Theosophy and evolution

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Shaun Johnston:
In modern times we've made two revolutionary discoveries. One is, how changes in physical matter can be accounted for in terms of physical laws that can predict precisely what will happen next. Having given rise to science (how this can be studied) and industry (how it can be applied) this revolution is well under way.

The second revolution is, how emergence of species of living creatures can be accounted for in terms of them evolving from one another. This revolution, despite its promise of how much it could tell us about ourselves, remains stillborn through the mistaken application to it of principles coming out of the first revolution--reductive physicalism.

For this second revolution to advance it should be taken from under the wing of science and studied on its own terms. Tip: one recent product of evolution is creatures with minds. Minds are better studied through methods of the humanities than through those of science. Tell me, does this interest you?

Details: Written by Shaun Johnston Shaun Johnston; Published: July 20, 2012 July 20, 2012; Hits: 3400 3400

When I balked at the idea of including theosophy on this site I got a mild rebuke--wasn't I interested in representing all points of view on evolution. OK, for fairness I have included parts of what was offered. But why did I at first balk? Because I regard theosophical views as so far outside the discourse of evolutionary science as to have no contribution to make to my mission to reform that science. But, of course, my views have as little relevance to those representing that science, for whom consideration of consciousness and free will is just as much a resort to the supernatural. I know.