f) Religious knowledge...

f) Religious knowledge: Religious knowledge consists of faith in the properness of acquiring these six aspects in order to move along the path of divine attraction with the determined principles based upon what holy prophets of God preached. 6- None of the seven factors are produced by the human mind. One or several factors of knowledge have arisen and been used by man depending on the conditions of the time and locations he existed in.

Most people have only used some of them; very few have been able to gain them all; Jalal-addin Muhammad Molawi (Rumi) and Avicenna were among those very special ones. The seven factors can support and complete each other. Some thinkers believe that each of the seven factors have a specific, distinct identity, and conflict with each other, but this calls for criticism and further consideration. In fact, the seven factors cannot be separated, for each completes the other.

For instance, man can use technology to discover some aspects of the human nature, but he can never claim that he has discovered man scientifically as man really is. Likewise, it is wrong to claim that one has explored the entire universe intuitively. When the human character gains one of the factors, in fact, if it realizes what other factors exist and what they can do, it will feel insufficient, and attempt to achieve the other ones, too.

If man only pays attention to philosophical knowledge of the universe but knows that some of his research must rely on scientific data, he will feel that his explorations are not complete unless he gains scientific knowledge, too. Knowledge of the Universe by means of the Seven Factors 1- Scientific knowledge of the universe: consists of identifying the phenomena in the universe in order to discover the laws and principles that control them.

The fact that water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade is a natural reality, and understanding it is a purely scientific issue. Likewise, 22=4 is a mathematical fact, for first we make contact with the limited by means of our senses, and then our mind abstracts from them. 2- Philosophical knowledge of the universe:The fact that we mentioned above - water boiling at 100 degrees - has several aspects, and one of them is philosophical. Heat involves motion, and motion is a philosophical issue.

22=4 also can be considered from a philosophical point of view, for the question arises whether these numbers are conventional or abstract.