What is Life? How does it work?

Is it possible for us to truly understand what life really is -- and how it works, in general, not only for a few special examples?

            Back at the time of Charles Darwin, before his revolutionary new ideas became popular, biologists often seemed to be doomed to a life of meaningless leaf-collecting. They seemed to be collecting a gigantic archive of raw, descriptive data – without being able to generalize or to predict or to understand the underlying patterns. This has changed a lot since then -- but even today we face a big challenge in trying to generalize and understand all the data which has been accumulated.

            Is it even possible to develop a kind of unified, mathematical understanding of life in general? Is it even possible to develop the same kind of universal, coherent mathematical understanding here as it is in the case of physics or in the case of intelligent systems? Is it just plain inherently intractable – or are there ways to deepen our understanding that we simply haven’t yet discovered? Can we develop an understanding general enough, for example, to actually predict what kinds of life might exist in other chemistries or other hypothetical universes? Or even what kind of life we might accidentally create on earth? Can we even be sure, theoretically, about what kinds of scenarios from science about alternative life forms would actually be possible, in some environments? (I have wondered at times about Philip Jose Farmer’s scenario in To Your Scattered Bodies Go.)

            Maybe such an understanding is impossible – but before we give up, we should think about how impossible it once seemed to develop a unifying mathematical understanding of basic physics or of intelligence. The first great unifying mathematical understanding in physics came from Newton. It was incomplete, but it was a huge step forward – and it led to  ever more complete and advanced understanding unrolling over centuries. In the study of mind or intelligence, we have really only just begun that process – but there certainly is new, unifying mathematics, and the emerging new technology that comes form greater understanding. In the study of “what is life?”, there are number of interesting strands waiting to be woven together more coherently… and mathematical approaches yet to be explored.

            Life, in the most general context, is really just one part of the larger subject of self-organization or self-organizing systems. Back in 1994, Karl Pribram invited Ilya Prigogine, myself and a couple of dozen others to address the basic questions about self-organization in one of his workshops. He invited me to write a general introduction to self-organization, which was printed next to Prigogine’s paper in the start of the book:

just it

Everybody wants to change the world
Everybody wants to change the world
But no one, no one wants to die
Wanna try, wanna try, wanna try,
Wanna try, wanna try, wanna try?
I’ll be your detonator!

We’re not told what the answer was when the sky opened up. I think that the answer is in the lyrics that  follow. The answer is ‘no one’. This is what this is all about. It’s about stopping sitting there waiting for someone to save you, and getting to saving yourself, and maybe a piece of your world, if you’re lucky.

its about me

“The greatest challenge in my LIFE
is to find someone who knows my faults and
weaknesses but STILL wanting to embrace me
with so much LOVE and without any doubt..

quotes of life

Life without love is like a tree without blossom and fruit.

quotes of life

Our lives are like a candle in the wind.

life is too short quotes

You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.

What would be your last wish if you knew you are about to die after 24 hours?

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iris murdoc

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats. Iris Murdoc

The Most Essential Necessity Of Life

Faith above reason is the new system of relationships that we have to establish in the world, because without it we could never build the connection between us necessary for our survival. 

 The new state of humanity that is being revealed today is not just a discovery that the world is global and integral, but also a realization that we have to get to know the Upper Force (the Creator). He has to be the governing force among us that will connect us all with each other and with all the levels of reality (still, vegetative, animate, and human).

When this force fills the space between us, we will be able to save ourselves. Otherwise, we will never be able to do it. Even in the face of death, we won’t be able to connect with each other in the way that Nature demands from us. Through the crisis, the Creator shows us that He is not among us; this is also called “the breaking of the common soul.”

We have to discover that the only thing we need is the Creator, the Force that will be revealed to fill the vacuum between us and connect all parts of the universe in the right way. This Upper Force is the most essential necessity of absolutely everyone’s life. Everyone will realize that without it, we simply won’t be able to survive.

In the same manner we are now becoming aware that we have to connect with each other and feel others as ourselves. Otherwise we destroy nature and harm ourselves by harming others, because we are all connected.

