Vendantic view on life and consciousness: BN Shanta is correct

Abstract

The explanation for Vedanta offered by Bhakti Niskama Santa (BNS) is valid from both scientific and philosophical grounds. It seems that the published critique of Gustavo Caetano-Anollés (GCA) to Shanta's paper is purely emotional and does not have any valid scientific or philosophical justification. In his rebuttal to Caetano-Anollés's critique, Shanta highlighted how the concept of ‘Organic Whole’ in Vedanta is completely different than that of Creationist Movement and Intelligent Design. Thus Caetano-Anollé's attempt to equate Vedanta with Creationist Movement and Intelligent Design is merely superfluous. This article highlights the validity of the argument made by Bhakti Niskama Shanta and thus also intends to clarify why the Caetano-Anollés critique is groundless.

Keywords

• cell science
• consciousness
• Creationism
• Darwinism
• evolutionary theories
• intelligent design
• origin of life
• Vedanta