- 20.03.2025
The Clash Between Empirical and Spiritual Approaches
In religious debates, scientific arguments are sometimes considered inappropriate because their use implies applying methods and criteria designed for the empirical study of the world rather than for discerning the essential, spiritual truths of religion. Discussions about religious matters involve issues of faith, revelation, and spiritual experience that do not lend themselves to experimental verification. Thus, shifting to the use of scientific data in a context dominated by faith and tradition may be seen as an attempt to reduce profound spiritual matters to the narrow framework of scientific thinking.