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Fractalguy at 10:33, 23 September 2025

2025-09-23T10:33:49Z

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpgkPLi3Zww\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 2. Genetic Learning\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpgkPLi3Zww\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 2. Genetic Learning\|frame}}
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChTmQ4iTYpo\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 3. Cognitive Learning\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChTmQ4iTYpo\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 3. Cognitive Learning\|frame}}
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkZighcMjwU\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 4. Symbolic Learning\|frame}}
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	This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]		This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]

Fractalguy: /* Cosmic Complexification */

2025-08-27T15:29:11Z

Cosmic Complexification

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwgDtTWfcU\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 1. Structural Learning\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwgDtTWfcU\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 1. Structural Learning\|frame}}
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpgkPLi3Zww\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 2. Genetic Learning\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpgkPLi3Zww\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 2. Genetic Learning\|frame}}
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChTmQ4iTYpo\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 3. Cognitive Learning\|frame}}
	<br>		<br>
	This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]		This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]

Fractalguy: /* Cosmic Complexification */

2025-08-27T04:30:55Z

Cosmic Complexification

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s-ziTJ3KzI\|\|center\|The Romance of Reality - A Unifying Theory of Everything\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s-ziTJ3KzI\|\|center\|The Romance of Reality - A Unifying Theory of Everything\|frame}}

	Brendan Graham Dempsey creates videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like [[wikipedia:Metamodernism\|Metamodern]] [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].		[https://www.youtube.com/@BrendanGrahamDempsey Brendan Graham Dempsey] creates videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like [[wikipedia:Metamodernism\|Metamodern]] [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaFCcJNCTI\|\|center\|Meaning and Complexification\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaFCcJNCTI\|\|center\|Meaning and Complexification\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Cosmic Complexification */

2025-08-27T04:30:20Z

Cosmic Complexification

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s-ziTJ3KzI\|\|center\|The Romance of Reality - A Unifying Theory of Everything\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s-ziTJ3KzI\|\|center\|The Romance of Reality - A Unifying Theory of Everything\|frame}}

	This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]
	~~<br>~~
	Brendan Graham Dempsey creates videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like [[wikipedia:Metamodernism\|Metamodern]] [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].		Brendan Graham Dempsey creates videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like [[wikipedia:Metamodernism\|Metamodern]] [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpgkPLi3Zww\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 2. Genetic Learning\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpgkPLi3Zww\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 2. Genetic Learning\|frame}}
	<br>		<br>
			This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]

	Really there are thousands of thinkers who have used [[complexity]] and self-organization to explain [[holistic]] [[scientific]] and [[spiritual]] topics. Azarian takes the most comprehensive [[scientific]] approach to this [[perspective]] while avoiding the [[quantum woo]] and other [[pseudoscience]] that many [[secular gurus]] fall victim to.		Really there are thousands of thinkers who have used [[complexity]] and self-organization to explain [[holistic]] [[scientific]] and [[spiritual]] topics. Azarian takes the most comprehensive [[scientific]] approach to this [[perspective]] while avoiding the [[quantum woo]] and other [[pseudoscience]] that many [[secular gurus]] fall victim to.

Fractalguy: /* Cosmic Complexification */

2025-08-27T04:29:44Z

Cosmic Complexification

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	This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]		This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]
	<br>		<br>
	Brendan Graham Dempsey creates ~~a number of~~ videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like Metamodern [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].		Brendan Graham Dempsey creates videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like [[wikipedia:Metamodernism\|Metamodern]] [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaFCcJNCTI\|\|center\|Meaning and Complexification\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaFCcJNCTI\|\|center\|Meaning and Complexification\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Cosmic Complexification */

2025-08-27T04:26:34Z

Cosmic Complexification

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	This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]		This video lecture from the [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/ Faraday Institute] also makes the case in detail: [https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/resources/multimedia/the-concept-of-emergence-in-the-dialogue-between-science-and-theology/ The Concept of Emergence in the Dialogue Between Science and Theology]
			<br>
			Brendan Graham Dempsey creates a number of videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like Metamodern [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].

