Modern cosmology and the concept of Conscious
Evolution provides a context within which this
non-religious discourse can take place. We know that
humankind is a latecomer to the earthly stage on which
the 4 billion years long drama of life is being played out. more... This
should give us hope in spite of the messy performance the
human species seems to be contributing to this grand
production.
Thinking
about thinking of the universe is uniquely human.
"...galaxies
would twirl and stars would shine, but no one or thing could
comprehend the majesty of the reality that is nature."
Illustration by Lola Judith Chaisson in The Life
Era by Eric Chaisson
 Life itself is part of the greater life that is the
Earth. And we are learning to play our part in planetary
evolution in a way no other species can be called upon to
satisfy. The internet, for example, is one such contribution
to planetary evolution. It is being badly misused as any tool
can be, but at the same time it also contains the potential to
engender in the human species the global consciousness that is
necessary if we are to avoid the many blind alleys in
evolution or the self-extinction of our species.
It
is sometimes argued that humans are arrogant to think
themselves to be more than animals. Well, it really depends on
the attitude one brings to these thoughts. Realising the
responsibility implied by the thought can be quite a humbling
experience. For me, our ability to think about the act of
thinking of the universe in our heads is proof enough that we
are wildly different from animals.
My Favourites
Favorite books:
Platform for Change
--a new sort of book for a new sort of world by
Stafford Beer
Utopia or Oblivion by Buckminster Fuller
A Course In Miracles
Progress
and Poverty by Henry George
The Life
Era
--Cosmic Selection and Conscious Evolution by Eric
Chaisson
The Global
Brain
--Speculations on the Evolutionary Leap to Planetary
Consciousness by Peter Russell
Music of
the Mind
--An Adventure Into Consciousness by Darryl Reanney
The Fourth
Dimension by Howard Hinton
Maximum
Political Freedom
--The Theory, Practice, and Results of Objective Politics,
an Andreas & Co publication
The Fabric
of Knowledge
--A Study of the Relations Between Ideas by J l Jolley
Discipleship
in the New Age by Alice Bailey
My
Hobbies
Walking
Reading
Thinking
Practical philosophy;
Global Justice
World renewal;
Kingdom of souls on earth
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