Friday, February 15, 2008

Nature Science & Religion

Synopsis By
Akmal Husain
Sr. Scientist & Officer-in-Charge
Marine Aquarium & Research Centre
Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests
Marine Aquarium & Research Centre
Digha (W.B.) 721 428
It is ethically believed that this beautiful planet for the creation and existence of the present day world came into existence in a full seven days of systematic exercise of the Omnipotent God Almighty. Accordingly, the process of development and establishment of norms and order started taking place as per the circumstances and events. With millions of years of long journey, the present day highly developed and sophisticated society came into existence with the well defined institutions of knowledge, faith and action, namely the Nature, Science and Religion which are key fabric of the present day human society.
Since Human being, as is repeatedly mentioned in Holy scriptures is the Supreme living being and rest others as its subordinate for the sustenance of the entire life system depends greatly on these institutions of civilization and sophistication. It has therefore, been the very focal concern of the human civilization to understand and establish the relationship between such vital institutions of Nature, Science and Religion in its own way and in each time. Although, some scholars had attempted from time to time to correlate and establish a coherence between these three vital institutions of the mankind, but a comprehensive exercise in this regard was the vital need of the present day society where we often come across some kinds of conflicting situations and hence this handiwork will be an attempt to get understand the whole spectrum and relevance and relationship of Human being with these institutions.
Part A
Components of Nature
It is believed that The Almighty God, before sending the Human being to this destination has first created such vital components of the universe which play an interactive role in meeting out the whole needs and means in its habitation. It is therefore essential to understand about the creation and functions of the following important components of Nature for the topic to understand in its totality.
The Earth
The Sea
The Sun
The Moon
The Stars & Planets
Part B
Dimensions of Science
In order to understand various occurrences and exercises taking place in nature as well as by means of human activities and exercises in various phases of life and material forms, the systematic knowledge of a particular kind has been categorized through different branches of Science, to name a few as follows:
The Physical and Material Science
The Biological Science
The Chemical Science
The Earth Science
The Marine Science and Ocean logy
The Space Science and Astronomy

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