Originally posted on sciy.org by Ron Anastasia on Tue 19 Jul 2005 12:14 PM PDT
063 rh. Neo-Darwinism and Metaphysics
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:13:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rod Hemsell <rodhemsell@yahoo.com
Subject: Neo-Darwinism and Metaphysics
To: scienceandspirit@sriaurobindocenter-la.com
Message - 4/10
Vikas, Jan, et al,
The beak of the ï¬nch is a well documented example. It evolves
relatively quickly in relation to speciï¬c environmental changes. In
general it's the elegant suitability of every adaptation to its
species' ecological niche; chance alone cannot account for the degree
of precision between means and ends found in nature both within and
across species. The same degree of formal elegance is found on the
level of cosmic macroevolution. For example the recurrence of
Fibbonacci numbers in spirals and geometric solids from crystal
molecules to sunflowers to galaxies.
In Savitri (Bk. II Canto 1) Sri Aurobindo elaborates the
relationship between these inviolable ï¬xed cosmic laws and the inï¬nite
freedom and vaiety of nature to build her patterns upon them. The ï¬xed
hierarchy of planes SA derives from the poetry of the Vedas are
perfectly validated by Science.
But the mechanics of the process are its sole preoccupation because
that is the ï¬eld of the measuring mind while the larger underlying
patterns are the province of visionary poetry. Both in the end simply
describe in their respective idioms the marvels of nature (Prakriti).
The marvel itself, and our ability to grasp it, is the domain of
metaphysics.
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