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Return to E-mail Discussion page Previous in threadThe story of the birth and development of the Universe, as revealed through our science of the last century, provides the context that Todd mentioned as giving meaning to our lives. As you all know most people haven't the background to appreciate the enormous scientific labors involved in piecing this story together (not that it is by any means finished). But many people respond when told the story as one would tell any good story, that is, with drama, color, movement, candles, etc. One way that I have been involved in is called the Cosmic Walk. It is a simple process of one person walking along a spiral rope along which are placed unlit candles marking various emergences. For example, the emergence of our oxygenated atomosphere around 2 billion years ago. The room is dark. As the person walks a second person read a short description of the emergence whereupon the walker lits the candle of the emergence. See http://forests.org/ric/seed/deep-eco/cosmic.htm for a complete description. This is just one example of how we can reach the story in a meaningful way without stumbling over the science. Larry Todd Duncan wrote: > Several important issues are emerging from the recent discussion, which has > . . . > In this form, the ideas would not need to overwhelm people > - cultures told such stories long before science and probably long before > writing. If we package the information in this way, it might no longer be > recognizable purely as "science," but the science would have played an > important role in constructing the story. A good example of this kind of > storytelling, I think, is provided by Brian Swimme and Larry Edwards and > others in the Epic of Evolution Society - their listserv archives can be > accessed at http://listserv.ocis.temple.edu/archives/cosmogen.html (Maybe > Larry can add more perspective on this?) > . . . > Todd -- Larry Edwards ledwards@sasq.net 1855 Branciforte Dr. 831-425-2079 (home) Santa Cruz CA 95065-9738 831-460-0204 (fax) |
