The View from the Center of the Universe

We watched a video about a book by Joel R. Primack, Ph.D., one of the world's leading cosmologists, and Nancy Ellen Abrams, a philosopher and writer. Primack and Abrams use recent advances in astronomy, physics, and cosmology to frame a compelling new theory for understanding the universe and our role in it.

I find writing up this evening more challenging than any of the others. Partly the cosmological context they describe is boggling but also the implications of how precious human life and our place in the universe is and how crucial the next decades may be for the continuation of the evolutionary journey of consciousness in human form is scarey.The images they created to help describe their views of the universe and our place in it were helpful and somehow also frustrating. I wanted to be able to comprehend the whole of what they were saying and there was so much condensed into so little. I'd been reading Lloyd Geering's summary of the I - Thou theology of Martin Buber and was excited by the idea that God or Love or whatevery is found in between us, in our relations with each other, a little like the dark dark matter of the universe described by these scientists as what holds apart and gives structure to the known light parts of the universe. It shouldn't be suprising to a psychotherapist that there is a lot more that we are unconscious of than what we know. If any of you others can remember our discussions or have points to make about this evening please help me out here. I think I need a bigger brain!
Lynne

Their website contains links to the video and you can access The View from the Center of the Universe book here.

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