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It seems that creationism or intelligent design is gaining ground on evolution theory. Usually this was only an issue in the US, but it also seems to happen in other countries as well. But does creationism have any valid grounds.
When I look at the list of retorts as published by Scientific American I do not see any. The question is whether evolution theory has any big problems. I do not thinks so. If there are any problems they are in the details. And at that point Intelligent Design (ID) is invoked. And ID is only necessary to speed up evolution at certain stages. And at those point information can be obtained from the Holoverse in order to make a better evolutionary decision. But are there really those points?
An overview of objections against evolution:
- It is only a theory - but that is with everything in science. This is about the method that science uses for everything, so not valid;
- Circular reasoning (the fittest survive and survivors are the fittest) - it is a very gradual process, where the fittest can betters survive. This micro-eveolution has been corroborated by science;
- the theory is not testable - the same would be true for astronomy. Evolution is not something that you can re-do in the lab. The theory however still makes predictions that can be tested;
- The theory is in doubt in the scientific community - no evidence for this can be found through an analysis of the literature. But that is not to say that there are no trouble-spots;
- There are strong disagreements - yes there are, but not on evolution itself;
- Why are there still monkeys - it is about splintering and not replacing;
- First life is a problem - that is indeed a difficult question, but it has nothing to do with evolution itself;
Yesterday i saw a part of a transmission of the program Horizon on BBC Worldservice. I just fell in the program when they described the realisation that we must live in an 11-dimensional universe based on string theory. This is nowadays called M-theory. The major advantages of this theory are the explanation of gravities weakness, the removal of big-bang’s singularity and the granularity of our universe. They now have a model that explains the creation of our universe as a collision between two branes in these 11-dimensions. Interestingly this11th dimension contains a lot of energy. This might explain the dark matter/energy in our universe. So we see in our universe effects of these other dimensions.
One of the consequences of this M-theory is the possible existence of an infinite number of universes, the Multiverse. Each of these universes has its own physical laws. And people are already thinking of creating such universes in the lab.
It made me wonder whether one these 11 dimensions also is the Holoverse. In Stephen Hawkings book, Het Universum, he explains that branes can store all the information in our universe. Ervin Laszlo suggests (Kosmische Visie, p127) that this information leads to specific of a universe.
By Stephen Hawking (2001), Publisher Bert Bakker, ISBN:9035123646; Original english title: The Universe in a Nutshell.
In this book an overview is given of all theories that trey to explain the universe. From general relativity to M-theory. It is noted that theorists at the moment are busy discovering the implications of M-theory. The final solution has not been found. Although the mathematical models seems to imply that we live in an 11-dimensional universe.
Lucasian professor in mathetmatics at the University of Cambridge, UK.
by Stanislav Grof (1994), publisher: Thames and Hudson, ISBN:0500810419
In this illustrations book Grof describes the various books of the dead created by human kind, such as the Egyptian of the Dead, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, The Mayan Book of the Dead and the Christain Book of the Dead.
The main gist of the work of Grof is that the images created in these ancient documents match those of modern research into consciousness. This includes images of heaven and hell, rebirth, life after life, etc. Another common theme is that the living must prepare for dying and the phases afterwards.
In Kosmische Visie (p121) Ervin Laszlo describes the horizon problem in cosmology. The universe turns out to be very isotropic. This is mainly seen in the cosmic background radiation. Also structures seen in all directions are very similar. The universe seems to develop itself as a unified entity. The question is where this unification comes from.
I understand however that however that this problem was solved through accelerating expansion (he Elegant Universe, p?).
In Kosmische Visie (p117) Ervin Laszo describes observations that are universe is expanding at an increasing higher rate. In standard cosmological models this is explained by a positive cosmological constant. This constant might be due to the quantum vacuum. A very big problem is that the energy present in the quantum vacuum by 120 orders of magnitude to large is.
Jus a ping for technorati. I will remove this entry later.
In Kosmische Visie Ervin Laszlo mentions that current cosmological models require mass and energy that can not be observed through normal means. This dark component is in cosmology required to obtain a flat universe. An explanation for this dark energy/mass might be found in the quantum vacuum, which is the carrier of the information of the holoverse.
by Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof (1980), publisher: Thames and Hudson (ISBN:0500810192; UPC:9780500810194)
This book gives an overview in text and pictures of humankind’s expressions of death. It goes from modern scientific phenemona (NDE, OBE) to anthropologic knowledge (shamanism) to religions (buddhisms, hinduism).
Researcher of Transpersonal Psychology
inventor of transpersonal psychology
In Kosmische Visie (p115) Ervin Laszlo describes the latest discoveries in the field of cosmology. We seem to live in a flat universe. His main problem with this is flatness, is that the initial conditions had to be accurate with 1 part in 10 to the 50. How can these have been so accurate? He dislikes the idea that this is due to chance and rejects models that support 10 to the 50 universes. He claims that information available prior to the birth of this universe could have lead to this accuracy.
In Kosmische Visie Ervin Laszlo describes a cosmological model in what he calls a poetic fashion. In that model he describes a a cosmos where a continuous birth/death of universes. But each cosmos learns from a previous one. And all this learning has led to the extermely finetuned universe that we have now.
What I miss in this is the direction of learning. How is known what is a good and bad solution? Somehow there must be a judging process in order to decide what is a good or bad universe.