Thursday, April 16, 2009

Dipolar Cosmology and Positive Thinking

What I've been trying to resolve lately is how the world, or God, can be dualistic yet unified at the same time. How can there be unification when there is chaos? Why is there far more matter than anti-matter? Why are we not merely collapsing under the merciless powers of physical forces? My "explanation" is as follows.

The world must be kept in balance by a dipolar (two-poled) mechanism. There seems to be two poles, one positive and one negative, that steer the world depending on its current state of balance. You can attribute it to something mechanical, rather like a thermostat, that keeps the universe balanced, or you can attribute it to something with judgement and volition, like God, who seeks divine justice. The idea of a volition constituting the unity of the universe is a bit extreme (Aristotle, Hegel, many others), but I think an angel of justice certainly sounds cooler than an appliance. That's all a matter of personal preference, but I will continue to argue in favor of God (whether he is a conscious deity or not).

I believe that there are good people in the world, who feel it is their God-given duty to do good. They are the direct disciples of God who attempts to restore the balance of the world. I believe in freewill, and if a good person chooses to ignore the voice, the world will continually steer in the negative direction. Freewill is the main reason why I don't think we live in a purely mechanical universe. I believe that freewill truly exists and is outside of deterministic properties. It is how chaos balances with law - they come together in the momentary decision.

Embracing positivity and only positivity seems to be the path of God. I hate senseless positivity (like saying that everything is always going to work out without taking responsibility because "God wants it") and middle of the road thinking (Every one is right and things are always OK just how they are). So, I need to qualify what I mean by positive thinking.
  1. Positivity is the way. Have faith in life - there is a reason you are alive. Your true inner voice is there and must be followed.
  2. Take action - life is a process of doing, then self-evaluating. You must never insult yourself and always seek higher and truer standards.
  3. Your place - do not live in excess, don't take on more than you can handle. Always go on your journey.
  4. Learn everything you can. Learn how everything relates, yet is separate and distinct.
  5. Love, trust, let go, laugh, live in the now, and treat yourself right.
  6. Creativity - be an artist, teach, blog, organize, write, speak, walk, listen. Allow God to reward your creativity.
Whether you are religious or not, it is the human experience that binds us all together. We can only be comforted by the words of others, we can only love when we feel the love of others, and it is our duty to help humanity.

(Further reading - Rational Mysticism, by John Horgan)
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