Not exact matches
Reminds me
of a proverb from India that «A frog
living in a well thinks the
whole universe is just that well»
After all, you joined up with this
whole Kingdom
of God thing because
of this relationship you could have with the
life - giving Creator
of the
universe.
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 anom
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 anom
life is ridiculously rare, we are an anomaly.
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.
If I seal up the entry into my heart I must dwell in darkness — and not only I, my individual soul, but the
whole universe in so far as its activity sustains my organism and awakens my consciousness, and in so far also as I act upon it in my turn so as to draw forth from it the materials
of sensation,
of ideas,
of moral goodness,
of holiness
of life.
There is ultimate truth, and if our
lives are not ordered to that truth then our
lives, and ultimately society, will be disordered because it is not grounded in truth: «Truth must consequently be the ultimate end
of the
whole universe... for the first author and mover
of the
universe is an intellect... and the ultimate end
of the
universe must, therefore, be the ground
of the intellect.
The religious insight is the grasp
of truth: that the order
of the world, the value
of the world in its
whole and in its parts, the beauty
of the world, the zest
of life, and the mastery
of evil, are all bound up together — not accidentally, but by reason
of this truth: that the
universe exhibits a creativity with infinite freedom, and a realm
of forms with infinite possibilities; but that this creativity and these forms together are impotent to achieve actuality apart from the complete ideal harmony, which is God.61
To me, finding out the origins
of life and the
universe through science is a
whole lot more rewarding and truly exhilarating to the mind.
It is an integral fusion, a response
of the
whole appetitive, emotional, and conceptual
life of the individual to a sense
of the value
of the
universe in its totality and in its diverse parts.
«Say what you will about God, there is not a shovel big enough to dig yourself out
of the
whole that you dug for yourself when you said: «Not a single thing in the entire
universe can claim eternal
life» In that one statement, you are admitting that the
universe is not eternal.
This correlation between little story and big story, between
life story and the story
of the
universe, is fundamental to the
whole storytelling enterprise as a way
of giving meaning to man's
life.
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.
God is the
life of the
universe, immanent insofar as each part acts upon every other, and transcendent insofar as the
whole acts upon each part.
Unlike the Christian god that wouldn't ever change his mind or doctrine... except for cursing the world for eating an apple... except for telling Abraham to sacrifice his son, but then stopping him... and except for killing nearly all
life on Earth and then because
of the guilt says I'll never to do that ever again - in exactly that way... and except for deciding that 2
of himself (Father and Spirit) weren't enough any more, and creating / fathering / spiriting as Son... and except for forgiving all sin, when «In the beginning» he had cursed the
universe for the eating
of an apple, by having his creation torture and kill his only begotten Son... and except for having to repeat himself about the unchanging eternal rules, to Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Saul / Paul, Mohammed, Joseph Smith, Bahá «u «lláh, David Koresh, and a
whole host
of others... and except for... and except for...
The element
of creativity, which is not accounted for by the so - called laws
of nature, and which points to the organic character
of the
universe or its
life as a
whole, gives us a clue to God's transcendent functioning.
Some People say «there is no better things in
life than being the richest man on earth», I say «gather the wealth
of every single
living creatures in the
whole universe, yet it would fade away from the blissful wealth
of sailing in the Ark lead by the Khalifa.»
The atoms and molecules from which
life has been fashioned are universal;
life itself exists in myriad forms on this planet and may exist on myriad other planets in this galaxy and in countless others, but a conscious mind capable
of thinking and feeling is unique on Earth and may be unmatched in the
whole of the
universe.
We may be but one among many
living things on a small planet swimming in the endless spaces
of a vast galaxy within an almost infinite cosmos, yet surely we are among the most astonishing manifestations
of evolution in the
whole of the
universe.
We are saying that even when death has brought an end to our conscious existence, our
whole historical
life remains as part
of the history
of the
universe, and, as such, it continues to influence others for better or for worse.
He argued that while each human being has a very tiny
life span, or finite appearance in the
whole of space - time
of the
universe, humanity is also an eternal intelligible essence.
That Man is the product
of causes which had no prevision
of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome
of accidental collocations
of atoms; that no fire, no heroism, no intensity
of thought and feeling, can preserve an individual
life beyond the grave; that all the labours
of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness
of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death
of the solar system, and that the
whole temple
of Man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris
of a
universe in ruins — all these things, if not quite beyond dispute, are yet so nearly certain, that no philosophy which rejects them can hope to stand.
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.
Unlike the noble souls who apparently find satisfaction in pursuing purposes in the certain knowledge that the
whole universe is purposeless, he is oppressed with the futility
of an ordinary human
life.
