Our human place in the scheme of things stands up to reason

Art Carney

Regardless of one's belief about creation or evolution, the most important thing is to be true to yourself, because without self-honesty our beliefs are without meaning.

People who are honestly religious are comfortable with their faith and the idea of Divine Creation, even though the origin of God is a mystery.

But nonreligious people of science also have an honest faith, but in something else - they believe knowledge will eventually explain the mystery of life and the presence of energy.

Until that happens, however, perhaps their discomfort with the mystery of it all can be alleviated somewhat by assuming that "Everything in the world stands up to reason because there is a primordial form of logic, which is made up of the basic essence of intelligence and emotion, that is inherent in every element of existence."

In other words, primordial logic was present in the "nothingness" before the Big Bang, and it continues to exist as a natural inclination toward reason. Primordial logic contains all the elements of "creation," but since it is unconscious and impersonal, it is in more agreement with science than religion.

The Big Bang was likely caused when the two natures of primordial logic generated a mysterious "spark" of tremendous energy that made it possible for a continuing series of causes and effects to form matter and establish life.

Within the bounds of logic, the laws of physics were formed by the nature of intelligence, and, later, the emotional nature of life began to evolve in response to environmental changes. In other words, intelligence and emotion are governing principles of matter and life, as well as being the source of energy.

If we think of primordial logic as being a magnet, we can imagine that its two "poles" of intelligence and emotion are surrounded by a logical, as opposed to a magnetic, field of force.

The logical field of force is the source of a single type of basic energy and is similar to electricity, which flows in a different direction according to its positive or negative polarity.

In effect, the intelligent or emotional "direction" of logical force, coupled with different rates of intensity, causes different physical or emotional effects in both matter and life.

For example, gravity and electromagnetism attract or repel such things as galaxies and electrons and keeps them in motion, while fear and desire attract or repel individual feelings and states of being that are always getting better or getting worse. In other words, one basic type of constantly changing energy is expressed through the unchanging laws of physics of life.

Before the occurrence of the Big Bang, the existence of intelligence and emotion may have been nothing more than a vague "inclination" and a hazy kind of "urge," until they came into a certain alignment with each other and were instantly energized by a field of logical force.

When intelligence and emotion became suspended in a "sea of energy," an unconscious process of intelligent deduction shaped laws of physics from certain lines of force, and it resulted in the production of matter.

The presence of matter allowed a process of emotional induction to establish life from certain other lines of force, which are sometimes called "strings."

Religion, science and philosophy are three different ways to perceive the effects of the Big Bang. During the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas honestly saw the power and principles of primordial logic as being the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of one God.

In modern times, science is honestly seeking a "Unified Theory of Everything" through string theory, while honest philosophers continue to search for a single truth that is true for everyone. The outcome of these three points of view can be listed as "certainty," an elusive possibility, and an unattainable aspiration.

The Big Bang was not an explosion of physical matter and energy, but rather, it was a discharge of ideas and feelings in a field of logical force. The essence of primordial logic is manifested through physical laws and the emotions of life in a sea of energy.

As we come to understanding the power and principles of primordial logic, we find our human place in the scheme of things stands up to reason, and life is a fortunate opportunity that we can learn to appreciate much more fully, but only by virtue of our own thoughts and feelings.

Art Carney is a Wasilla resident.