Sentences with phrase «strugatsky universe as a whole»

But, for all intents and purposes, that is good enough, unless one truly wishes to reject the observable universe as a whole (which is a whole different can of worms, which I will not open).

Life on earth can only survive on 0.50 % of the planets volume, now compare this to the universe as a whole and life is ridiculously rare, we are an anomaly.

puts it: «Modern cosmology, the study of the universe as a whole, and the biology of evolution have given us amazing proof of God».

Crucially, the universe as a whole — in other words, the whole of matter — can be studied successfully by science.

They have radically differed as to what is happening to the physical universe as a whole.

I would suggest that formative causation through morphogenetic fields makes itself felt at the levels of matter, life, mind and the universe as a whole in this non-interfering manner of influence.

There is absolutely no evidence anywhere in the known univers, from the tiniest subatomic particle to the structure of the universe as a whole, that even remotely implies the faintest possibility thata deity exists.

Similarly, while it is true that the universe as a whole can accomplish what its parts can not do, this does not imply absolute self - sufficiency but merely relative self - sufficiency.

Yet, as Hartshorne indicated, the universe as a whole is not given to us «in any clear way» (MVG 175).

It may raise theoretical questions as to whether the universe as a whole, along with the phenomenon of life on this planet, has any ultimate significance, but otherwise this macro-future of the planet does not have any direct impact upon us.

Man is no longer problematic for himself, and the wonder at man is simply wonder at the universe as a whole.

Therefore we may entertain the hypothesis that the universe as a whole is made up of moments of experience analogous to those that constitute our own enduring and becoming.

We must now learn to see them as inseparable from our concern about the destiny of the universe as a whole.

Even though the cosmic process is hopeless, the absurdity of the universe as a whole provides each of us with the opportunity to exercise a kind of courage to create our own meanings and values that would be impossible if we thought, with religion, that the universe were itself inherently purposeful.

Special relativity showed, however, that space - time has a more subtle four - dimensional structure, in which it does not make sense to speak of the past, the present, or the future of the universe as a whole.

Such particles existing on smaller and smaller scales seemingly reveal infinitesimal realms of existence and thus serve to redefine what we think of as the building blocks of reality itself and how its constituent objects interact with each other and with the universe as a whole.

Hence it is not enough for Hartshorne to state «p or not p» implies «God exists,» for this is dearly false where p stands for the universe as a whole.

But it also indicates that Hartshorne does not (at least here) want to recognize that p can stand for the universe as a whole, not just some particular concrete state of the universe.

If man is to have any hope which may be said to partake of the quality of eternity, it must be one which can be related to the much grander vision of God's purpose for his universe as a whole.

The universe as a whole, due to the second law of thermodynamics, popularly known as entropy, may freeze as the original heat of the big bang dissipates and every physical thing becomes devoid of energy.

Even as we are the selves we are only in relation to others and most directly to the others, the organs and cells, that constitute our own bodies, so God, too, exists as the supreme self only in relation to the cosmic body which is the world or the universe as a whole.

The universe as a whole consists of much more.

But many people still involve their deepest feelings with the universe as a whole and regard its origin as mysterious.

So far as I know the universe as a whole is in no imminent danger.

With reference to the first point, an ever - changing common element of form for the universe as a whole and for all its sub-societies precludes the possibility of a single set of categories to describe all of reality.

Hence, insofar as instantiations of Spirit, namely, ontological totalities of various kinds up to and including the universe as a whole, are structured like Whiteheadian societies, then absolute knowledge such as Hegel envisions as a result of his own philosophical system is metaphysically impossible.

From what we now know of astronomy the planets would seem at first sight to be a perfectly insignificant and negligible element in the universe as a whole.

A kind of pantheism tends to accompany this individualism, The individual generalizes her experience onto the universe as a whole.

To see the universe as a whole in this way with the same God working in the universe at large, in the life of Jesus and in our lives was put in highly symbolic language by Paul in his letter to the Colossians about the Cosmic Christ.

Is the universe as a whole so different from us?

«But there are no facts showing that either reason [disunity or monotony] applies to the minute constituents of these things, or to the universe as a whole.

The same principle can be applied to the universe as a whole.

While it is evident to science that there is a functional «teleonomy» or machine - like purposiveness in individual organisms (for example, the fish's eye is constructed so as to enable it to see under water, the heart toward pumping blood, the human brain toward problem - solving, etc.), still there is no hard evidence that life itself, terrestrial evolution or the universe as a whole has any overarching meaning.

Even the universe as a whole is not proof and has no label.

As a concluding summary, we can say that Hartshorne shares Spinoza's predilection for the mind - body metaphor, and, moreover, his fundamental rationalism: the belief, that is, that it is possible to describe the universe as a whole by means of philosophical concepts.

In this conception, in effect, ethics gives way to ontology, freedom to order, and man to the universe as a whole.

«13 Scientific analysis of their «material basis» is the exclusive key to unlocking the mysteries of life, mind and the universe as a whole.

I find it 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.

To see the universe as a whole in this way, with the same God working in the universe at large, and in the life of Jesus, and in the lives of all of us, was put in highly symbolic language by the apostle Paul in his letter about the «Cosmic Christ» in Colossians 1.

But in the universe as a whole, entropy increases.

In turn, global biospheric stability necessitated the long - term reciprocal existence and viability of other astronomical bodies — ultimately, the observable universe as a whole.

Such a vision would thereby provide a meaning not only for our own lives but for all of history and even of the universe as a whole.

The discussion might have been partly about Herbert Spencer's conception of evolution, but is more likely — Whitehead's discussion especially — to have been about the speculative application of the second law of thermodynamics to the physical universe as a whole, with its prospect of a final state of perfect equilibrium.

If the universe as a whole is full of movement, he argued, it requires an exterior unmoved mover to keep it going.

Furthermore, in the relatively new field of cosmology, Torrance believed science has relentlessly pressed its inquiries to the limits of being, and is now grappling with a concept of the universe as a whole, especially concerning its initial conditions and ultimate future.

Hawking realised that if time's arrow were reversed, the same reasoning would hold true for the universe as a whole.

He made important inroads towards understanding how quantum mechanics applies to the universe as a whole, leading the way in the field known as quantum cosmology.

Another potential payoff could be charting the evolution of the universe as a whole.

It is conceivable that the universe as a whole is finite, closed in on itself like a sphere.

Even if black holes aren't responsible for forming galaxies, they are still extremely important to our understanding of the universe as a whole.