The Limits of Materialist Logic: A Kuhnian Reflecion on Isra Miraj and the ‘Cocoklogi’ of Science and Religion

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10.2991/978-2-38476-464-8_21How to use a DOI?

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Isra Miraj; Relativity; Thomas Kuhn

Abstract

This article examines the tension between materialist logic, as popularized by Tan Malaka through Madilog and the theistic foundation of the Indonesian state reflected in Pancasila. Amidst this dialectic, the phenomenon of “cocoklogi” emerges—the practice of forcibly harmonizing modern scientific findings with sacred verses, which risks tying the truth of revelation to tentative scientific theories. Using the Isra Miraj event as a case study and framed by the theoretical lenses of Thomas Kuhn’s scientific revolutions and Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s hermeneutics, this research analyzes the limits of scientific logic and the methodological weaknesses of cocoklogi. The analysis demonstrates that the attempt to rationalize Isra Miraj through Einstein’s theory of relativity reveals internal paradoxes and the limits of the scientific paradigm itself, rendering the event a “Kuhnian anomaly”. The practice of cocoklogi is shown to reduce a sacred text intended for moral and spiritual guidance and ignores the relative nature of interpretation, as articulated by Abu Zayd. This article argues that a healthy relationship between science and religion lies not in validation, but in a dialogue that respects their respective epistemological domains, aiming for complementarity without conflation.

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AU  - Rilliandi Arindra Putawa
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DA  - 2025/09/21
TI  - The Limits of Materialist Logic: A Kuhnian Reflecion on Isra Miraj and the ‘Cocoklogi’ of Science and Religion
BT  - Proceedings of International Conference of Islamic Studies (ICONIS 2025)
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