WORLD VIEW CHANGES 1920 vs 2020
Concept
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1920
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2020
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Atoms & molecules
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Growing awareness of granularity of matter
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Quantitative models
Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrodinger
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Elementary particles
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Unknown
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Discovery of protons, neutrons, electrons, bosons, quarks etc.
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Electromagnetic forces
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Maxwell’s equations, radio waves, X rays,
gamma rays soon |
Radar. Attempts to unify with nuclear/gravitational force
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Nuclear forces, strong and weak
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Unknown
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Structure of nucleus; fission & fusion; H bomb & atomic bomb
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Gravitation
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Newtonian model
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Einsteins’ curved space-time model
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Special & general relativity
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Einstein formulates both by 1915
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General awareness; public misinterprets, relativism.
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Quantum theory
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Unknown
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Non-duality, superposition of quantum states, entanglement
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Big Bang cosmology
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Lemaitre suggested. Steady state theory was a rival.
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Original idea confirmed by observations
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Cosmic fine tuning for life in the universe
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Unknown
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Accepted & calculated to dozens of decimal places
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Cosmic choreography for life on earth
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Unknown
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Progressively revealed & reluctantly accepted
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Geophysical choreography for civilisation on earth
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Unknown
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Progressively revealed.
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Goedel’s theorem on limits of logic in determining truth
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Unknown
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Used by computer science
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Viruses
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Inferred but not seen
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Visible as a living organism with structure & intelligence
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Bacteria
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Observed since 1676
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ditto
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Cells
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Thought to be bobs of jelly
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ditto
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DNA
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Discovered (1889) but role not known
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Role in genetics/epigenetics still being revealed
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Genetics and epigenetics
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Simple hereditary rules emerging (Mendel etc.)
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Increasingly sophisticated. Epigenetics advancing rapidly
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Intelligence & purpose in nature
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None, wholly deterministic & random processes
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Unimaginably complex with quantum effects globally
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Living cell
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A blob of jelly observed
since 1676
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Intelligently organised like a factory
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Interconnected biosphere
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Dismissed by most scientists as folk lore
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Widely accepted
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Emergence of Humanity
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Out of body experiences & near death experiences (NDEs)
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Rare, not believed by scientists
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Widely reported (c.5% of population)
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Biblical archeology
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Very little
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Frequent new discoveries
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Turin shroud’s supernatural properties
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Unknown except for reverse image in 1898 photo
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Confirmed by peer reviewed science; not certified by Pope
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