2010
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-010-9171-1
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The Self-Organization of Time and Causality: Steps Towards Understanding the Ultimate Origin

Abstract: Abstract:Probably the most fundamental problem is the origin of time and causality. The inherent difficulty is that all scientific theories of origins and evolution consider the existence of time and causality as given. We tackle this problem by starting from the concept of self-organization, which is seen as the spontaneous emergence of order out of primordial chaos. Self-organization can be explained by the selective retention of invariant or consistent variations, implying a breaking of the initial symmetry… Show more

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“…A symmetry break entails a local deviation within the urban configuration due to, for instance, an external pressure (De Roo, 2016; Heylighen, 2010). Such a break can push the system into a more dynamic stage when more agents spontaneously align their actions with the local deviation.…”
Section: Critical-realist Ontology and The Study Of Urban Self-organizationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A symmetry break entails a local deviation within the urban configuration due to, for instance, an external pressure (De Roo, 2016; Heylighen, 2010). Such a break can push the system into a more dynamic stage when more agents spontaneously align their actions with the local deviation.…”
Section: Critical-realist Ontology and The Study Of Urban Self-organizationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the beginning, life did not beget life. The abiogenesis of DNA and autopoietic life was a horizon that, when crossed, expanded the realm of what could and would exist in the universe (Canavelli et al 2019;Heylighen 2010). Thus, the original evolution of life lies outside the Neo-Darwinian model as an example of Phusitic Evolution.…”
Section: A New Paradigm (Panevolutionary Theory)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…a repetition of pre-scientific dogma). Indeed, it is obviously possible that the multiverse hypothesis is incorrect and that the fine-tuning problem is actually a nonproblem produced by a scientific ontology built fundamentally around a priori notions of time and causality (Heylighen 2010). In either case, within the current scientific paradigm, the success or failure of the Compression Hypothesis, the EDU-hypotheses, or Cosmic Natural Selection-I hypotheses will depend on whether or not they can lead towards accurate predictions of the universe we observe.…”
Section: The Final Frontier: Compression Hypothesismentioning
confidence: 99%