			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaFCcJNCTI\|\|center\|Meaning and Complexification\|frame}}
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwgDtTWfcU\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 1. Structural Learning\|frame}}
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpgkPLi3Zww\|\|center\|Complexification and Learning: 2. Genetic Learning\|frame}}
			<br>
	Really there are thousands of thinkers who have used [[complexity]] and self-organization to explain [[holistic]] [[scientific]] and [[spiritual]] topics. Azarian takes the most comprehensive [[scientific]] approach to this [[perspective]] while avoiding the [[quantum woo]] and other [[pseudoscience]] that many [[secular gurus]] fall victim to.		Really there are thousands of thinkers who have used [[complexity]] and self-organization to explain [[holistic]] [[scientific]] and [[spiritual]] topics. Azarian takes the most comprehensive [[scientific]] approach to this [[perspective]] while avoiding the [[quantum woo]] and other [[pseudoscience]] that many [[secular gurus]] fall victim to.

Fractalguy at 13:34, 16 February 2025

2025-02-16T13:34:32Z

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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organization Self-Organization] explains how distributed systems with independently acting parts and no central controller or designer can spontaneously form highly complex, organized systems.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organization Self-Organization] explains how distributed systems with independently acting parts and no central controller or designer can spontaneously form highly complex, organized systems.

	[[wikipedia:Emergence\|Emergent Properties]] represent [[wikipedia:Attractor\|attractors]] within a [[wikipedia:Complex_system\|complex system]], where unique [[patterns]] and new behaviors are seen at the systems level. For ~~examle~~, the behavior of a colony is [[wikipedia:Emergence\|emergent]] from the behavior of ants. It is often useful to describe the colony as a [[holistic]] entity with its own [[agency]], even though it's [[just]] a bunch of ants. [[Consciousness]] is similar, but with [[neurons]].<blockquote>''"Humanity is still advancing; and it will [[probably]] continue to advance for hundreds of thousands of years more, always on condition that we know how to keep the same line of advance as our ancestors towards ever greater consciousness and complexity."'' -[[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]]</blockquote>[[wikipedia:Complex_system\|Complexity]], [[wikipedia:Self-organization\|self-organization]], and [[wikipedia:Emergence\|emergence]] are important topics that are a [[necessary prerequisite]] to the full understanding of [[creation]], [[evolution]], [[fractals]], [[nature]], [[societies]], [[economics]], [[spirituality]], the [[universe]], and pretty much [[everything]]. It shows that complexity is [[inevitable]] rather than unlikely. [[Theory of everything\|Complex order is an intrinsic part of the universe]], not something unique to [[intelligent]] beings.		[[wikipedia:Emergence\|Emergent Properties]] represent [[wikipedia:Attractor\|attractors]] within a [[wikipedia:Complex_system\|complex system]], where unique [[patterns]] and new behaviors are seen at the systems level. For example, the behavior of a colony is [[wikipedia:Emergence\|emergent]] from the behavior of ants. It is often useful to describe the colony as a [[holistic]] entity with its own [[agency]], even though it's [[just]] a bunch of ants. [[Consciousness]] is similar, but with [[neurons]].<blockquote>''"Humanity is still advancing; and it will [[probably]] continue to advance for hundreds of thousands of years more, always on condition that we know how to keep the same line of advance as our ancestors towards ever greater [[consciousness]] and complexity."'' -[[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]]</blockquote>[[wikipedia:Complex_system\|Complexity]], [[wikipedia:Self-organization\|self-organization]], and [[wikipedia:Emergence\|emergence]] are important topics that are a [[necessary prerequisite]] to the full understanding of [[creation]], [[evolution]], [[fractals]], [[nature]], [[societies]], [[economics]], [[spirituality]], the [[universe]], and pretty much [[everything]]. It shows that complexity is [[inevitable]] rather than unlikely. [[Theory of everything\|Complex order is an intrinsic part of the universe]], not something unique to [[intelligent]] beings.

	Unfortunately, our current [[education]] curriculums rarely introduce this topic to anyone that isn't in a college [[science]] program. And even then, its fundamental role in the understanding of nearly everything is not sufficiently emphasized.		Unfortunately, our current [[education]] curriculums rarely introduce this topic to anyone that isn't in a college [[science]] program. And even then, its fundamental role in the understanding of nearly everything is not sufficiently emphasized.

