Why is the Universe Lumpy?

[Harrison Owen]

Larry wrote: "Turtles all the way up and all the way down."

Actually, I think it is Turtles in the Round. Certainly fits with Open
Space.

ho

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-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Larry
Peterson
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 4:56 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Why is the Universe Lumpy?

As a peer of Einstien, a mathematician and philosopher -- A.N. Whithead,
developed his view of vibrations (and maybe lumpiness).  In Process and
Reality, he suggests that every entity comes into being in a moment
self-organizing its existence in relation to its environment from the
past moment and from its "decisions".  He did not see "reality" as
"continuous".  It instead it is a process of becoming what it is, in
each moment, in relation to its "environment".  This would give the
appearance to the observer as "vibration" -- each entity coming into
being in each moment with "space" in between -- whether it be strings or
quarks.  It also suggests that each "entity & moment" (space time) is
self-organizing in relation to its context -- it emerges.  Strings and
quarks emerge in the primordial soup that is also emerging.  Just like
we emerge.

Turtles all the way up and all the way down.

Larry

Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
Toronto, ON, Canada
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>From  Tue Mar  8 09:23:42 2005
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kerry, eddie,

this is BIG!

i'm going to order a copy today.

congratulations.

john



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>From: kerry napuk <k at napuk.demon.co.uk>
>Reply-To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
>To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>Subject: NAIRN DAY
>Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:06:45 +0000
>
>Hi
>
>As a contribution towards research and
>documentation of open space, Open Futures is
>pleased to announce that the story of a community
>event held in Nairn,the Scottish Highlands, on
>September 4, 2004 is included in SCOTLAND 2020, a
>book by DEMOS, the London based think tank.
>
>Launched last night in Edinburgh by George Reid,
>Presiding Officer, the Scottish Parliament before
>an audience of 120 invited guests, the open space
>event at Nairn was mentioned frequently.  In
>fact, the book acknowledges that "Nairn Day was
>the defining event of the project (to look at
>Scotland's future in 2020.)"
>
>The book also states that "Nairn Day was an
>experiment in local democracy that focused on
>participation rather than consultation ... The
>fact that over 70 people turned out to a meeting
>with no real agenda and certainly no influence
>over decision-making is, we think, evidence of an
>appetite for deliberation over long-term issues."
>
>If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this
>book (£10.00, ISBN 1 84180 138 0)which includes a
>chapter on the Nairn event facilitated by Eddie
>Palmer and Maggie Havergal, you can order the
>book from DEMOS by emailing <hello at demos.co.uk>
>
>Cheers
>
>Kerry Napuk
>Open Futures
>Edinburgh
>www.openfutures.com
>
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