Hello everyone, This is the first of a 5 part submission in which I'll reflect on aspects of Teilhard de Chardin's theory of evolutionary critical points with...
This is the second of a 5 part submission. As just noted, critical points, evolutionary jumps, are commonplace in the history of cosmogenesis. However, from ...
This is the third part of a 5 part submission. Hominization, when it arrived, added some new powers or faculties to the abilities conferred earlier on living...
This is the fourth part of a 5 part submission. SOME INDIRECT FEATURES OF THE CULMINATION OF ADVANCED SUPER-LIFE FROM TEILHARD'S PERSPECTIVE 1. Something...
This is the fifth part of a 5 part submission. 7. A Mystical Environment: In connection with the critical point of human maturation, Teilhard mentions 'a final...
Hooray for our Dr. Stephen P. Smith on the publication of his "Unity Theory of Evolution" (Copy Right 2002, in January 2003 Journal of Non-Locality and Remote...
thanks for the note Janice. I had put up the last HTM version which is probably more accessible that the DOC version I had up before. So everyone should be...
Once again, thanks to Brian for an enlightening essay. I find that your essays are especially helpful to me as I attempt to enlarge my somewhat small Teilhard...
Hello everyone, I have now read Stephen's well thought out paper, 'The Unity of Evolution'. As a non-scientist, I cannot claim to have understood every point...
Dear BrianC, Thanks for this insightful presentation of your understanding of the main thrust of Stephen's article, and for your well-documented (as always :-)...
Hello Chuck, In a message dated January 6, 2003, you wrote with ... Yes, quite definitely, I would say, Teilhard does see humanity moving towards ethical unity...
Splendid comments, Brian :-) ! I totally agree with all of your most helpful responses in response to Chuck's important questions ! We are so fortunate to...
Thanks for your remarks Brian. Yes, we have an issue with metaphysics. Because we can't remove ourselves from evolution our prior beliefs tend to generate a...
Just curious if there have been any documentary video/film productions on Teilhard, and if they are currently available for rent/purchase. About 20 years ago I...
Hi Chuck, Brian Cowan may be able to give you information on a Canadian TV program on Teilhard a couple of years ago. The information would also be in our ...
Hi Stephen (and Brian who sparked this discussion), Thanks for this further discussion of the issue with metaphysics and your helpful comments on passages from...
Hello everyone, ... There were two CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) radio (not TV) programs each about 50 minutes long put on the air back on May 21st...
... While I share most of Brian's reluctance to cast Christianity as the only viable religious choice, I've been rather fascinated by the notion espoused by...
cwiggins@... writes: << While I share most of Brian's reluctance to cast Christianity as the only viable religious choice, I've been rather fascinated...
Dear Noospherian, Dear Janice, in your post dated Thu, 09 Jan 2003, Subject: Re: The Unity Theory of Evolution, you wrote in part: 'From the language...
Dear Noospherian, Dear Janice, in your post dated Thu, 09 Jan 2003, Subject: Re: The Unity Theory of Evolution, you wrote in part: 'From the language...
Hi Rudolf, Special thanks for these two very important questions. I'm beginning with your second question: "Did Teilhard write anything in English?" For this...
Continuing my response to Rudolf's question "Did Teilhard write anything in English?", I had meant to include this Georgetown University Special Collection of...
Hello everyone, This is part 1 of a 3 part submission. FINDING A MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN FACTUAL SCIENCE AND ABSTRACT METAPHYSICS I think it is fair to say of...
This is part 2 of a 3 part submission. THE LAW OF RECURRENCE The law of recurrence, as I understand it, involves a kind of repetition with enhancement which...
This is part 3 of a 3 part submission. A PROBLEMATIC ASPECT Despite its heuristic value, it does seem to me that Teilhard's three part cogitative scheme is not...
Thanks so much, Mary Marguerite, for forwarding this interesting message to us. I would hope that this internationally known scientist would deign to join our...
Hello Mary Marguerite, Over the last three decades two camps have arisen in the field of Science. One, already entrenched actually, is what some have called...
Hello Mary Marguerite Nice to hear from you once again. I do tend to agree with Beatrix's "two camps" approach: that of the "scientific-reductionists" and that...
Thanks, Beatrix and BrianC, for responding to Mary Marguerite's request. The invitation to dialogue with us on our list remains open and waiting. I've taken...
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