Thursday, May 11, 2006
Knowing our place in the Universe
Humility, it seems to me , has always been recognised by those who observe others to be something admirable. Yet a few words in that context are often used as a cover for pride . Take some Programs on nature on TV that are pasted all over with the words "Wonder" but really hide the pride.( mclluhan would say "yes easy confusious"?)
How else do you explain New scientists strong denuncaition of its readers who dare suggest that "God might exist " Does every scientist have to be , by new scientists definition, an atheist - Clearly many scientists ( probably the majority) would not call themsleves that at all --so the impression created is NOT ACCURATE
Back to humility - People who are Competent and knowledgeable often say "just how little we know". Not a strong theme in new scientist, but a theme that works well for real wisdom and direction for science and life. Agnowledging the spaces, not trying to occupy them all as new scientist so often tries to do!
New scientist tries to celebrate a form of purely rationalist freedom - denying other forms of freedom by its very own worldview. It lives with a contradiction . So New scientist is very busy suggesting all that we know is a matter of process ( does it not?) ,
Changing the percieved nature of "the great force" ( big bang wimper or wellspring etc) provides entertainment and distraction from the reality that such adominating and clearly dumb assumption ultimately deadens real interest in life itself ( "its all meant to happen that way" ).
What deeper new science and scientists will Australians finally inherit from this often tainted form of wonder. Science is not an attractive career option to Australains -NS should be asking why . Some of us know why !
Worship of deterministic process amounts to admiring some mere morsel of creation?. Or worshiping a force that's so effective it can drive us up billions of golden steps towards where we are? It's a truly wonderful force really - whatever it is !
How else do you explain New scientists strong denuncaition of its readers who dare suggest that "God might exist " Does every scientist have to be , by new scientists definition, an atheist - Clearly many scientists ( probably the majority) would not call themsleves that at all --so the impression created is NOT ACCURATE
Back to humility - People who are Competent and knowledgeable often say "just how little we know". Not a strong theme in new scientist, but a theme that works well for real wisdom and direction for science and life. Agnowledging the spaces, not trying to occupy them all as new scientist so often tries to do!
New scientist tries to celebrate a form of purely rationalist freedom - denying other forms of freedom by its very own worldview. It lives with a contradiction . So New scientist is very busy suggesting all that we know is a matter of process ( does it not?) ,
Changing the percieved nature of "the great force" ( big bang wimper or wellspring etc) provides entertainment and distraction from the reality that such adominating and clearly dumb assumption ultimately deadens real interest in life itself ( "its all meant to happen that way" ).
What deeper new science and scientists will Australians finally inherit from this often tainted form of wonder. Science is not an attractive career option to Australains -NS should be asking why . Some of us know why !
Worship of deterministic process amounts to admiring some mere morsel of creation?. Or worshiping a force that's so effective it can drive us up billions of golden steps towards where we are? It's a truly wonderful force really - whatever it is !
