Subjective Universe...

Since the early 20th century, the scientific view has been that we live in a subjective universe. Albert Einstein formulated his theory of relativity back then when experimental evidence showed that the speed of light remained constant as the Earth moved.

Einstein's theory posited that all observers will measure the speed of light at 186,000 miles per second, regardless of their speed or their direction. In order for this to hold, the measurement of time must not be objective in its own right; but subjective.

This point was proven later by two atomic clocks. The most accurate time devices available. When one is left stationary and the other speeding around the world, a discrepancy will arise. If time were objective, they would be the same. But time passes slower the faster one goes through Einstein's space-time...even though an observer of either clock would not have noticed it.

A subjective universe. No God's objective view. Perhaps. But this can be a very powerful enabler. You, along with everything else, are subjectively weaving the tapestry. It's a reflection of us all. The maxims "think globally, act locally" and "do unto others as you'd have done unto you" apply with added veracity.

Artificial...

A team of US scientists has taken the next step in synthetically reproducing the blueprint of life, DNA. The effort has involved five years of research in perfecting new methods and techniques. The team at the J. Craig Venter Institute envisions potential remedies for illness and global warming. This is considered the second step in a three-step process to create a synthetic organism. The final stage will attempt to create a form of bacteria based purely on the synthetic genome. Initially, the nucleonic material will be placed in an established cell.

Whereas the human genome has some 30,000 genes, the scientists are targeting a synthetic sequence of just 580 genes. Yet if autopoietic processes can be established our notions on life may have to adapt. The tag will be "artificial life". But just what is artificial? Artificial vs. Spontaneous. Shaped vs. Created.

Helen Wallace, a spokesperson for GeneWatch UK, while acknowledging the technical feat, noted we are some way away from artificial life. Yet what remains is a type of genetic engineering that has the potential in the future to allow humans to make much bigger genetic changes.

Novelty...

Wherein lies the source of novelty?

It is the source of novelty asking the question.

Oneself...

The self has many senses,

and yet it is still considered oneself.

As It Is...

All is as it is.

There is inherent wisdom as it is.

Reflection…

An essence of you is expressing through everything.

And an essence of everything is novelly expressing through you.

Symbiosis...

Life on Earth is said by science to have begun some 3.5 billion years ago. During those initial years, bacteria continually transformed the Earth's surface and atmosphere, its temperature and chemical composition. In the process, life's essential facilities of respiration, photosynthesis, motion, and fermentation became established.

Remarkably, in spite of an estimated 25% increase in the Sun's heat over the years, the Earth's surface temperature has remained hospitable for life. Through subtle cooperation, the various lines of bacterial life prevailed. The global trading of their genes (DNA recombination) is said to have arisen. This is one of the most astonishing discoveries of modern biology.

Moreover, it was discovered only recently that the mitochondria within cells carry their own genetic material. They replicate independent of the host cell. Lynn Margulis gradual came to realize that "unruly genes" such as these were, in fact, distinct living organisms that could be traced back to bacterial forefathers. Talk about recycling! The waste of one cell constituent became the food for another. The cell on the whole generally without waste.

So one can see the driving force in evolution shifting to co-evolution. The drama proceeds through a subtle interplay of competition and cooperation, creation and mutual adaptation.