{"id":116693,"date":"2026-05-24T11:51:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/?p=116693"},"modified":"2026-05-24T11:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:51:59","slug":"the-confluence-of-science-and-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/blog\/2026\/05\/24\/the-confluence-of-science-and-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"The Confluence of Science and Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Report on IPC #155<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 22, 2026 (EIRNS)\u2014The\u202f155th consecutive weekly meeting of the International Peace Coalition (IPC) began with comments by coalition initiator and Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche. She announced that the immediate target of the IPC\u2019s mobilization will be the special open debate of the UN Security Council which will be held on May 26, with the theme of \u201cUpholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-centered International System,\u201d to be chaired personally by Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China, this month\u2019s UNSC rotating chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It\u2019s Time To Put a Real Solution for Southwest Asia on the Table\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ObyIPcyrqTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She reviewed the proposals which came out of last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/larouchepub.com\/other\/2026\/5320-the_path_to_peace_runs_through.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/larouchepub.com\/other\/2026\/5320-the_path_to_peace_runs_through.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EIR roundtable discussion<\/a>, and added that it was heartening that more proposals, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/au.int\/en\/agenda2063\/overview]\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/au.int\/en\/agenda2063\/overview]\" rel=\"nofollow\">Africa 2063 plan<\/a>, are emerging that complement her proposals and those which have been presented at IPC meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zepp-LaRouche has composed a <a href=\"\/?p=116582\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/blog\/2026\/05\/17\/to-the-governments-of-the-united-nations-a-policy-to-bring-peace-and-development-to-southwest-asia\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">special letter addressed to the UNSC session<\/a> \u201cWhat we are interested in is to be putting on the table an entirely different approach,\u201d she said, not the usual geopolitics, but \u201clong term survivability of the region and all the countries involved.\u201d The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization\u202f(FAO) warned this week that, due to resource shortages which are a consequence of the Iran war, on top of the ongoing economic financial breakdown, we are already in the initial stages of a \u201cfood price shock,\u201d potentially leading to famines. She warned that those who planned the war anticipated such an outcome; \u201cThere are all these crazy Malthusian ideas in the background,\u201d including the policy of so-called \u201ccontrolled disintegration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Science and Religion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr.&nbsp;Abdullah Ahsan of Pakistan,\u202fProfessor of Comparative Civilization at Istanbul \u015eehir University in T\u00fcrkiye, identified three stages of a solution to the present crisis. In the short term, there would be former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto\u011flu\u2019s proposal for a neutral third party\u2014he proposed Pakistan, Indonesia, T\u00fcrkiye and Malaysia\u2014to manage the Strait of Hormuz, because the United States and Iran have reached a total deadlock and the entire world has become \u201cvictim of this Hormuz situation.\u201d In the middle term, we must revive the concept of a Dialogue of Civilizations, which has been advocated in various forms by various parties, including the Schiller Institute and the government of Iran. In the long term, we must address the view that there is a conflict between science and religion. Modern secularism, Dr.&nbsp;Ahsan asserted, stems from the ideas of German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Ahsan\u2019s studies, however, \u201csuggest that all civilizations in history are rooted in divine guidance.\u201d He cited the subject of evolution, where science and faith appear to diverge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later in the discussion, co-moderator Dennis Small posed a solution to the apparent conflict. Man has the capability to creatively modify the physical universe, which is a demonstration of free will and thereby moral capability, and represents a so-called \u201cmetaphysical\u201d dimension in what most consider physics, the existence of which refutes the theories of Kant. He cited LaRouche\u2019s Oasis Plan as an example of a creative idea impacting the physical universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still later, Helga Zepp-LaRouche weighed in on this topic. She contrasted the dogmatic vs.