June 9, 2024 at 4:09 pm
#50167
Keymaster
The basic premise of Tobis’ essay is correct.
- Modern science (or quantum mechanics) has not shown how mental entities (vedana, sanna, sankhara, vinnana) arise from inert matter.
- That is not going to happen, ever.
- It is the reverse that is true. New matter arises based on javana citta created with vedana, sanna, sankhara, and vinnana. That is why the Buddha stated, “Manōpubbangamā dhammā...“