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This group is for those fascinated by the origin of things, especially ideas. Etiology (the study of causes) is the discipline most closely matching the theme of this group. Subjects include: evolution, abiogenesis, epistemology, cosmology, etc.
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Many subjects deal with origins. They accommodate almost anybody's interests. Here's some ideas for subject matter:
Evolution
Genesis (Old Testament)
Archeology
Anthropology
Epistemology (theory of knowledge)
Origins of concepts like freedom, free will, atoms, germs, creation, love, God, etc.
Cosmology (origin of the universe)
Panspermia (the proposal that life originated in comets or meteors)
Astrobiology (life elsewhere in the universe)
Abiogenesis and protocellular research
Synthetic biology (creating new lifeforms)
Amino acids and DNA
Feedback mechanisms (self organization) in biology and neurology
Biomolecules (template-directed polymerization)
Complexity theory (dynamics of complexity) and emergent properties
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origins of humans news blurb
Started by Pope OoO (Out of Order) Aug 31, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Ancient genome reveals its secretsMax Planck researchers describe Denisovan genome, illuminating the relationships between…Continue
Tags: Neanderthal, Denisovan, human genome, human evovlution
Epilepsy, the Origin of Islam
Started by Atheist Exile. Last reply by Atheist Exile Feb 27, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Has a major branch of history been determined by one man's bout with epilepsy? I think so! Epilepsy Toronto has, on its web page, a list of famous people who have had epilepsy. The idea of the list…Continue
Tags: muhammad, toronto, epilepsy, dostoevsky, Pickford
The Origin of Free Will
Started by Atheist Exile Feb 26, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Some assert that man has free will. Some assert that all is determined. Some say that free will can co-exist with determinism. The debate has raged, unabated, for at least 1600 years.Clearly, a…Continue
Tags: Epicurus, bible, Prime Mover, catholic, St. Augustine
An Objective Source for Morality?
Started by Atheist Exile Nov 25, 2009. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Nature is, as Alfred Lord Tennyson said, “red in tooth and claw”. It has no morals. Morality is a human construct that usually reflects our social norms. As such, morality is formed by an amalgam of…Continue
Tags: objectivity, values, morality, morals, prime directive
The Origin of a New Paradigm: Epigenetics
Started by Atheist Exile. Last reply by Atheist Exile Nov 12, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
There was a fascinating show on BBC's Horizon program about the recent discovery of epigenetics. If…Continue
Tags: genes, paradigm shift, horizon, bbc, genetics
The History of Ideas
Started by Crystal Shard. Last reply by Atheist Exile Nov 10, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
The Dictionary of the History of Ideas, on line as an ebook at the University of Virginia…Continue
Tags: philosophy, religion, dictionary, ebook, ideas
The Origin of Everything: NOTHING
Started by Atheist Exile. Last reply by Dave G Nov 3, 2009. 18 Replies 0 Likes
This amazing summary of our latest understanding of cosmology, by Lawrence Kraus, will blow your mind. It's what the majority of physicists now believe about the universe. It's the most informative…Continue
Tags: fluctuation, nothingness, eternity, flux, space
The Holographic Universe
Started by Atheist Exile. Last reply by Atheist Exile Oct 23, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
This is an old article I saved about a decade ago. Because of the impression it made on me, it's managed to survive one PC after another and is still on my hard drive (I just happened upon it, again,…Continue
Tags: paradigm, Pribram, Bohm, holographic, hologram
The Origins of Quantum Computing
Started by Atheist Exile Oct 18, 2009. 0 Replies 0 Likes
There was a fascinating article, by Eugenie Samuel, at NewScientist.com. It explains an experiment in which…Continue
Tags: spin, quantum computer, laser, dark state, Harvard
Trying to find Carl Sagan's Amniotic Universe
Started by Atheist Exile. Last reply by Reggie Oct 18, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Decades ago, I read a short article, by Carl Sagan, in Reader's Digest, called "Amniotic Universe". I think it was excerpted from his book, "Broca's Brain". I've repeated Google searches over the…Continue
Tags: Reader's Digest, Carl Sagan, Amniotic Universe, Broca's Brain
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