2 April 2013
Evolution is the process of creation. Organic evolution creates life from modifications to molecules made by physical evolution of the universe. Physical evolution creates and possibly destroys universes as far as we can tell and have scientific evidence for. Organic evolution creates life where-ever and when-ever conditions are ideal for that to happen.
Universally then evolution is the creator of all that we know and experience. Science enables us to know this process, to know the creator, ergo science is about creation and about the creator. This can be simplified to a simple definition.
The science of evolution is the science of creation and the creator, hence evolution science is creation science. In summary, as in my lead paragraph, evolution is the process of creation.
Physical laws characterize the evolution of the universe, the standard model, the science of physics and quantum mechanics and relativity and inorganic chemistry pretty much describes its operation though there are still large gaps like dark matter and dark energy and what is the shape of the unseen dimensions of string theory and how do these play into our dimension. Leonard Susskind of Princeton has called the shape set of the hidden dimensions of string theory the DNA of the universe.
The Darwinian laws, serendipity, polyploidy, DNA, biochemistry, organic chemistry, lateral gene transfer, endosymbionts, multicellularity, photosynthesis and the sciences of genetics and genomics, the other life sciences, pretty much describes the operation of matters pertaining to life.
For a fuller synopsis see also my General Theory of Universal Evolution, 7 April 2012. http://jorma-jyrkkanen.livejournal.com/196434.html
What is the creator by this theory? The creator is the sum total of the laws and physical constants and variables governing the behaviour of energy and matter acting through time and space acted upon by serendipity.
To conclude, through science we can come to know the how, the processes of change or evolution of both universe and life and to know the how is to know the why of existence and change, to know the creation process and through that the creator, evolution. Is it God? No. It is not benevolent nor caring though it can create life forms with those properties. It simply is. Energy might be eternal, we simply don't know at this time, and if it is it needs no creator or spark of evolution.
Our challenge as humans is to understand the process, respect its laws and rules and try to live in harmony so that evolution favours our life form as long as it possibly can. We are temporary and mortal and will go extinct one day. That is as certain as our mortal sun burning out in 4-5 billion years.
What really matters is how joyous our lives are in the interim and that is the challenge evolution has put to us. Can we live in harmony and peace with love and joy?
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