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phenomenon that they confuse this belief with scientific knowledge. Similarly, many traditional Buddhists are so confident of the validity of their doctrine that they confuse their belief with contemplative knowledge. In his book The Discoverers: A History of Man’s Search to Know His World and Himself, historian Daniel J. Boorstin refers to “the illusions of knowledge” as the principle obstacles to discovery. The great discoverers of the past, he declares, “had to battle against the current ‘facts’ and dogmas of the learned.” 35 The scientific tradition has now joined the Buddhist tradition in its pursuit of understanding the nature, origins, and potentials of consciousness. At this point in history, it may be said that neither embodies a rigorous, unbiased, multifaceted science of consciousness. But as scientists and Buddhists collaborate in the investigation of this phenomenon so central to human existence, perhaps such a science may emerge to the benefit of both traditions and the world at large. 26
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