We all need to understand science – it bears directly on how we live. Non-scientists should be able to grasp what is going on in the world of science. The knowledgeable citizen is probably a good citizen.
The most basic part of science is that there is life and consciousness, and that this is not limited to humans. Humans are probably not special at all as they may be part of a greater whole and in symbiosis with a huge number of organisms.
All the atoms that are you has a life force binding it all together. We don’t know this life force or why our atoms hang together the way they do. The cooperation of these atoms is at present a mystery, but there must be a logic or system behind it all. Humans are also developing or changing all the time as they adapt to “conditions” – internal and external. There seems to be a wholeness that require that you do this – or rather carries you along – or you disappear. Species of the Earth regenerate for a while – millions of years or shorter – and then they disappear. These processes are going on around us all the time.
We know of lots of species that have been here, but we don’t really know what is going on now – the numbers are unknown. These processes are only found on the Earth as far as we know, and scientists are looking for more.
The conditions under which we live on this Earth seens to be precisely balanced – there are restrictions that make us live on a very small part of the Earth and its atmosphere.
The lack of knowledge about the Earth is unbelievable. The numbers of organisms here seems to be huge and we are maybe surrounded by millions of species we have not yet seen.
And how did it all start? One spot of creation and then gradual adaptation into what we have today and that is not nearly finished or ever will be. And the big question for us now is: Is it possible for us to destroy it all? Ecologically we are behaving badly: bad air, dirty water, removing forests, emptying the ground, depleting resources….So where will we go: into destruction or into new positive developments?
Does it mattter what we do? Is science on the right rack? Do you understand it all – how serious is it? You should take an interest – it is about you and the future of mankind. Is that too big an issue for us?
