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The views of science on our universe are dramatically changing, with profound impact on our ways of thinking and living, for generations to come. Whenever there is rapid change, there are three kinds of people involved:
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| 20th century science heritage | 21th century new science trends | |
| Big Bang as the origin of universe. (where do we come from?) |  |
Big Bang appeal will
diminish
when 'self-organizing
principles' are more widely understood, since they do a better job in
answering fundamental questions. For instance, the question 'where we
come from' is answered more elegantly through the focus on
'self-organizing principles'.
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| Speed of light as limit for all things. | |
Under certain conditions
information can travel faster than speed of light.
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| 2nd law thermodynamics: A closed system will lead to greater disorder (decay). Often extended as a general principle for the universe. | |
The universe is an open
system,
the dynamics of self-organization are omnipresent, at all levels of
observation and all aspects of observation.
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| Big Bang as energy source. | |
A shift from 'big bang'
to 'dark
matter' as the source from which the universe draws energy. Our
universe is merely a ripple on an ocean of energy.
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| What is energy? | |
Energy originates from
consciousness.
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| What is consciousness? | |
Consciousness arises
from 'identity' (self-sufficiency) in a dynamic field of interactions.
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| How does 'identity' arise? | |
Identity arises in a
field of
interactions, with a high Creative-R. (as in our universe)
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| Does our experience count or are we merely the latest 'model' in the process of evolution? | |
We live in a
participative
universe and our thoughts and actions have a profound impact on the way
'reality' is shaped. Moreover, our thoughts and actions contribute to
the overall consciousness from which energy arises. Hence we are
participants and creators, as described for instance through the cycles
of the
Universe Grand Design.
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we die, what remains? Studies of NDE's (Near Death Experiences) Studies of reincarnation. Reincarnation accepted as a fact in some science communities. |
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The cyclic nature of the
universe and the notion of consciousness as the driving force do make
reincarnation a logical outcome. The acceptance will be slow in coming,
yet the logical and mathematical predictions for it, combined with a
growing base of scientific evidence will bring about fundamental
changes to the sciences and its role in society.
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| Is there a purpose in life? A question largely left unanswered by the sciences, other than the notion of survival. | |
Self-organizing
principles are
not limited to our physical universe. You and I are here on earth
because our souls have chosen to be here. The lines between science and
spirituality will need new definitions. |
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The
predictions of the 21th
century new science trends are based on a decade of tracking new
developments in science, psychology and the 'twilight zones' of
science.
In order to sort through the mass of data and discover the underlying structures, the LOTA philosophy of science was used. The LOTA philosophy of science is quoted as possibly the most comprehensive and intuitive theory of everything available today. It is a methodology that looks at the 'structure of knowledge' (hence independent of time and space) and develops from that an overall architecture as to how the universe might actually function. From a decade of verification and feedback from many smart people, the confidence level for these predictions is high. |
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