On the one hand, I rejoice that representatives of various religions affirm freedom and human rights, values that arose during Europe's Enlightenment. And, they provide different theological underpinnings for such commitments. Yet, I fear that the indigenous symbols of ultimate reality whih enlivened historical religious traditions might get lost in the abstract supra-confessional philosophy of religion. Despite my fear, those in the 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions seem quite sanguine with their commitment to both metphyscial unity and ethical unity. Unity comes in ultimate and ethical forms at the Parliament of World Religions.
Vedic science finds itself in a paradox. On the one hand, Vedic sience benefits from postcolonial and postmodern philosophy which denies universality to Western European modern science. These philosophies protect and legitimize local knowledge systems such as Hindu spirituality. On the other hand, proponents of Vedic science such as Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo want their Vedic version of science to share the universality currently enjoyed by scientists in every culture around the world. Is Vedic Science genuine science?