Is the universe intelligent? Is intelligence built into the universe?
Materialistic science thinks of the universe as being composed of lifeless particles and waves obeying fundamental laws of physics. They bang about, sometimes coalescing into clumps, sometimes colliding with violence, sometimes passing by each other or even through each as other, as neutrinos go through solid matter, with scarcely any noticeable effect. The explanation of how life or intelligence could come from this universe is deeply problematic.
Perhaps the answer to my questions lies not so much in imagining a new science as in arriving at a new and different understanding about what is intelligence. Continue reading
Broad Speculations 