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Discussion on:
Creative Force

Explore the relationship of cosmic evolution from the big bang to the highly complex systems of our current universe as outlined in the book entitled "Integrated Theory of Intelligence" which is one approach to a "Theory of Everything".

Since the acceptance or denial of a creative force is of overriding importance to the formulation of this theory I shall deal with it first. Required evidence for such a force goes beyond anyone's intuitive basic belief system. Even though intuition has always suggested to me that our extraordinarily complex universe could not have occurred by chance, because of the enormous number of required coincidences, I still have found myself questioning this belief many times earlier in my life. As a scientist, I am uncomfortable with any concepts or postulates that cannot be observed, tested and measured. Nevertheless since my own observations have forced me to accept the overwhelming probability that mind, consciousness and intelligence are a primary rather than a secondary emergent epiphenomenon, I have had the need to develop a more all inclusive theoretical description of our existence. If one can eliminate the attempt by science to exclude mind, and the properties of mind, from various hypothesis and theories, then an understanding of our total reality emerges which integrates all aspects of our existence into a relatively simplistic and beautifully unified scenario. Most of the puzzle pieces fall into place laying a solid foundation upon which we can then build.

The Ultimate Theory of Everything predicts that a creative force is an inherent primary property of the universe and has been present from the very beginning of the expansionary process. According to Newton's second law a force is said to exist any time an acceleration is taking place. If no force is present then any body or process moving through space does so at a constant velocity. If it can be established that the evolutionary process from simplicity to complexity has occurred at a continuously accelerated rate then this by definition indicates the presence of a force.

For those who would contend that the evolution of life and humankind was a chance phenomenon I would respectfully suggest that if this were the case then the evolution from simplicity to complexity would have occurred at a rate no greater than a straight line direct proportion rather than on an accelerated basis. A non-creative "chance" evolutionary process could have occurred at innumerable rates none of which would have exceeded a straight line time scale. The following time curves would be anticipated if evolution occurred by chance.

Chance evolution could have occurred more slowly as illustrated with straight or fluctuating time lines but not on an accelerated basis as suggested by the geological record.

If a creative force has permeated the universe then what type of evolutionary time line might be anticipated? Whenever a force is present it can be detected by an acceleration process. If there is no acceleration resulting in a constant velocity then no force is present. If it could be demonstrated that the evolution to complex systems occurred at a continuously accelerated rate then this would indicate the presence of a force. The cosmological and geological clock would strongly suggest that the evolutionary process, whether measured in terms of a system's information content or level of intelligence, has occurred at an accelerated rate, perhaps exponentially. If it can be scientifically proven that the course of evolution has occurred in this manner then this would argue for a creative force.

Science has described an evolutionary process of the universe from its very beginning. At the moment of the big bang the universe was in a state of maximum energy density and chaos without any order. It has been progressively evolving to a state of lower energy density and higher order ever since. This evolutionary change can be seen to have occurred in accelerated fashion over time. The geological record would indicate that this process of evolving order has not only been accelerating but has probably been doing so exponentially. The appearance of systems containing higher information content began very slowly and has been continuously accelerating over time ever since at an exponential rate.

Again assuming that the systems of higher information content have been evolving at an accelerated rate, whether exponential or not, this would suggest that a force, or more appropriately a "creative force", is present.

The rate of evolutionary change from simple to complex systems can best be appreciated by viewing what might be referred to as the cosmic calendar and constructing a graph plotting the paleontologists estimates of various arrival times of different life forms against each organisms estimated relative intelligence. This is given in more detail in my prior work "Integrated Theory of Intelligence", page 6.2. It also represents an expansion of information provided by Carl Sagan in his book "The Dragon's of Eden".

If the entire history of the universe were compressed into a single year, again referred to as the cosmic calendar, then the origin of life would have occurred around the last part of September and the entire recorded history of man would occupy the last ten seconds of the year. The first worms would have appeared on approximately December fifteenth, the first fish and vertebrates on December nineteenth, first insects on December twenty first, first reptiles on December twenty third, first mammals on December twenty six, first primates on December twenty ninth and first humans on December thirty first.

The non-linear upward evolution of intelligence is also manifested by tracing the continued increase in information as seen during the history of life on earth. This can be plotted on a graph in two ways, as suggested by Carl Sagan. The solid curve represents the number of bits of information contained in the genes of various taxa, whose time of origin in the geological record is also roughly indicated. The dashed curve represents an approximate estimate of the evolution in the amount of information in the brains and nervous systems of the same organisms. Both curves are clearly non-linear.

This creative force could even be theoretically calculated by applying Newton's second law, "F=ma". It is not necessary to be able to make such a calculation to prove the existence of this force, although it some day may be possible to do so. We would first need to know the total mass of the universe as well as the rate of evolutionary change (acceleration) from simple to more complex systems extending from the origin of the universe to the present time. It is my current belief that the only relevance in recognizing that evolutionary change has occurred exponentially is the offering of scientifically supported data that a creative force must therefore be present. This still leaves plenty of room for debate as to whether this creative force is conscious or unconscious.

According to Alan Guth, who is now rather famous for his inflationary theory that he applies to the early moments of the universe, the required rate of expansion of the universe is so precisely necessary for an evolutionary process to occur, leading to our current status, that any rate even slightly less or greater could not have worked. He indicates that the rate of expansion of the universe is within fifteen significant numerical figures of that required for a universe that will continue to expand indefinitely into the future or one that would have collapsed back upon itself soon after its origin. The universe would not have survived if the rate of expansion had been either more or less than .000000000000001 % its current rate. This would also suggest that our universe, as it has evolved, must have been guided by a creative influence since the possibility that it was a chance occurrence would be extraordinarily small if not virtually nonexistent.