Philosophical musings on Quanta & Qualia; Materialism & Spiritualism; Science & Religion; Pragmatism & Idealism, etc.
Post 107. March 08, 2020 continued . . .
The God Problem
Realization of Potential
Even though Bloom’s “ur” patterns function in evolution like computer algorithms12 and logical operators governing each step in the process of creating a world, he doesn’t like the political implications. “Many of these pattern hunters called Ur patterns ‘natural laws’. . . . It’s the metaphor for a kinglike God commanding a cosmos into being. . . . But we are not hunting down the mind of a creator God. We are hunting down the secret of a cosmos that creates itself.” Which is exactly what my own Enformationism thesis was aiming at. So, I have adopted various alternative metaphors, such as “Programmer”. But even that notion has god-
However, Bloom is smart enough to realize that simply avoiding the issue of ultimate creation will not work. “Is the repetition of simple rules in new mediums really enough to explain how a cosmos pulls itself together in new patterns of relationship, new patterns of organization, new patterns of sociality?” Apparently not, so he looks at the standard atheistic metaphor of tumbling dice or a crap shoot. “The cosmos behaves like a termite accidentally building an edifice.” Yet such creative behavior is no accident13. The bugs are obviously somehow programmed to behave as-
Moreover, this pattern-
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Order
out of
Chaos
“Form itself seems hungry to emerge from possibility space.”
___Howard Bloom
Erasmus Darwin :
“a new alternative to the Bible’s tale of Genesis. A story that began with a big bang, an explosion in which “the whole of Chaos . . . exploded at the same time”.
12. Algorithm :
“a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-
13. Order Out of Chaos :
This is the motto of 33rd degree masons, and was recognized by ancient Gnostics. Modern mathe-
14. Entelechy :
“The realization of potential. . . . The supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system or organization.”
15. Teleology :
“The explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise. . . .The doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.”
The God Problem
How a Godless Cosmos Creates
Howard Bloom
Psychology; Sociology; Political Science