![]() ![]() Chapter 7: Purpose and Nature’s Hierarchy.Would the fact of chance rule out the religious vision that the cosmos abides within the caring and ultimately meaningful environment of a loving God? Perhaps our universe is closer to an embodiment of "intelligence" than we have been accustomed to think.Īrguments for the "chance" hypothesis as well as that of "design." The issue of chance and purpose brings us to the question of the plausibility of hierarchical thinking. ![]() Science formulates the laws binding one component to another without explicit consideration of the overall sequence of cosmic components or events. It is not a vitalistic ploy but instead an indispensable explanatory idea, though not one capable of scientific verification. Chapter 5: Non-Energetic Causation and Cosmic PurposeĮxtraneous causation is a legitimate notion.Through both the memory and the anticipatory pole of the notion of physical reality, a cosmic aim or purpose may be envisaged as insinuating itself into the interior workings of the universe. The spirit of dualistic mythology separating subjectivity from objectivity continues to pressure us into the assumption that acts of consciousness are not part of the continuum of occurrences that constitute the world of nature. In order to entertain the hypothesis that there is cosmic purpose one must assume that nature and mind are somehow interwoven. It is difficult to understand those philosophers who hold that the individual’s life can have meaning even if the universe as a whole is void of purpose. Chapter: 1: The Problem of Nature and Purpose.Instead there is much in scientific discovery and speculation that may help us to understand religion in a new and adventurous way. Our universe is not without purpose and there is absolutely nothing in the scientific approach that contradicts the essence of a religious interpretation of reality. (ENTIRE BOOK) Our universe is not without purpose and there is absolutely nothing in the scientific approach that contradicts the essence of a religious interpretation of reality. This material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted and Winnie Brock. Published by Paulist Press, New York/Ramsey, 1984. ![]() His books include The Revelation of God in History What is God?, The Cosmic Adventure, Nature and Propose, and Religion and Self-Acceptance. He has written extensively on religion and science. from Catholic University, is professor of theology at Georgetown University. ![]()
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