Fractalguy: /* Related Concepts */

2025-01-24T21:18:26Z

Related Concepts

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA3nIqPoIbM\|\|center\|Self-Organization Tutorial\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA3nIqPoIbM\|\|center\|Self-Organization Tutorial\|frame}}
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			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPUZiWMNe-g\|\|center\|The Biggest Gap in Science: Complexity\|frame}}

	== Holonic and Evolutionary Emergence ==		== Holonic and Evolutionary Emergence ==

Fractalguy at 12:58, 21 January 2025

2025-01-21T12:58:53Z

Fractalguy: /* Holonic and Evolutionary Emergence */

2025-01-21T12:55:27Z

Holonic and Evolutionary Emergence

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	[[Evolutionary]] emergence is the concept that each new advance in biological, [[scientific]], or [[cultural]] [[evolution]] is built on everything that came before it. It represents an unfolding process of emergence where new complexity is revealed with each [[iteration]]. In this sense, the whole [[universe]] is a process of emergence. The [[march of progress]] page details this type of emergence.		[[Evolutionary]] emergence is the concept that each new advance in biological, [[scientific]], or [[cultural]] [[evolution]] is built on everything that came before it. It represents an unfolding process of emergence where new complexity is revealed with each [[iteration]]. In this sense, the whole [[universe]] is a process of emergence. The [[march of progress]] page details this type of emergence.

	In this [[podcast]], Sean Carroll does a deep dive into the [[concept]] of emergence.		In this [[podcast]], Sean Carroll does a deep dive into the [[concept]] of emergence in hopes of clarifying the definition.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJAj_3ZkpRM\|\|center\|Emergence and Layers of Reality\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJAj_3ZkpRM\|\|center\|Emergence and Layers of Reality\|frame}}

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s-ziTJ3KzI\|\|center\|The Romance of Reality - A Unifying Theory of Everything\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s-ziTJ3KzI\|\|center\|The Romance of Reality - A Unifying Theory of Everything\|frame}}

	Brendan Graham Dempsey creates videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like [[wikipedia:Metamodernism\|Metamodern]] [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].		[https://www.youtube.com/@BrendanGrahamDempsey Brendan Graham Dempsey] creates videos and [[podcasts]] that address concepts like [[wikipedia:Metamodernism\|Metamodern]] [[philosophy]] and cosmic complexification. His [[Evolution]] of [[Meaning]] series gives a good overview of these [[concepts]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaFCcJNCTI\|\|center\|Meaning and Complexification\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaFCcJNCTI\|\|center\|Meaning and Complexification\|frame}}

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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organization Self-Organization] explains how distributed systems with independently acting parts and no central controller or designer can spontaneously form highly complex, organized systems.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organization Self-Organization] explains how distributed systems with independently acting parts and no central controller or designer can spontaneously form highly complex, organized systems.

	[[wikipedia:Emergence\|Emergent Properties]] represent [[wikipedia:Attractor\|attractors]] within a [[wikipedia:Complex_system\|complex system]], where unique patterns and new behaviors are seen at the systems level. For examle, the behavior of a colony is [[wikipedia:Emergence\|emergent]] from the behavior of ants. It is often useful to describe the colony as a [[holistic]] entity with its own agency, even though it's just a bunch of ants. [[Consciousness]] is similar, but with [[neurons]].		[[wikipedia:Emergence\|Emergent Properties]] represent [[wikipedia:Attractor\|attractors]] within a [[wikipedia:Complex_system\|complex system]], where unique [[patterns]] and new behaviors are seen at the systems level. For examle, the behavior of a colony is [[wikipedia:Emergence\|emergent]] from the behavior of ants. It is often useful to describe the colony as a [[holistic]] entity with its own [[agency]], even though it's [[just]] a bunch of ants. [[Consciousness]] is similar, but with [[neurons]].<blockquote>''"Humanity is still advancing; and it will [[probably]] continue to advance for hundreds of thousands of years more, always on condition that we know how to keep the same line of advance as our ancestors towards ever greater consciousness and complexity."'' -[[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]]</blockquote>[[wikipedia:Complex_system\|Complexity]], [[wikipedia:Self-organization\|self-organization]], and [[wikipedia:Emergence\|emergence]] are important topics that are a [[necessary prerequisite]] to the full understanding of [[creation]], [[evolution]], [[fractals]], [[nature]], [[societies]], [[economics]], [[spirituality]], the [[universe]], and pretty much [[everything]]. It shows that complexity is [[inevitable]] rather than unlikely. [[Theory of everything\|Complex order is an intrinsic part of the universe]], not something unique to [[intelligent]] beings.

	~~This~~ is an important ~~topic~~ that is a [[necessary prerequisite]] to the full understanding of [[creation]], [[evolution]], [[fractals]], [[nature]], [[societies]], [[economics]], [[spirituality]], the [[universe]], and pretty much [[everything]]. It shows that complexity is [[inevitable]] rather than unlikely. [[Theory of everything\|Complex order is an intrinsic part of the universe]], not something unique to intelligent beings.

