On the Origin and Evolution of the Universe: Chaos or Cosmos?

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Science and ReligionFollowing seminal works of the recent Templeton Prize winnersBernard d’Espagnat (2009) and Michał Heller (2008), we consider theconsequences of science and religion for the sense of human life in thesurrounding universe (Espagnat, 1983; Heller, 1996, 2010).Naturally, we are aware of essential differences between science andreligion. While the natural sciences try to explain the world in terms oflaws by using a language of mathematical structures avoiding supernaturalcauses, religion aims to express the Divine Reality by using humanlanguage. Even though the methods of science and religion are different,studies on quantum reality suggest that one can mutually help each otherto approach the unique Truth (Espagnat, 1983).In our view this certainly requires new philosophical concepts basedon metaphysics exceeding the classical ontological principles (Macek,2000). Moreover, in our experience science is continuously renewing ourthoughts about God and the sense of human life (Macek, 2009, 2010).SRC, Warsaw, 3 October 2013 25
Philosophy of ScienceIn particular, Heller has proposed an integrated view of scienceand philosophy and has even constructed a program toward such anINTERDISCIPLINARY knowledge (Heller, 1996).The philosophy and resulting theology of Heller certainly is aproclamation of rationalism. Focusing on God and the created universe,he continuously underlines that not only science but also faith should berational and is arguing that theology and science both have a commonobjective: understanding man and the world created by God.In this way, Heller has even put forward a proposal for a new theologicaldiscipline: a theology of science, which should look at sciences from thetheological point of view and from the moral perspective (Macek, 2010,2011).SRC, Warsaw, 3 October 2013 26
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Page 3 and 4: Plan of Presentation1. Introduction
Page 5 and 6: • Aristotle’s universe: the wor
Page 7 and 8: Evolution of the UniverseAccording
Page 9 and 10: A representation of the evolution o
Page 11 and 12: In Search of Quantum GravityUnderst
Page 13 and 14: Birth and Evolution of the Universe
Page 15 and 16: String TheorySome of the scholars i
Page 17 and 18: Bibliography• Hartle J.B., S.W. H
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Page 21 and 22: BifurcationsBifurcation diagram of
Page 23 and 24: Multifractal Models for TurbulenceA
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Page 33 and 34: Epilogue• We argue that the scien
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