

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When the first 3-D printer designed to work in weightlessness is sent up to the International Space Station, as early as next week, it will mark one small step toward a giant leap for manufacturing in outer space.

"Imagine if you're going to Mars, and instead of packing along 20,000 spare parts, you pack along a few kilograms of 'ink,'" NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman said in a video recorded in March before starting his stint on the station. "Now you don't even need to know what part is going to break. You can just print out that part. ... I really like that, and it'll be fun to play with that in orbit."

3-D printers already have started a revolution on Earth: The devices deliver precisely aimed squirts of plastic or metal to build up shapes in accordance with a preprogrammed design, to make objects ranging from customized action figures to prosthetic arms. Some machines have price points that are less than $1,000.

But building a 3-D printer to work in space is something else. In the weightlessness of space, all the machinery and the plumbing have to work differently. That's been the focus for a Silicon Valley venture called Made In Space, which built the machine destined for the space station.

"Believe it or not, the actual extruding of the plastic onto itself does work in zero-G," Brad Kohlenberg, the company's business development engineer, told NBC News. "But you could have a problem with the belts and gears that are used to control the positioning of the apparatus. You want to make sure those don't float in zero-G."

Made In Space has received more than $825,000 from NASA, plus a lot of help from the space agency's engineers, to get this demonstration off the ground. "NASA has been wanting to grow the area of in-space manufacturing," NASA project manager Niki Werkheiser said in a video. She said the space station will serve as a test bed for 3-D printing technologies that could be applied to deep-space exploration.

During ground testing, Made In Space's printer has fabricated 3-D-printed tools that could have come in handy for NASA's past "MacGyver" moments including the duct-tape air filter that saved Apollo 13's astronauts in 1970, and the modified toothbrush tool that spacewalkers used when they fixed the space station's power system two years ago.

Kohlenberg said the printer could be employed for future fix-it tasks. "There could be a situation where you don't have just the right tool lying around, and you have to makeshift a solution," he said. Engineers on the ground could come up with the design for a spare part or a new kind of tool, and upload it to the station for manufacturing.

Made In Space's 3-D printer was prepared for its mission with the help of NASA experts, and it's due to go up to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Dragon resupply flight.

The demonstration printer is ready for delivery during SpaceX's next Dragon resupply mission, which is scheduled for launch on Sept. 19. It's capable of producing plastic objects measuring up to 5 by 10 by 5 centimeters (2 by 4 by 2 inches), over the course of 15 minutes to an hour.

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Three space station astronauts are back on Earth.

An American and two Russians landed early Thursday in Kazakhstan after 5 months aboard the International Space Station. They returned in a Russian Soyuz capsule that parachuted down through a clear sky. NASA reported that everything went well; the crewmen smiled and chatted as they were helped out of their spacecraft.

NASA astronaut Steven Swanson and Russian crewmen Oleg Artemiev and Alexander Skvortsov flew to the orbiting outpost in March. Their departure leaves three men still up there: an American, Russian and German.

"We had a lot of fun," Swanson said before heading home.

Noted German astronaut Alexander Gerst, who remained in orbit: "Elvis has left the building." He made the comment via Twitter, posting a photo of all six spacemen with the collars of their blue flight suits turned up, Elvis-style. Swanson posed with a ukulele before checking out.

Americans will be hitching rides to the space station via Russian vessels for at least another few years.

Sometime this month, NASA expects to announce which U.S. companies it will fund for this astronaut taxi service. The goal is to launch Americans from U.S. soil again by the end of 2017.

The Russian Space Agency will launch a fresh three-person crew on Sept. 25. That crew will include a Russian woman, a rarity in space travel. Elena Serova will become only the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first in nearly two decades.

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Space station trio returns to Earth after 169 days

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Space station astronaut Steve Swanson relaxes on the steppe of Kazakhstan after a pinpoint landing aboard the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft. Swanson returned to Earth with Soyuz commander Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev. NASA TV

Last Updated Sep 11, 2014 1:16 AM EDT

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut strapped into a Soyuz ferry craft, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Wednesday, settling to a jarring, rocket-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out a 169-day mission.