&nbsp;the philosophical view in religion. Saint Augustine pointed out that Plato had earlier arrived at similar conclusions to those of Jesus Christ, demonstrating that there is no contradiction between faith and knowledge. Fifteenth-Century Catholic Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa said that evolution takes place through the \u201clifting\u201d of the lower domain by the more developed organizing principle of the higher domain, and Zepp-LaRouche went on to describe how the Russian\/Ukrainian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky arrived at the same conclusion with his conception of the No\u00f6sphere. This idea is also reflected in the book of Genesis, where Man is said to be imago viva Dei, in the living image of God, because of his capacity for creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Worsening Crisis in Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus Holguin Cazares,\u202fPresident of the Kansas Cattlemen\u2019s Association, reported that the costs of chemicals necessary for agriculture have gone up dramatically due to the Iran war. This places an extraordinary and unsustainable burden on smaller, independent producers. In addition, the cartelization of agriculture poses a threat to smaller producers who cannot compete with enormous agribusinesses, and this translates to higher prices for consumers. Corporations are buying up distressed farms, leading to further cartelization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jon Baker, Vice President of the Iowa Stockgrowers Association also reported on the crisis in farming and ranching, which he said was getting much worse as a result of the Iran War, for example, with its effect on pushing up prices for diesel, essential for agriculture. He also took aim at the predations of speculators and agribusiness. Baker gave the example of his own operation, which lost $80,000 in value over the past two days, just due to so-called \u201cmarket factors.\u201d The mega agro-cartels are increasing their concentration, while independent farm operations decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dennis Small followed Holguin with a report from the National Front to Save the Mexican Countryside, which just held a 3,500-person demonstration in Mexico City and met with the country\u2019s Agriculture Minister to discuss policy solutions to the crisis. The Front calls for an agriculture policy in Mexico which prioritizes feeding the population rather than coddling the speculators of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and the destructive neo-liberal economic policies such as those associated with Ludwig von Mises of the Austrian School. They are calling for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to change policy, but they are not joining the efforts of U.S. speculators and the U.S. President Donald Trump administration to undermine and destabilize her government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independent U.S. congressional candidate in New York\u2019s 15th congressional district (The Bronx) Jose Vega offered a report on the progress of his campaign, and commented on how essential it is for American citizens to take up the profound ideas discussed at the IPC meetings. He led a rally at the United Nations yesterday to shape the discussion at the May 26 UN Security Council special session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussion: Fighting the Oligarchy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zepp-LaRouche elaborated on the various facets of the drive for war being promoted by the leading \u201cWestern\u201d faction, emphasizing that \u201cunilateral sanctions are a form of war,\u201d and expressed the hope that these conflicts can be resolved with a new international security and development architecture. In response to a question, she called for global support for Cuba, a major victim of U.S. sanctions, particularly in light of Cuba\u2019s benevolent role in assisting other nations with medical support. Zepp-LaRouche observed that the \u201cDavos men,\u201d AKA the Epstein Class or \u201cthe super class of the dead souls,\u201d are interested in perpetuating the crises for the purposes of advancing their geopolitical agendas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr.&nbsp;Ahsan raised the question of how to end oligarchic control over politics, and offered the example of the\u202fBoycott, Divestment, Sanctions\u202f(BDS) movement, which exerts economic pressure on the Israeli regime, as a small step in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In conclusion, Zepp-LaRouche reiterated her warnings that both the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the wars initiated by Israel in Southwest Asia, are potential flashpoints for nuclear war. Co-moderator Dennis Speed noted that next week\u2019s meeting will mark the 156th-consecutive weekly meeting of the IPC, the three-year anniversary of its founding. The sort of persistence demonstrated by the IPC in carrying on these meetings will be important in building the grass-roots machine required to change the policies of the United States and Europe. [eir]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report on IPC #155 May 22, 2026 (EIRNS)\u2014The\u202f155th consecutive weekly meeting of the International Peace Coalition (IPC) began with comments by coalition initiator and Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche. She announced that the immediate target of the IPC\u2019s mobilization will be the special open debate of the UN Security Council which will be held on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":116694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,798],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allgemein","category-international-peace-coalition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116693"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116707,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116693\/revisions\/116707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}