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2.0.0 How it all began: Science - OverviewVersion
1.2 March 2012 (Previous Version) Science
has a good story to tell about how the world began, and how we got to be as we
are. It also has predictions of what
will happen in the future, on a global and universal scale. Science tells us a lot about how things
work. These are the known knowns. Scientists
know there are many gaps in our scientific knowledge, and that there are critical
areas where our fundamental theories don't apply. They are working on filling these gaps and
devising more universally applicable theories.
(Physicists are searching for the Theory of Everything – which will make
them superciliously happy, even though it won't address many human problems.) Scientists still don't understand people too
well. These are the known unknowns. We also expect
to discover in future things that nobody knew we didn’t know. These are the unknown unknowns. Donald Rumsfeld, the American Secretary for Defense, in
2002 used the expression: “known knowns, known unknowns and unknown
unknowns” when talking about starting But
science’s current story, despite its flaws, is still good, and will be replaced
only by a better one. ------------------------- The
introduction has a summary of our scientific conclusions in less than 100 words
(see 0.3.2). The
slightly longer overview below covers the same conclusions in slightly more
detail. Part 2 Conclusions on Science (DRAFT long version 1.3 March 2013) Science has explanations of how the universe, the world, life, humans and humanity evolved. Science provides many of the reasons why things are as they are. ● Science describes the basic nature of matter and energy, the nature of the earth and the life it supports, and our human nature. ● Science helps us to understand the human condition: our sexuality, our drives, our personalities. It explains why we are sometimes courageous and sometimes stupid. It explains the origins of racism and sexism and why they are no longer appropriate. ● Science explains where good and evil come from – pain and suffering, and our sense of justice, fairness and connection to our community. ● Science is starting to explain our sense of beauty and awe and our appreciation of music and culture. ● Science shows us the wonder of the universe, its majesty, power and mystery, its complexity, connectedness, unity, and the oneness of the “All”. The next
few pages give a overview of the scientific method, cosmology, geology,
chemistry, biology, primatology and neuroscience.
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