One speculative angle worth considering: if synchrony or information retrieval from quantum or bioelectric fields (à la Michael Levin) were ever empirically validated, it could open the door to new mechanisms for teleology that operate beyond entropy. (One might even invoke Plato’s ideal forms here.)
Pushing further, if future breakthroughs in physics enable higher-order systems of adaptive complexity, we might begin to map into realms that transcend the purely physical. It’s a big assumption, of course—but if there exists another ledger of information beyond matter (e.g., the mind of the universe, morphic resonance, or even reincarnation), then perhaps we’ve been playing the wrong game when it comes to understanding teleology.
This might come off as ad hominem but I’m trying to make a point: that Jim’s overall demeanor and conversational style makes his conclusions almost inevitable. There is a kind of left hemisphere lock that makes the understanding of a syntropic force not just unlikely but threatening. It says as much about the listener as the message. Look forward to listening in case I’ve been uncharitable.
You gave Jim Rutt a good run for his money!
One speculative angle worth considering: if synchrony or information retrieval from quantum or bioelectric fields (à la Michael Levin) were ever empirically validated, it could open the door to new mechanisms for teleology that operate beyond entropy. (One might even invoke Plato’s ideal forms here.)
Pushing further, if future breakthroughs in physics enable higher-order systems of adaptive complexity, we might begin to map into realms that transcend the purely physical. It’s a big assumption, of course—but if there exists another ledger of information beyond matter (e.g., the mind of the universe, morphic resonance, or even reincarnation), then perhaps we’ve been playing the wrong game when it comes to understanding teleology.
This might come off as ad hominem but I’m trying to make a point: that Jim’s overall demeanor and conversational style makes his conclusions almost inevitable. There is a kind of left hemisphere lock that makes the understanding of a syntropic force not just unlikely but threatening. It says as much about the listener as the message. Look forward to listening in case I’ve been uncharitable.
Cosmic Brain and the seeding of the next Universe