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... to restore theology to the mainstream of science
[Notebook Turkey, DB 55]
[Sunday 15 September 2002 - Saturday 21 September 2002]
[page 110]
Sunday 15 September 2002
Monday 16 September 2002
natura / phusis : the world has a personality of its own and since one part can move (correlate) with another part, personalities can be shared (superposed)
Physical religion attempts to discern and respect the personality of the world. We need to be aware of the timescales of nature, in the range 1020 to 10-20 seconds, within which we will see about a one hundred year window down to a resolution of about one hundredth of a second, ie 1011 to 10-2 seconds.
We may look at personalities in two ways, active, self moving, or passive, moved by another.
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We may divide theology into inclusive and exclusive. Exclusive religions tend to be missionary. The world delusion is to think that one's point of view and way of life are
[page 111]
the only valid ones, and non negotiable - solipsism. A global bureaucrat such as Kofi Annam has a lot to teach a simple [local] businessman like George Bush.
'Smash the system' as Bush might do. Experience has shown that smashing the system usually leads to a period of famine or genocide until a new system evolves. All systems must be designed for an orderly transition to the new system. Restumping, as with S's house or the leaning tower of Pisa requires a temporary support while the old support is replaced, otherwise the whole thing will fall down and probably hurt the restumpers. Those who would change the system must proceed incrementally, first identifying maladaptations, then designing and testing various fixes, and finally replacing the old system with the new.
Tuesday 17 September 2002
The work ethic. Work may be as pleasurable as play, or idleness. What is important is the balance. (Ross Gittins, Sydney Morning Herald from Bruno Frei and Alois Stutzer in the Journal of Economic Literature. Frey and Stutzer.)
The natural function of work is to correct 'errors' ie to fulfill natural appetites, to [establish and] maintain the systems to do this.
We seek to live in an environment where every need (and its coupled desire) is fulfilled.
The basic message always comes down to increasing security through order. The hope is that we can identify and implement an optimum level of order which maximizes security. This is the content of physical religion by analogy to the principle of least action.
Wednesday 18 September 2002
[page 112]
Thursday 19 September 2002
Physical religion : physical law : no thought police: people to be judged on their discernible actions vs people to be judged on thoughts and intentions. Precautionary principle says judge on action, but, if deliberateness cannot be proven then one is not guilty of the full consequences of the physical action, eg murder vs accidental killing.
On the other hand, in the case of the 'good' (harmonious with a whole) actions, one must not deprive the agent of glory even if what was done was done reluctantly or inadvertently?
Some would way that inadvertent actions lie outside the range of human morality, but the effects of such actions are also important, and it is negligent not to take steps to avoid inadvertent damage to another.
Friday 20 September 2002
Saturday 21 September 2002
Further reading
Papers
| Frey, Bruno S, "What Can Economists Learn from Happiness Research? ", Journal of Economic Literature, 40, 2, June 2002, page . Abstract: 'In recent years, there has been a steadily increasing interest on the part of economists in happiness research. We argue that reported subjective well-being is a satisfactory empirical approximation to individual utility and that happiness research is able to contribute important insights for economics. We report how the economic variables income, unemployment and inflation affect happiness as well as how institutional factors, in particular the type of democracy and the extent of government decentralization, systematically influence how satisfied individuals are with their life. We discuss some of the consequences for economic policy and for economic theory.' . back |
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