Does Life After Death Exist?

Does life after death exist?  Well, according to the Christian faith it does.  In fact, it is one of the foundational pillars holding Christianity together.  After all, if there is no heaven to look forward to, then why would Christians face the tremendous persecution, suffering, imprisonment and death that they must suffer for their faith in so many areas of the world today?  The truth is that tens of millions of Christians have been killed for their faith throughout history, and millions more will be killed for their faith in the years ahead.  So why get yourself killed if there is no heaven?  And if there is no hell, then why fear God?  After all, it certainly seems like a lot of powerful men and women are getting away with extreme wickedness and are enjoying life.  Why not cheat and oppress people as long as you can get away with it?  If this life is all we have, shouldn't we be focusing on our own personal enjoyment as much as possible?  Why waste time on religion if there is no afterlife?

way to get success in life....

1. Successful People Take Care of Themselves

Success in life begins in the mind and then the body. A person who wishes to succeed in life must take care of his or her mind and body. Successful people eat right and stay fit. They also maintain spiritual and mental health as well as physical health.

2. Successful People Practice Gratitude

Stresses and challenges are realities of life. A person can mitigate the severity of these challenges by practicing a life of gratitude. Successful people make a decision to focus on the positive and express gratitude for the many things for which they can be thankful.

3. Successful People Guard Against Assumptions

Be careful making too many assumptions about life. Be thorough. Pay attention to detail. Successful people practice this attentiveness with respect to tasks and also people.

4. Successful People Refrain from Absolute Generalizations

People often say things like: "You're ALWAYS late!" or "You NEVER say 'thank you'." Be careful making these types of sweeping declarations. Successful people pay attention to the words they use, and don't throw accusations or generalizations around carelessly.

5. Successful People Don't Follow Their Feelings

It's easy to make decisions out of emotion. The results are rarely productive or beneficial. Successful people understand that feelings are real and, most of the time, relevant. Feelings, however, should never drive decisions. On the contrary, decisions should drive feelings.

6. Successful People Have Learned to be Constructively Social

It's not true that successful people are naturally sociable. What is true is that successful people understand the importance of interpersonal relations and communication. Successful people therefore practice positive social interaction.

In addition, successful people understand the critical value of time. They don't waste time in social situations that will bring them down. Instead, they invest their time in people they can help and in people who can help them.

7. Successful People are Servants

Truly successful people are not infatuated with themselves. They are primarily givers and not takers. They make decisions and cultivate habits designed to bring value to others. They are servants.

While there are certainly situations that people seem to catch "lucky breaks" or inherit large sums of money or great health, these kinds of things don't constitute success. True, meaningful success -- something that permeates a person in every area of his or her life - comes not by accident, but my deliberate choices and constructive habits.

life without love...

Love is a universal feeling, which is felt by every living being on this earth. 

Do not be surprised when I say ‘living beings’ because it is not just an attribute of human beings. Plants and animals everyone is acquainted with this strange emotion. Though there is no definition to describe this unique feeling of love, it is characterized by a sense of attachment and affection towards somebody or something. So strong is the feeling that it is said that it makes the world go around. If you are still wondering why is love so important in our lives, the answer is that it satisfies the emotional needs of human beings.

value of lifeeeeeeee

We live in a Time when the value of human life is under attack. At the very least, the value of human life appears to have been significantly diminished. Today we Measure our value and the value of others in terms of material possessions, wealth, power, position, title, education, houses, cars, and pleasures. 

Without true understanding of life we have little control of our lives or future. To just react blindly - to act, protest or praise without understanding - is to be no more than leaves blown in the wind. The bliss of ignorance is the bliss of stupidity. Understanding of what is outside of ourselves separates the human from the animal.

In the view of Albert...

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”by Albert Einstein

life is beautiful?

There are lots of beautiful things around us. It's just a matter of how we see it and whether we're able to realize it. In life, of course there are always some ups and downs. However, I believe, that even in the most difficult situation, there's always a beautiful thing.. As wise people say, "Everything happens for a reason".

life?

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
                                                                                        By Earl Nightingale