A Natural Philosophy

Philosophy. Natural philosophy. Nature. Meaning of life. Self-value.

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Welcome - and thank you - for being here.

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Opening note:

In the world, a very old debate still occupies the human mind. - Are we, human beings, the creation of a “God” or the creation of nature? Must we follow and obey the rules and laws of a “God” or the rules and laws of nature?  

Literally thousands learning institutions, scholars, religious leaders, books, movies, world news, governments, all the way down to the “world wide web” (the internet) promote the “religious” version of the debate. (Volume wise, they win the day.)

But many, no longer at ease with the official version of the “truth”, are looking to science and nature for answers. This leads more and more people to conclude that we, human beings, are entirely and completely of - natural - origins.

This site invites you to make sense of the “God” story on earth; to follow the effects of the story on the human mind; and to regain the consciousness of our (your) natural roots.

So, stay for a while, read, reflect, comment. (Some claim that ignorance is bliss  - but it is  knowledge that gives an edge in life.)

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Why is it important to have an answer to the above questions?

At the center of our beings we all experience life as a feeling. No exception. We feel good. We feel bad. We feel happy. We feel sad. - We feel rage, anger, elation, satisfaction, dissatisfaction, bliss. - We feel in control, in charge, empowered, free, enslaved, subdued, worthy, worthless, valued, hated, loved. We feel. We feel. We feel.

We spend our entire existences, trying to - feel good -. In a sense, it is our most important purpose in life. Interestingly, to better affect how we feel, we need to know who we are - in the make-up of our beings… in the “essence” and “substance” of the universe itself.

We need to know “Who” or “what” is our primal ”Source”.

Our (your) every breath - your thoughts, dreams, desires, and actions - your body, your mind, and your soul - choices and decisions - humanity, the environment, and the world - all that you learn, believe in, and follow - originate in one all-encompassing “Source”.

On the outside, the primal “Source” is all that exists (substance); on the inside, it is your “inner voice” (essence). Your relationship, your continuous - mind dialogue - with the creative “Source” conditions and affects in the most intimate manner the way you, moment by moment, experience  your existence.

You derive the way you feel from the “Source”.  It is then a must that the “Source” be real and true. Not illusory. 

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Lets begin at the beginning.

People of influence, at birth and forward, instils in all of us that a ”God” is the supreme “Source”…  
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But… is there such a “God”?

When you honestly look around yourself - then travel the universe, from the sub-atomic world to the far away galaxies, your human senses encounter no “God”.  - No matter the mental games you play, or are played around you, common sense dictates that no “God” exists in nature.

Then, who is the ”God” that all human beings are asked to accept, follow, and worship (often times with menacing voices) as the all-encompassing creative “Source”? 

The ”God” - belief - has its origin in a number of very old stories. Stories relating the interactions between - a “God” (many gods) - and an emerging humanity. With the passage of time many of the stories have developed into “religions”.  Since those ancient days, many religions have faded away, many still remain.

But when… upon close scrutiny you realize…

  • That vital elements from the original accounts are being misread, even omited,
  • That the teachings have more to do with “endoctination” than a commitment to historical accuracy,
  • And that … and most importantly… the ancient events upon which the stories are based were of - natural - not ethereal origins.     

Then -  pushing a thousand fears away and gathering your courage in your soul - you have to conclude that: Your all-encompassing, moment by moment, creative “Source” is not an ancient ”God”.

Reflect on the intelligence, on the wisdom, and on the consequences of placing your existence, your very life, in a “Source” that is not real; that is not there. At the very least, you should accept to look into it. (Sooner than later, I would think.)

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Nature as - the creative “Source”:

A dilema: For millennia now, under the influence of religious “doctrine”, society, even science, has theorised that nature must have had a beginning. A point of origin.  - Following effects and causes backwards into time, we must arrive at a first moment of creation - and behind it - there must be a first cause, a creator: … a “God”.

