Introduction

The author has enjoyed residence in thirteen countries. In the fifties and sixties, he lived in Papua, Angola and Nigeria; often in jungle camps; occasionally in dangerous situations. Living in such environments provided stimulation plus opportunity for contemplating the short-sighted nature of human behaviour, for reading, for thought and for discussing things with the interesting people that such places attract. His scientific background, the types of situation to which he was exposed and the time to ponder that his circumstances allowed him, have led him to opinions about Reality and Man's place in it, which although rational in terms of the knowledge of our day, differ from the conventional. Recent retirement has enabled him to commit some of those opinions to paper. He publishes extracts in "One Man's View" in the hope that they may stimulate people into offering their own opinions and feelings relating to the matters addressed.

The author sees human consciousness as evolving in a manner that is turning Man into a new type of evolutionary force. It is a locally impacting, wilfully driven, intellectually guided force that operates millions of times faster than the mindless, chance-dependent physical and life streams of evolution that brought the Universe to the level of maturity at which such advanced-level consciousness is able to evolve. The speed, at which Modern Man is creating an extraordinary New World, illustrates the radical and powerful evolutionary nature of the creativity, which advanced level consciousness can bring to the Universe.

The view that Man-like Beings evolve because they have an essential evolutionary role to play in a mature Universe provides a rationale for Man's existence. If true, it also implies that similar beings will be evolving in appropriate planetary environments throughout the Universe.

What could be the evolutionary role of such Beings? Human thought patterns, belief systems, yearnings and free will, all work to encourage Man into postulating and periodically updating answers to this question. All these qualities, which are products of Man's rapidly evolving consciousness, interact to influence human behaviour. Although, at the moment from an evolutionary viewpoint, such behaviour leave much to be desired, it is believed that as human consciousness continues its rapid evolution the situation will improve - at least fast enough to prevent Man from becoming his own executioner.

It is the author's view, that use of the Internet to stimulate contemplation of the human condition at a time when Man's knowledge of reality is exploding, can help to improve the direction that human life is currently taking in a manner likely to advance the cause of evolution and reduce the risk of our Race causing its own extinction.

 

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