Intelligent Co-Design

I've recently watched the documentary on the court case in the USA over the teaching of Intelligent Design in the science curriculum ("Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial").

It seems few who engage in this argument appreciate that science and religion are "sister belief systems" – both objectify the causal agent for the evolution of biological systems, as being 'random mutations' and 'God', resp.

Objectifying any cause for evolution requires a disconnect (a separation) of the system's volition (choices, intentions, self-organising abilities) and the resultant changes.

The advocates of both belief-systems (religion and science) have not yet proposed intelligent co-design, in which it is argued biological systems (of all complexities, including entire eco-systems) self-organise with intent.

With the proof of nonlocality – which disallows 'perfect disconnects' (i.e. all parts within any whole are intimately interconnected and interdependent) – it makes no sense to expect that 'things just happen' or that it was God's Will, independent of the system's intent (of cell, organ, body, person, community).

The arguments will continue while ever the scientists and religious proponents remain in Stage III thinking.

** Update Tuesday 9th December, 2008

The Sydney Morning Herald has a report on how Intelligent Design has been accepted for teaching in science classes in a Sydney private school.

According to the report, "A CHRISTIAN school that teaches a biblical view of creation in science classes has been cleared of breaching state curriculum requirements for the teaching of evolution."

It would seem that Australian authorities are more able to accommodate both theories/belief-systems, so long as the full science curriculum is taught as required.

Applications

Recognising and using Intelligent Co-Design is highly useful in the area of business management. The old-paradigm command-and-control models cannot meet with, or respond quickly enough to the emerging global business networks.

Intelligent Co-Design recognises the inherent creative and responsive abilities of each  employee (part) within a (whole) organisation. This is not to suggest removal of all hierarchies – as within nature, hierarchies serve as frameworks within which the various parts (cells, organs, people, companies, nations) operate to be productive and useful.

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