It's interesting, as you point out, that Darwinism was embraced after first embracing the materialistic view of nature. It fits with Thomas Kuhn's observations about the structure of scientific revolution following shifts in philosophy, not the other way around.
With Thomas Kuhn, the issue of Incommensurability makes itself present. Steiner also dealt with the Incommensurable, but there was a difference. Steiner was always calm, while Kuhn was always agitated. The reason is given in this nice and concise lecture from GA 254:
The nervous system bears the astral body. As such, the astral body is, under normal conditions, ramified throughout the nervous system, right through to the nerve-endings. This is why most humans have little concept of atoms and molecules, or any kind of desire to do high-level mathematics, like calculus. We possess normal astral bodies, which are properly seated in the nervous system. But, the scientists, like Thomas Kuhn, are another breed of cat. They possess an astral body that is not fully seated, and remains somewhat outside the nervous system, and this creates all their variables of incommensurability that they tear their hair out about. This is why Kuhn threw his ashtray at Morris.
Steiner implies here in this lecture that the problem goes back to the Academy of Jundi-Shapur, where a kind of premature Consciousness Soul was being advocated.
For those that succumbed to this process, they had karmic consequences in their next life, and this is how the modern science of atoms and molecules (quantum physics) came into being. There is no such thing as "atoms" These are figments of the imagination of a suffering scientist, and foisted on the public to do great harm in support of negative third-force energy for destructive purposes.
One of the riddles in the Gospels, and maybe the greatest of all, is the treatment of Jesus in his home town. Jesus had spoken many times in the synagogue of Nazareth, and what Matthew 13, and Luke 4, chronicle is this unusual attitude and treatment, and especially Luke. Jesus asks the attendant to hand him the Book of Isaiah, and he opens it to chapter 61, and reads. His reading from this chapter is designed to inform his fellow parishioners that Christ is now amongst them. Then, after reading, he returns the book, and everyone is looking favorably upon him. They acknowledge, "isn't this Joseph's son"? And his stepmother, Mary, and stepbrothers and sisters". Then, a Voice speaks out of Jesus with a slightly different inflection and tone. It says:
"No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” 24 And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. 25 But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land; 26 and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things; 29 and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff. 30 But passing through their midst, He went His way. Luke 4
So, this is one of those incommensurables that we simply do not know until we go further in the investigative process. Why can't a prophet be duly recognized in his own home town? The people knew Jesus, and were even pleased to hear his words. What caused them within seconds to haul him out of the synagogue and want to throw him off the cliff?
Was it the One who spoke out of the mouth of Jesus who inflamed the people? And why? Jesus never went back to his hometown of Nazareth. He transferred to Capernaum, where He received a better reception.
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there. 54 He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” 58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief. Matthew 13
16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. 17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,
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“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,
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To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
20 And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” Luke 4
It's interesting, as you point out, that Darwinism was embraced after first embracing the materialistic view of nature. It fits with Thomas Kuhn's observations about the structure of scientific revolution following shifts in philosophy, not the other way around.
yes, Kuhn set out to describe how science actually works rather than what scientists say about how it works and that's what he found
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashtray_(Or_the_Man_Who_Denied_Reality)
With Thomas Kuhn, the issue of Incommensurability makes itself present. Steiner also dealt with the Incommensurable, but there was a difference. Steiner was always calm, while Kuhn was always agitated. The reason is given in this nice and concise lecture from GA 254:
https://rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA254/English/RSP1973/19151016p01.html
The nervous system bears the astral body. As such, the astral body is, under normal conditions, ramified throughout the nervous system, right through to the nerve-endings. This is why most humans have little concept of atoms and molecules, or any kind of desire to do high-level mathematics, like calculus. We possess normal astral bodies, which are properly seated in the nervous system. But, the scientists, like Thomas Kuhn, are another breed of cat. They possess an astral body that is not fully seated, and remains somewhat outside the nervous system, and this creates all their variables of incommensurability that they tear their hair out about. This is why Kuhn threw his ashtray at Morris.
Steiner implies here in this lecture that the problem goes back to the Academy of Jundi-Shapur, where a kind of premature Consciousness Soul was being advocated.
For those that succumbed to this process, they had karmic consequences in their next life, and this is how the modern science of atoms and molecules (quantum physics) came into being. There is no such thing as "atoms" These are figments of the imagination of a suffering scientist, and foisted on the public to do great harm in support of negative third-force energy for destructive purposes.
One of the riddles in the Gospels, and maybe the greatest of all, is the treatment of Jesus in his home town. Jesus had spoken many times in the synagogue of Nazareth, and what Matthew 13, and Luke 4, chronicle is this unusual attitude and treatment, and especially Luke. Jesus asks the attendant to hand him the Book of Isaiah, and he opens it to chapter 61, and reads. His reading from this chapter is designed to inform his fellow parishioners that Christ is now amongst them. Then, after reading, he returns the book, and everyone is looking favorably upon him. They acknowledge, "isn't this Joseph's son"? And his stepmother, Mary, and stepbrothers and sisters". Then, a Voice speaks out of Jesus with a slightly different inflection and tone. It says:
"No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” 24 And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. 25 But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land; 26 and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things; 29 and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff. 30 But passing through their midst, He went His way. Luke 4
So, this is one of those incommensurables that we simply do not know until we go further in the investigative process. Why can't a prophet be duly recognized in his own home town? The people knew Jesus, and were even pleased to hear his words. What caused them within seconds to haul him out of the synagogue and want to throw him off the cliff?
Was it the One who spoke out of the mouth of Jesus who inflamed the people? And why? Jesus never went back to his hometown of Nazareth. He transferred to Capernaum, where He received a better reception.
Jesus Revisits Nazareth
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there. 54 He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” 58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief. Matthew 13
16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. 17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,
18
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,
19
To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
20 And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” Luke 4