With commander Alexander Skvortsov at the controls, flanked on the left by flight engineer Oleg Artemyev and on the right by outgoing space station commander Steven Swanson, the Soyuz TMA-12M descent module landed on target near the town of Dzhezkazgan at 10:23 p.m. EDT (8:23 a.m. Thursday local time).

The final minutes of the return to Earth were seen on live television provided by recovery crews near the landing zone, showing the capsule descending through a cloudless, slightly hazy sky under a big orange-and-white parachute. The descent module landed just out of view over the horizon, its solid-fuel "soft landing" rockets kicking up billowing clouds of dust as they ignited an instant before touchdown.

"Touchdown confirmed," said NASA mission control commentator Rob Navias at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. "Touchdown right on the button ... on the steppe of Kazakhstan. The Expedition 40 crew -- Steve Swanson of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev -- are home, back on Earth after 169 days in space."

As usual, Russian technicians, flight surgeons and a contingent of NASA support personnel were standing by near the landing site to help the returning fliers out of the cramped Soyuz capsule after five-and-a-half months in the weightlessness of low-Earth orbit.

The Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft descends to a landing in Kazakhstan Wednesday, three-and-a-half hours after undocking from the International Space Station.

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How 3-D Printing Will Revolutionize Life in Space

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When the first 3-D printer designed to work in weightlessness is sent up to the International Space Station, as early as next week, it will mark one small step toward a giant leap for manufacturing in outer space.

"Imagine if you're going to Mars, and instead of packing along 20,000 spare parts, you pack along a few kilograms of 'ink,'" NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman said in a video recorded in March before starting his stint on the station. "Now you don't even need to know what part is going to break. You can just print out that part. ... I really like that, and it'll be fun to play with that in orbit."

3-D printers already have started a revolution on Earth: The devices deliver precisely aimed squirts of plastic or metal to build up shapes in accordance with a preprogrammed design, to make objects ranging from customized action figures to prosthetic arms. Some machines have price points that are less than $1,000.

But building a 3-D printer to work in space is something else. In the weightlessness of space, all the machinery and the plumbing have to work differently. That's been the focus for a Silicon Valley venture called Made In Space, which built the machine destined for the space station.

"Believe it or not, the actual extruding of the plastic onto itself does work in zero-G," Brad Kohlenberg, the company's business development engineer, told NBC News. "But you could have a problem with the belts and gears that are used to control the positioning of the apparatus. You want to make sure those don't float in zero-G."

Made In Space has received more than $825,000 from NASA, plus a lot of help from the space agency's engineers, to get this demonstration off the ground. "NASA has been wanting to grow the area of in-space manufacturing," NASA project manager Niki Werkheiser said in a video. She said the space station will serve as a test bed for 3-D printing technologies that could be applied to deep-space exploration.

During ground testing, Made In Space's printer has fabricated 3-D-printed tools that could have come in handy for NASA's past "MacGyver" moments including the duct-tape air filter that saved Apollo 13's astronauts in 1970, and the modified toothbrush tool that spacewalkers used when they fixed the space station's power system two years ago.

Kohlenberg said the printer could be employed for future fix-it tasks. "There could be a situation where you don't have just the right tool lying around, and you have to makeshift a solution," he said. Engineers on the ground could come up with the design for a spare part or a new kind of tool, and upload it to the station for manufacturing.

Made In Space's 3-D printer was prepared for its mission with the help of NASA experts, and it's due to go up to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Dragon resupply flight.

The demonstration printer is ready for delivery during SpaceX's next Dragon resupply mission, which is scheduled for launch on Sept. 19. It's capable of producing plastic objects measuring up to 5 by 10 by 5 centimeters (2 by 4 by 2 inches), over the course of 15 minutes to an hour.

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Red-hot Cotter insists cool heads key to Cork progress

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There is a lot of positivity coursing through Cork camogie this year.

After the Noughties had provided five titles, the senior side are yet to win an All-Ireland this decade.

Nevertheless, the Rebelettes have been building a strong title claim this year and only unbeaten Kilkenny stand between them and ODuffy Cup glory. Testament to the upbeat nature of the camp was the reaction to the drawn semi-final with Wexford.

