There is a science and a philosophy (NOT a religion) called Christian Rationalism, based on the non-biblical christian philosophy, whose fundamental principles encompass a new concept of the Universe and life as well as a sound pattern of behaviour for those who wish to follow it. This behaviour, thanks to the knowledge it provides, leads man to the knowledge of himself as Force and Matter. It shows that in every manifestation of life there is a flicker of Intelligence which, like in ourselves, is part of Total Life.
In CR we learn that we are but small torches of life, still very blunt, part of an immense flash of lightning driving forward the Cosmos - which is Universal Intelligent Life.
Force and Matter are, in a doctrinal sense, a synthesis of the Universe !
Force is Life, Intelligence, the principle that creates and activates everything. Only by knowing ourselves, and therefore by perceiving ourselves as Intelligence, will we be able to understand Life in its Universal, elaborate, deep content. And only by penetrating, with the help of physics, the microscopic planetary system named atom, will we be able to understand what we are as Matter. With their modern studies, by breaking down the atom into electrons, scientists have shown that matter, previously thought of as being inert, is in reality a large reservoir of energy.
These are the findings of patient researchers which enable us to assert that, "from the most distant star to the clay under our feet we are all made of the same matter".
Those two words - Force and Matter, which synthesise man and the Universe - represent, for future generations, a plan of studies and accomplishments which will continue forever.
As a philosophy and science, Christian Rationalism makes an eloquent and constant plea for study and reasoning so that every person will realise the need for a diligent effort towards self-improvement.
Knowledge about real life, which is a continuous process of study, will never be understood by those who, without reasoning, limit themselves to repeating obsolete concepts linked to religious dogmatisms.
The science part of CR analyses and explains the origin, the nature and the evolution of the soul (spirit), the creation of matter, the formation of beings, psychic force etc. On the other hand, the philosophical part presents its principles in a simple, practical manner, within the reach of every mindset.
These principles are so simple indeed that they can be summarised in one word: CONDUCT. In reality, their aim is to show man a pattern of behaviour. By pattern of behaviour, we mean individual's norms of conduct in the community in accordance with the Christian ethics and philosophy.
References
[1] Christian Rationalism, 1st Edition, Rio de Janeiro 1984
[2] Spiritualist Science, 7th Edition, Rio de Janeiro 1983
Internet Edition - Translated into Portuguese
[3] Compilation, paraphrasing, translation from original texts in Portuguese
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