No language can describe the nondual truth but scientific language in particular is especially out of its element.
Science is concerned with the material world and is quite wonderful in its ability to circumscribe that maya, but brahmavidya not so much.
The genius of scientific language is in the inner logic of locking its discoveries into place. In brahmavidya, logic is important too, but so is artistry and paradox, not exactly the expertise of science.
Shankara, that 8th or 9th century proponent of advaita vedanta, is nothing if not logical, yet often lands on metaphor for his most important points.
The rope is never a snake, the sky is never a cloud, the desert is never a mirage, the sea is never a wave, and truth is never a science.
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