Science and Mathematics
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Evolution and Unification Thought: an Alternative Approach
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 15, 2014 – Pages 131-152 View: The Comment by Jonathan Wells to this article and Burton’s response to the comment. When dealing with issues of science and religion, evolution is perhaps the most well known point of contention between them. The two camps, “Creationist” and “Evolutionist,” are entrenched. Most Unificationists…
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Epigenetics and the Convergence of Evolutionary Biology and Unification Thought
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 12, 2011 – Pages 143-162 What missions must the new truth fulfill? The new truth should be able to unify knowledge by reconciling the internal truth pursued by religion and the external truth pursued by science. Consequently, it will enable all people to overcome the two types of ignorance, internal…
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My Neurons Made Me Do It: Neuroeducation at the Intersection of Religion and Science
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 12, 2011 – Pages 163-180 The cornerstone of the Divine Principle is its emphasis on the original ideal of God and the subsequent ontological understanding of men and women. The first chapter outlines the basic principle that guided the creation and interrelatedness of all life forms with God and provides…
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Learning to Live in Cheon Il Guk: Lessons from Brain Research
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 167-184 It is very difficult to break a habit. While living in the satanic world until now, you have cherished self-centered habits; these harden and set like cement, becoming even more deeply ingrained than the addiction Koreans have to kimchi, doenjang (soybean paste) and kochujung (thick soybean…
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Force and Relationship in Unification Thought and Classical Physics
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 185-198 Unification Thought and physics both attempt to provide explanations for the nature of existence, but they begin from different perspectives. Unification Thought begins from a religious perspective and physics from a scientific viewpoint. However if both embody some degree of truth, then we might expect there…
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and the Quest for an Interface between Science and Religion
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 141-172 “Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: how does one classify him?” -Philip Hefner[1] “Find God in all things.” -Dictum of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)[2] Several years ago while attending a meeting of the Dutchess County Clergy Association, there was a speaker from Fordham University and St.…
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The Power of Words
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 173-188 Human communication is fundamentally mediated by words. Even though there are many different languages in the world, they all utilize words. Although there are numerous studies on communication, less attention has been given to the words that constitute the basic elements of communication. What are…
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Yang and Yin: Unification Thought, Science, and the Book of Changes
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 9, 2008 – Pages 163-184 In my ongoing investigation of the relationship of natural science to Unification Thought, I have been led to consider traditional Christian ontology time and again. This has suggested to me that an unrecognized aspect of the debate between science and religion is the relationship of…
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The Yin and Yang of Prime Numbers: Finding Evidence of Unification Thought’s Teachings on the Dual Characteristics in Prime Number Reciprocals
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 8, 2007 – Pages 125-137 The trick seems to be in how we look, not always in how much we already know. Often, the solutions are the simplest things, right in front of our eyes, which suddenly reveal themselves, once you wear the right kind of glasses. Unification Thought (UT)…
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Quantum Evolution from Atoms to Adam
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 7, 2006 – Pages 69-110 Reverend Moon’s vision of a sophisticated Unified Science that can fully describe God’s creation is being realized, albeit slowly. The foundations of this Unified Science were laid one hundred years ago with a profound conceptual revolution. This change in fundamental concepts occurred when physicists peered…