Science

Charles Darwin, 1869             In the final stage of scientific living we develop a perspective that integrates science with philosophy and religion.  This perspective centers on a concept of evolution.  The early concept of evolution introduced by Darwin has had difficulty entering the culture, partly because the term “evolution” has often been used to imply … Read more

In his comment on the previous post, Julian invited us to share our answers to a question: How do we get to the point where our belief in the friendly universe is not shaken by natural cataclysms—earthquakes, tidal waves, tornadoes, and so on. My answer is that strong faith in a friendly universe is the … Read more

To bolster a positive attitude toward the universe, we consider how physics supports life. Life as we know it requires a universe in which basic physical constants must be very precisely what they are; slight deviations would make life impossible.  It is as though Creative Intelligence “fine-tuned” four basic forces.  Gravitation is just strong enough … Read more

As part of scientific living, we provision ourselves with a broad perspective by integrating inputs from science, philosophy, and religion into a broad concept of evolution.  This concept includes some idea of (1) the evolution of our universe from its origin down to the present and into the future; (2) biological evolution, including ecology and … Read more

Scientific living engages our full capacities of body, mind, and soul as we focus on the task in hand.  But often we find ourselves distracted, or the mind is thinking too much, and we are unable to stay focused.  As the decades pass, the average attention span gets shorter, and there are many causes.  To … Read more