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The unity of Science and public policy.The question inevitably arises as to what type of role the Christian Science Monitor had been intended to play. It wasn't founded as a functional part of a church organization, as it is today. The reverse appears to have been true, which is to enrich humanity with vital discoveries and scientific concepts, whereby to uplift civilization and the church with it. This broad spiritual requirement involves a totally new dimension for thinking, something that has never existed before in the domain of science. The Monitor may have been launched as merely a symbol, a symbol of a new resource that would necessarily have to be developed and applied in numerous different contexts and backgrounds, as a universal driver for a new renaissance. According to the dynamics of life, any new renaissance must unfold to a higher level than the one before. There is a need to go beyond the old, even the best of it. Nothing can be achieved if the goal is to simply recreate the Golden Renaissance. It has fulfilled its function. The need is to go scientifically further, and this by several orders of magnitude. Without progress, there is regression. It is futile to aim for recreating history. This would glorify the status quo. The need is to boldly reach out to infinity, even in scientific enquiry and discovery. Any goal that is lower is doomed to failure. A great demand is placed on the scientist of society, on this basis. The demand is, to be more accurate than the politicians, to understand better the underlying principles, to see deeper, to recognize the subtle traps that endanger mankind's welfare, to recognize the principles that support the security of society, even its very existence. One most understand both the nature of the threats against humanity and the principles these threats defy. All this is necessary in order that the deficiencies may be dealt with. Moving ahead means overthrowing all axioms, even the good ones, for better ones, aiming at discerning the absolute right ones as much as this can be achieved. Advancing in this direction requires a greater sensitivity in observation and perception. It is no longer tolerable for society to close its eyes to the processes of an ongoing war, and take no notice of it until a shell lands in the backyard and blows the house down. The consequences have become too severe in modern times for such a course. The opposite is required. Modern developments require society to match the sensitivity, or rationality, of a Carl Gauss. The renowned German scientist Carl Gauss, following in the footsteps of Johnnes Kepler and Gottfried Leibnitz, was able to determine the orbit of a newly found asteroid by observing nothing more than three short intervals of its path. His understanding of the underlying principle provided the rest. His determination turned out to be the only one that was right. All other attempts, of which there were many, by the brightest scholars at the time, were wrong. His method was superior, because of his understanding of the principle involved. On this basis, a few fragments of the orbit, carefully observed, revealed the whole thing. The task that the scientist faces today, in the political is not a simple one, until the principles are fully understood. The task involves great responsibilities, because the subject of this science is not a rock floating in space, but the life of a society of human beings. More than casual advances towards truth are needed to create universal freedom, but a deep understanding of the principles involved. Mary Baker Eddy had inspired a great many people in her time with her remarkable insight. She also had healed many of the most dreadful hopeless diseases, and had taught thousands personally, how to heal. But all this faded. Her larger aim, obviously, was to elevate mankind to the status of geniuses, as the norm for society, which has not yet been realized. Nothing less would reflect the genius of man in the image of infinite Mind, or God, and nothing less would in fact suffice to meet the public needs of humanity. || - page index - || - chapter index - || - Exit - ||
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