Continuous Creation
Recent developments in theoretical physics, including systems theory are challenging long-held mechanistic views of the universe. Many thinkers have speculated that the remnants of an ancient science survive today in mythology and esoteric lore, but until now the scientific basis for this belief has remained cloaked in mystery. Paul LaViolette reveals the astonishing parallels between the cutting edge of scientific thought and creation myths from the dawn of civilization. With a scientific sophistication rare among mythologists, LaViolette deciphers the forgotten cosmology of ancient lore in a groundbreaking scientific tour de force. In direct, nontechnical language, he shows how these myths encode a theory of cosmology in which matter is continually growing from seeds of order that emerge spontaneously from the surrounding subquantum chaos.
Exposing the contradictions that bedevil the Big Bang theory, LaViolette offers both the specialist and the general reader a controversial and highly stimulating critique of prevailing misconceptions about the seldom-questioned superiority of modern science over ancient cosmology. Genesis of the Cosmos is engagingly written and spiced with more than 140 thought-provoking diagrams and illustrations. It demonstrates how ancient mythology describes a coherent science that encompasses and exceeds our present-day understanding. By restoring and reanimating this ancient scientific worldview, Genesis of the Cosmos leads us beyond the restrictive metaphors of modern science and into a new science for the 21st century.
Paul A. LaViolette, Ph.D., holds degrees in physics and systems science and has conducted original research in general systems theory, theoretical physics, astronomy, geology, climatology, and cosmology. He lectures internationally and his work has been published in numerous professional journals.
The time will inevitably come when mechanistic and atomic thinking will be put out of the minds of all people of wisdom, and instead dynamics and chemistry will come to be seen in all phenomena. When that happens, the divinity of living Nature will unfold before our eyes all the more clearly.
Johann von Goethe, 1812
posted by Indigobusiness @ Sunday, June 21, 2009
12 Comments
12 Comments:
Hi Indido...how you doin this Sunday night? The Large Hadron Collider experiment remains the elephant in the room in definitively explaining not only the "God particle", but also redefining God from the Genesis of the definition itself. The last I heard the project was shut down, ONCE AGAIN, and the usual friction groups are cheering. The angle of this book you mention sounds interesting, but from a scientific point of view, God is "in the chaos mix" of the grand unified theory that is yet to be proven. I personally love this quote:
"When that happens, the divinity of living Nature will unfold before our eyes all the more clearly."
Like all popular aphorisms, such as "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder", I like to think of God in this context too..."God is in the perception and definition of the believer". God as a catalyst of particles...I can dig it!
Hi Belle. If you liked the Goethe quote, you might like the essay on Subquantum kinetics to which it was used as a prelude.
Hi kid, you're bringing me back to my days of trying to wrap my head around entropy, quantum mechanics, string theory, m-theory, how a toaster oven works and how to put on two socks of the same color...
Ahhh, those were the days when I had more than 1 1/2 brain cells left to grapple the mysteries of life with...
Have you checked out Professor Brian Greene's awesome documentary series on PBS called "The Elegant Universe" or his "The Fabric of The Cosmos"...both worthwhile viewing.
Yes, I've seen them.
Speaking of elegance, this subquantum kinetics theory is interesting for a number of reasons, not the least of which is how it accommodates the genesis of the cosmos where a mechanical model does not. And the Goethe quote fits nicely.
There is an interesting intellectual feel to this, and I'm reminded of the Buddha quote in my most recent post. But I'm also reminded of the quote (was it Richard Feynman?) that says if you think you understand quantum mechanics, then you don't.
Yes! I've read Richard Feynman's groundbreaking book entitled "Physics, Alcoholism & God's Best Kept Secret (An Everyman's Guide To The Theory Of Everything And Nothing)", and let me tell you... my life hasn't been the same since!
Love Ya Indigo...(forgive my shriveled cracker of a brain, but believe it not, I actually DO get abstract theoretical physics concepts even if I find the proving grounds a mind-numbing landscape).
I think the quote meant QM was counter-intuitive and not given to wrapping one's mind around logically.
I am sure many living bodisitvas will have witnessed nature as she undresses herself before their startled eyes. By their nature current bodisitvas oscilate dully then brightly between samsara and nirvana. They are metaphorical moths without a definite source of light or heat. I had meant to pen a comment on the reflections about the credit crisis, only to realise THAT post came before this one! Soz.
With £45K debts 4 years ago, life without credit is very different now - the level that I now feel I belong to socio-economically is a true compass-north of my life - people will get to know where they stand in their lives.
Tomorrow's weather in southern UK looks sunny and very warm. Credit crunch? What credit crunch?
Z
Hard to startle a bodhisattva after they've had a gander over the fence and chose not to jump, but a vision of nature undressing mught just do it.
OOOOOOH you smooth talker; until now I had not appreciated this soooo sexy aspect of the big 'N'. Wonder whether thars mileage in a small (!) expose (!!) of the secretive freudian bodhisitvas?
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Z
Here, you need a good laugh.
Did you hear the one about Micheal Jackson?
No, I missed that one, I'm far too full of myself to bother with pop culture.
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