	Unfortunately, our current [[education]] curriculums rarely introduce this topic to anyone that isn't in a college [[science]] program. And even then, its fundamental role in the understanding of nearly everything is not sufficiently emphasized.		Unfortunately, our current [[education]] curriculums rarely introduce this topic to anyone that isn't in a college [[science]] program. And even then, its fundamental role in the understanding of nearly everything is not sufficiently emphasized.
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	* [[wikipedia:Game_theory\|Game Theory]]		* [[wikipedia:Game_theory\|Game Theory]]

	Since these [[concepts]] aren't explained in detail on this [[wiki]]<nowiki/>l, it is important to familiarize yourself with them via [[books]], [[podcasts]], videos, and other [[Education\|educational resources]]. There is always better source material than the [[wiki]] text for learning the basic [[science]]. The goal of the [[wiki]] is to put these [[concepts]] together in a [[holistic]] [[metanarrative]] and [[theory of everything]].		Since these [[concepts]] aren't explained in detail on this [[wiki]]<nowiki/>l, it is important to familiarize yourself with them via [[books]], [[podcasts]], videos, and other [[Education\|educational resources]]. There is always better source [[material]] than the [[wiki]] text for [[learning]] the basic [[science]]. The [[goal]] of the [[wiki]] is to put these [[concepts]] together in a [[holistic]] [[metanarrative]] and [[theory of everything]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTR17I_Eb_o\|\|center\|Self-Organization Overview\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTR17I_Eb_o\|\|center\|Self-Organization Overview\|frame}}
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	There are two types of emergence. There is [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holonic]] emergence where many things create a new thing--beehives, galaxies, [[brains]], etc. Their [[holistic]] behaviors are emergent.		There are two types of emergence. There is [[wikipedia:Holon_(philosophy)\|holonic]] emergence where many things create a new thing--beehives, galaxies, [[brains]], etc. Their [[holistic]] behaviors are emergent.

	[[Evolutionary]] emergence is the concept that each new advance in biological, [[scientific]], or [[cultural]] [[evolution]] is built on everything that came before it. It represents an unfolding process of emergence where new complexity is revealed with each [[iteration]]. In this sense, the whole [[universe]] is a process of emergence. The [[march of progress]] page details this type of emergence.		[[Evolutionary]] emergence is the concept that each new advance in biological, [[scientific]], or [[cultural]] [[evolution]] is built on everything that came before it. It [[represents]] an unfolding process of emergence where new complexity is revealed with each [[iteration]]. In this sense, the whole [[universe]] is a process of emergence. The [[march of progress]] page details this type of emergence.

	In this [[podcast]], Sean Carroll does a deep dive into the [[concept]] of emergence in hopes of clarifying the definition.		In this [[podcast]], Sean Carroll does a deep dive into the [[concept]] of emergence in hopes of clarifying the definition.
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	[[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]] was the first to propose this model of [[natural]] [[theology]], where [[god]] is seen as the self-organizing, cosmic complexification process that drives the [[universe]] towards greater and greater levels of organization, against the tide of [[wikipedia:Entropy\|entropy]].		[[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]] was the first to propose this model of [[natural]] [[theology]], where [[god]] is seen as the self-organizing, cosmic complexification process that drives the [[universe]] towards greater and greater levels of organization, against the tide of [[wikipedia:Entropy\|entropy]].

	[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59093393-the-romance-of-reality Bobby Azarian's The Romance of Reality] is the [[book]] with the most thorough presentation of the [[Scientific\|science]] behind this [[perspective]], combining theories like [[wikipedia:Universal_Darwinism\|Universal Darwinism]], [[wikipedia:Information_theory\|Information Theory]], [[wikipedia:Cybernetics\|Cybernetics]], and [[consciousness]] research. [[Authors\|These authors]] are all contributing to this view as well.		[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59093393-the-romance-of-reality Bobby Azarian's The Romance of Reality] is the [[book]] with the most thorough presentation of the [[Scientific\|science]] behind this [[perspective]], combining theories [[like]] [[wikipedia:Universal_Darwinism\|Universal Darwinism]], [[wikipedia:Information_theory\|Information Theory]], [[wikipedia:Cybernetics\|Cybernetics]], and [[consciousness]] research. [[Authors\|These authors]] are all contributing to this view as well.

	Here's a brief TED-style talk on the topic.		Here's a brief TED-style talk on the topic.