Evolution: From Natural Selection to Omega Point

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Darwinian evolution shapes modern biology, but the notion of
evolution has a wider history, too. In this episode of the
Sheldrake-Vernon dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon
explore linear and cyclical conceptions of human and cosmic
evolution and ask what they can mean in the modern world, where
innovation and evolution appear to be escalating. They consider
the significance of two main principles within evolution, that of
diversity and creativity, and how these elements can be embraced.
They also ask about the difficulty of talking about evolution
today, given the presence of intelligent design and creationism.
An inability to discuss evolution in a wider context is a loss
because evolutionary theory itself is sophisticated and
interestingly contested, both in the realm of biology but
spirituality: the so-called evolution of consciousness. The
discussion includes the ideas of Pierre Tielhard de Chardin and
Owen Barfield, Karl Popper and Henri Bergson.