Creation

[Ralph Copleman]

If we say we live in a self-organizing universe, and if we also say  
there is no such thing as a non-self-organizing system, then where  
does that leave us with regard to the biblical creation story of the  
original seven days -- which seems to lay down holy word that it is  
possible create a comprehensive order out of nothing?

It's irrelevant that the biblical story may or may not be literally  
true.  We must recognize the impact this version of creation has had  
on our collective consciousness in the West, if not all over the  
world.  This model of order-out-of-chaos dominates most, if not all  
our modern institutions.  It lays the framework for how we see the  
world and how we seek to relate to it, its systems, and itc  
challenges.  It's the pattern for government, business, education,  
community development, religion, etc.  It even dictates how we shall  
relate to Earth itself.

When we ask people to accept the belief that there is no such thing as  
a non-self-organizing system, aren't we saying, "The story we have all  
lived by, whether we consciously realize it or not, is wrong,  
profoundly inaccurate, and dangerous"?

Ralph

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