A late Una Leacy goal had denied Cork a place in the decider, but star forward Orla Cotter maintains that a calm reaction kept Cork heads in the right place. To let in a goal in injury-time was very disappointing, but we regrouped well and we knew if we played to the best of our ability and got another performance out of ourselves we could beat them on the day. Everyone is going to make mistakes on the day of a match. Its about what you do after the mistake to rectify that and go again for the next ball. We just looked at staying positive and getting another performance.

The subsequent replay win over Wexford was a seminal moment for the Leesiders, coming against opponents who had soundly beaten them in the round robin stage.

The loss to Wexford really made us look at where we were in the year. It was at a midway point and it was our first real test. Wexford came at us at the very start of that game and it was something we werent going to let happen to us again. I think we proved that in the semi-finals.

Cork had exited the 2013 championship at that semi-final stage, losing narrowly to the same opponents who await them in the final. This year, however, Cork will arrive in full knowledge of the battle that awaits them and ready to counter with an onslaught of their own.

Last year we didnt do ourselves justice in the semi-final. I think our attitude this year is a lot stronger and more positive and we know itll be a huge fight on Sunday, but its one were looking forward to.

Cotter has taken over the free-taking this year and her championship tally of 1-40 has helped Cork to wins over the interim All-Ireland champions Galway and Wexford this year. But the St Catherines woman doesnt feel that her new-found responsibility will carry any extra pressure into her fourth final as a starter, and her first operating in advance of the midfield sector. She insists: All over the team people have a job to do. My role is first and foremost to play to the best of my ability and the frees just come along with that. Its an important job but everyone practises for what they do.

Its great if you can get the first one, it sets you up nicely for the day, but if you miss one you just have to look to the next one and hope it goes over.

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Whincup keen to roll on through Enduros

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If preparation is any guide, Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell are a rolled gold chance to repeat their 2013 Sandown triumph this weekend.

The form lines have converged for Whincup - who boasts a championship lead, a last-start win at the Melbourne circuit and a co-driver given every opportunity to practise in the Red Bull Holden.

Dumbrell's time in Whincup's seat is in stark contrast to last year, when he came into the endurance races without similar preparation.

Last year's edition of the 500km race was a classic, with Whincup racing through the field to win after the team copped a drive-through penalty for a spinning wheel in pit lane.

With the 2014 race on Sunday, Whincup is hoping that Dumbrell's hours both in the Dunlop Development series and his own Commodore become a big factor.

"Paul wasn't completely comfortable in the car last year because he hadn't driven all year," he said.

"We've rectified that this year, he's done a heap of laps in the development series, he's done laps in my car at test days.

"We'll give him everything he needs, it's up to me to give him a balanced racecar, hopefully he gets the most out of himself."

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NPLV: Reds Devils while away clock to defeat Pascoe Vale and exit relegation zone

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Sept. 11, 2014, 12:26 a.m.

TIME wasting tactics have seen Ballarat Red Devils hold off a fiery Pascoe Vale at Morshead Park and exit the league relegation zone.

TIME wasting tactics have seen Ballarat Red Devils hold off a fiery Pascoe Vale at Morshead Park and exit the league relegation zone.

The McDonalds Reds recorded a 2-0 win with 26 minutes remaining in Wednesday night's conclusion to an abandoned round 18 match.

Pascoe Vale started the match with blistering intensity, having been told by coach Vitale Ferrante beforehand that it was an opportunity for a "free swing".

Several minutes of relentless pressure saw the Red Devils revert to sending the ball flying out onto the adjacent Pleasant Street at every opportunity, requiring extra balls to be fetched a number of times.

One avid fan, at the request of keeper Aaron Romein, refused to toss the ball back in play for nearly 30 seconds before hurling it over the players' heads and into open space when instructed to by the match referee.

All the while, the match clock ticked towards that magical 26-minute mark.

Pascoe Vale's relentless pressure nearly saw it break through for a number of goals in the final 10 minutes of play.

Romein displayed a strong set of hands to extinguish any chance of a successful header 19 minutes in, and showed enough nous to tip a long range strike off to the left moments later.

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