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Dynamic Materialism
Dynamic Materialism: The Root of Evolution and History http://darwiniana.com/2011/06/11/chopra-on-evolution/ Chopra on evolution Posted in General at 1:43 pm by nemo Is Evolution Ready to Evolve? I respect Chopra’s honesty in challenging Darwinism, and his interesting suggestions for a better theory. … Continue reading
Periodization in World History
Periodization in World History: A Look at the Eonic Effect http://darwiniana.com/2011/06/09/an-exercise-for-buddhists-following-the-eonic-effect-i-e-an-evolutionaryhistorical-periodization/ ********** 06.09.11 An exercise for buddhists: following the ‘eonic effect’ (i.e. an evolutionary/historical periodization) Posted in General at 12:07 pm by nemo Climbing Mt. Improbable: The Eonic Effect. Buddhists, … Continue reading
Looking at the Deep Structure of Reality
Looking at the “Deep Structure of Reality”: Science on the Edge of “Scientia” http://www.youtube.com/watchv=ECkG_JdodMA&feature=related This piece on the “deep structure of reality” is really quite fascinating. I hope you take a moment to look at it, and then think about … Continue reading
Big History Project/K-Web videos
Two Great Videos discussing the Big History Project and James Burke’s Knowledge Web David Christian gives another great introduction to Big History and lead-in to the Big History Project (“pop-up guide”) … plus James Burke discussing the Knowledge Web online. … Continue reading
An Open Question on Complexity
An Open Question on Complexity http://www.bighistoryproject.com/The-Latest-Word/BHP-TED-photo-gallery David Christian’s TED Talk on Big History was wonderful, but there’s a question I’ve been rolling my head about since I saw it. He was discussing complexity, the Second Law of Thermo-dynamics, and the development … Continue reading
A Look at Pattern and Contingency in History
A Look at Contingency (and Patterns of History) “Free Agency” doesn’t occur in a vacuum as we all well know. But what, besides the large-scale dynamic of world history itself and smaller-scale individual actions actually goes into it? David Christian’s … Continue reading
Free Agency
The Eonic Effect and the Ontology of Free Agency – A Problem in the Metaphysical Structure of Reality Regarding “Freedom” http://darwiniana.com/2011/05/30/luke-link-and-systems-versus-free-agents/ Luke link, and systems versus free agents John Landon writes: <I don’t know why this set of distinctions creates … Continue reading
An Apologia for Penrose
An Apologia for Roger Penrose & Company – Per Contra the “Positivists” and “Idealists” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576317072124312488.html?mod=googlenews_wsj http://trinitybook.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/penroses-cycles-of-time/ http://darwiniana.com/2011/05/29/penrose-cycles-of-time/ I found this piece vis-a-vis Penrose and the issue of “time” to be quite thought provoking. Penrose’s work, Kauffman’s, et al, usually is. … Continue reading
A Critique of Freedom, Free Will, and Soul
Analytics of History: A Critique of Freedom, Free Will, and Soul http://darwiniana.com/2011/05/28/assumptions-of-freedom-are-reflected-in-the-data-of-world-history/ http://darwiniana.com/2011/05/28/the-onset-of-human-nature/ FREEDOM, FREE WILL, & SOUL – They’re not completely bad as concepts, but their utility as analytical terms is up for debate. The dilemma is, this value-based … Continue reading
Critiquing Lewis/Lewis on Evolution and Design
Critiquing Lewis: Reconsidering his Literary Thought, in Light of the Work of J.R.R. Tolkien … Toward a new Literary Foundation of the Evolution Question and Design Considerations http://darwiniana.com/2011/05/19/c-s-lewis-on-evolution-and-intelligent-design/ http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2010/PSCF12-10Peterson.pdf 05.19.11 – C. S. Lewis on Evolution and Intelligent Design So C.S. … Continue reading
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