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Philosophy between spirit and reason

Marco Mandrino

The subject could fill an entire book, and it concerns the relationship between philosophy, spirituality and science.

Let me begin by saying that the only authentic scientists are "non-specialised" beings, who are scientists, philosophers and mystics all at once. Among them I can mention Pythagoras, Einstein, Edison, Faggin and the great Pavel Aleksandrovič Florenskij. In short, "whole" beings.

Roughly speaking, creativity in any field comes from intuition, that is, from a contemplative and spiritual space. Reason is what helps us explain and translate the vision, and sometimes also the means of making the vision manifest, even though such a translation obviously involves a limitation.

The individuals of the society we live in, which kneels completely before the scientific creed, constantly need the "approval" of science and reason before they will consider anything at all. Probably because they are so used to it, and so influenced and manipulated, that they no longer even believe in evidence and direct experience unless that evidence is backed up by some scientific "study".

I don't feel that need. I have no need for science and reason to explain what is obvious. Since I am repelled by a "moderate" language and manner, I am also irritated by those who have an intuition and see reality for what it is, but feel the need to explain it in rational terms, simply because I still perceive them as servants of the scientific church. In my case, when I use rational methods, I do so only to speak with those who see things differently from the way I see them. It is, in practice, an attempt to communicate in a common language, while knowing that such communication will always be limited.

m.m.