11 – A glimpse at the Universal in us
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Bell’s Theorem, the inherent capacity of naturally evolving systems to attain cohesive and dynamic forms through the interconnectedness of their components [see posts 7 & 9], is but one of the theories that describe the fundamental characteristics of our Universe.
Other theories describe further characteristics of our Universe, but they have never been grouped together; and when they are, they give us a glimpse at a universal blueprint from which naturally evolving systems, including you and me, attain cohesive, dynamic, and transformative forms.
The purpose of Vision for a New World is to introduce a new Paradigm, where this universal blueprint is the fundamental source that endows naturally evolving systems with the capacity, and the ingenuity, to transform and be transformed by environments, thus perpetuating the evolutionary movement of Nature.
Under our current Paradigm, we see the natural world not only as mechanical and detached from us but as something to exploit and consume. Under the new Paradigm we will see ourselves as part of Nature; unique in our composition yet subject to universal mandates – women, when experiencing the miracle of pro-creation within themselves, have understood this for millennia.
The Theories below give us a glimpse of the universal characteristics in us.
As naturally evolving systems we are:
Cohesive organizations of interconnected components. Bell’s Theorem
Driven to attain optimum states of equilibrium between our energy and mass contents (E=mc2). Relativity and the Laws of Thermodynamics
Syntheses of particle-like and wave-like and universal-like complementary properties. Complementarity
Pre-programmed to unfold into relatively pre-determined structural configuration amidst the uncertainty of infinite probabilities. Uncertainty and Probability Principles
Dependent on energy dissipation for survival yet able to use energy sources to transform ourselves and our environments. Dissipative Structures
Self-contained, self-generating, and self-perpetuating while maintaining a fundamental yet adaptable configuration. Autopoietic Systems
Pre-determined by our internal and external environments, yet endowed with a relative degree of freedom to adapt and project the adaptation into the future. Evolution
Self-organizing through the reiteration of an overruling yet supple evolutionary model. Mandelbrot Set
Catalysts for transformation. Quantum Field Theory
Some of these universal characteristics are easy to apply to human nature, while others will require further explanation. This is what I will do on further posts. But whether we accept them or not as Universal, these characteristics do describe what we are and how we evolve as naturally evolving systems. They describe the blueprint we are born with and share with the rest of Nature. They describe the universal in us from which we become common components of an evolving species, yet remain utterly unique and pregnant with possibilities.
Revised October 2019
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