If the
universe were truly «fine - tuned» for
life then
life would exist in
whole percents
of it instead
of the infinitesimal portion that we estimate it to exist in.
«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.
The tradition
of science since Descartes has been to start with the physicist's atoms and molecules and attempt to account for the
whole complexity
of the
universe, including
life and mind, this way.
There is another way to conceive
of our
life in God, but it requires a different worldview — not a clockwork
universe in which individuals function as discrete springs and gears, but one that looks more like a luminous web, in which the
whole is far more than the parts.
That man is the product
of causes which had no prevision
of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome
of accidental concatenations
of atoms; that no force, no heroism, no intensity
of thought or feeling, can presume an individual
life beyond the grave; that all the labors
of the age, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noon - day brightness
of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death
of the solar system, and that the
whole temple
of Man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris
of a
universe in ruin... all these things, if not quite beyond dispute, are yet so nearly certain, that no philosophy which rejects them can hope to stand.
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.
The existence
of the second law
of thermodynamics and the existence
of local enclaves
of decreasing entropy, as is the case with
life, means that less ordered systems within the
whole system
of the
universe have become more ordered.
Moreover, the basic principle
of motivation — in fact, the «glue»
of the
whole universe — is the «intrinsic value
of experiencing,» «the appeal
of life for
life, or feeling for feeling,
of experience for experience, consciousness for consciousness — and potential enjoyment for actual enjoyment» (BSI 203).
FAITH: Again this assumes the vast stability
of the «non-random» structures
of selection for survival and well - being and their meaningful interplay across the
whole developmental order
of the
universe from the beginning,
of which the biology
of life on our planet forms but one facet.
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.
Here's a
whole other take on the subject: What if the elements are held in check by righteous
living the same way that water is kept frozen if you keep the temp below»32 f. Something like a basic law
of the
universe.
Turning to it for religious orientation, spiritual enrichment, and communal education, we each take away similar lessons: God created and sustains the
universe; God established a covenant with the people Israel; God's revealed word guides Israel to a
life of righteousness; and God will ultimately redeem Israel and the
whole world.
There are many, many galaxies just like ours... To think that our one little earth around this one little star just in this one little place
of this one little galaxy in the
whole universe is the only one to have
life, that would make us special.
What I've learned is once you listen to your own motherly instincts and do what is right for your child, then somehow the
universe leads you to your
life purpose, so giving up a job or a lifestyle you are used to for the sake
of motherhood is not a sacrifice, but a gift you give to your
whole family.
Student nutrition directors
live in mortal fear
of seeing participation go down; that reimbursement money is their
life's blood and without it, their
whole universe falls apart.
Hawking «was deeply committed, his
whole life, to this quest
of understanding more about the physical
universe around us.»
Kepler's bureaucratic history was even more tortured than Corot's, but the spacecraft is headed for launch on April 10, 2009, and astronomers are counting on it to settle the question
of just how common Earths are — a result that will guide the
whole future search for
life in the
universe.
Today our conception
of life in the
universe is being turned on its head as scientists are finding a
whole lot
of inviting real estate out there.
Shortly thereafter, the
whole world disintegrates into a mess
of alternate
universes, almost none
of which could support
life.
in 1944 where he wondered aloud whether maybe we need ed a
whole new set
of laws, maybe
life really did defy the rest
of the
universe.
It is the strangest in the history
of contacts and the quotation in which a
whole universe full
of single people who share their views, opinions and values are opened and set before you, in your bedroom, car or
living room.
Whole new mutants Cable and Domino will be added newly to
live - action movie
universe of the DeadPool, with actors like Josh Brolin and famous Zazie Beetz, respectfully, other actors as well.
«Power Rangers Mystic Force»: Volume 2 - Legendary Catastros starts right off with episode - specific exposition and doesn't take anytime explaining to an outsider (like me) why the Power Rangers are now
living in a tree, why they are friends with the Sorceress from «He - Man and the Masters
of the
Universe», and why the
whole Power Ranger
universe now looks more like Lord
of the Rings than Godzilla.
«That's basically the underlying appeal
of the
whole TAKEN franchise: The
universe conspires, in form
of Scary Foreign Terrorist Types, to teach the ungrateful women in our hero's
life how desperately necessary his presence is.»
Lovecraftian military thriller duology Radiant Dawn / Ravenous Dusk by Cody Goodfellow, a real -
life attempt at «keeping it R'lyeh» by examining the metaphysics
of Lovecraft's vision
of the
universe by Scott R. Jones... and a
whole lot more!
From a sister Lou claims is a demon, to frequent run - ins with The Law - join Lou on a laugh - out - loud ride through the
life of «the unluckiest kid in the
whole universe».