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If not a “God”, then who or what created nature? The answer demands a shift in perception.

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The keys to reality:

What if Time is not linear (moving in a straight line from past to present to future) but instantaneous? The beginning, the middle, and the end… (birth, existence, and death) all occuring, continuously, in one single instant. An “eternal” instant. This instant.   (A continuous/discontinuous, creative/ de-creative instant as it were.) 

(I know this is a mouthful (mindful) cup of knowledge to digest, but it appears to be the way we and the universe are designed.) 

Take a moment to reflect on time - as it passes -. You should realize that you are always in the present. Wait a moment, and you are still in the present. Wait again, and the same thing happens. Now. Now. Now.

“God” fades into “nature”.

All that has ever existed, all that exists now, and all that will ever exist, (exists) in an eternal present. (In reality, the past and the future fold and unflold in the present.) Thus: as the whole “Source”, exists only in the present, the - first cause - is always in the present.  

Therefore, all that exists is a first cause. 

Everything, all of nature,  - including you -, is the creative “Source”.

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The biggest difference between a linear and an instantaneous universe:

The linear universe is fixed. All is pre-determined, pre-ordained, and pre-written. Freedom of choice may be assumed but is impossible. (Not following the right “pre-written” path… causes dire effects.  - Condemnation. Ostricization. Damnation. Hell.) (You are rewarded for - knowing - “who” and “what” to  follow.)

The instantaneous universe (supported by a “quantum” science) is malleable: All is potentiality. All is to be be written; to be created. Freedom of choice is allways at hand. - It is a universe that demands of its forms consciousness and awareness. You are rewarded (or penalized) for knowing (or not knowing) the ways of the universe. The purpose of your life: You create the (your) present as you desire it, dream it, think it, and act it.

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The realignment of your perception of the passage of time from linear to an “eternal now” allows you   to experience a universe that is - in this present instant - natural, supernatural, spiritual, even mystical.

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Nature, the creative “Source”, is knowable:

Nature-creation acts in - structured - ways. The - ways of nature - form a “design”. This “intelligent” design is a language. A language that supports your every moment. The better you know your foundational language the better you design your present moment. All of the ingredients that make up this language of nature are present in your being.

Before you climb into the light of the day, take a moment to  - live in the roots - of how and why you move or stay still? - How and why you think, dream, desire, imagine, act? - How and why you inhale and exhale? - How and why you feel joy and sorrow, love and hatred, rejection and acceptance, confusion and peace of mind, darkness and light, failure and success… ?

Knowing, aware, and conscious, you move on earth  - real. Free. Whole.

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If (when) you want to know more: The book “A Natural Philosophy” offers you the opportunity to: 

-     Find out…  What are the origins of the “God” story on earth? 
      What was the ”celestial” event that still keeps humanity captive within a “God” story.

-     Then… Learn nature’s language.
       How does the universe stay in its eternal present?

-     The reward… Feel a sense of “wellness of being”  
      as you begin to figure out this natural universe
      as well as your place in it. 

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To most of us, at present, nature is simply a vast shopping mall placed at our disposal. In our nature/mall we assign a monetary value to all forest and every tree, to all lands and every animal, to all waterways and every fish,  to the sky and every molicule of air (we can trade carbon credits), and to all people (your worth are your assets, your job(s), and your bank account(s).
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In the midst of - life - itself, our whole existence, we lament for a paradise lost. Awaiting death to begin our our eternity, we deny, dismiss, defer, and replace - the value - in our moments with promises of rewards and uncontrolable after-life extacy.
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Completely oblivious to the fact that nature is our all-encompassing ”Source”, we find our human existence to be empty and unsatisfying. We ask and say: ”Is this all there is?” - “There must be more.”  - And wonder how do we find happiness, meaningfulness, and self-worth?
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As you are and where you are, you are entitled by design to experience the fulness of life - now. The responsibility to “know” sits in your supreme command post: your mind. 
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A door is open.
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