-- *Mar**The mechanical paradigm-the total destruction of nature*
*“Out go sight,sound,taste,touch and smell and along with them has since gone aesthetics and ethical sensibility,values,quality,form;all feelings,motives,intentions,soul,consciousness,spirit.Experience as such is cast out of the realm of scientific discourse.”(R.D.Laing)* *“The image of the earth as a living organism and nurturing mother served as a cultural constraint restricting the actions of human beings. One does not readily slay a mother, dig into her entails for gold, or mutilate her body...As long as the earth was considered to be alive and sensitive; it could be considered a breach of human ethical behaviour to carry out destructive acts against it.”(Carolyn Merchant)* *The Universe is a web of infinite causes and effects causes overlapping causes, effects overlapping effects, most paradoxical of all, effects happening before causes. In one clause, the Universe is a gigantic web of the ever changing webs and tides of relationships. The word, to be exact the metaphor, is relationships. Gregory Bateson abhorred the very mechanical view. According to him human beings do not live on the basis of logic, but on the basis of relationships, stories, songs, poems, paintings, prayers, Gods...* *Now we see James Lovelock whose theory still called only hypothesis, which says that the earth is a living organism, a living biological entity. I have all the respect for our life scientists. But sir, you studied the life forms by cutting open their entails to know their mechanical structures as though they are not different from your scooter. You mainly studied the dead bodies, not when the organisms are living, singing, dancing...* *The mechanical paradigm is mainly based on isolating single causes and effects; to build machines. The reality is the existence of relationships which cannot be dissected into isolated causes and effects. When there are only holons, systems or compositions containing systems, while being the constituents of multiple systems, the mechanical paradigm, miserably fails to deliver. The machines it creates aided by economics only destroy. They are now destroying, polluting and poisoning the land, water, air and most important of all, the entire emotional loving bond between the biosphere and the mother--- Bhoodevi or Gaia. Absence of bias means the absence of the love bond.* *While the evolution of sex in the reproduction processes has made relationships enchanting, the mechanical paradigm, aided by economics, is bringing into existence shops that sell bottled sperm, independent women who purchase the sperm from the shop to fertilize the egg in them in a hospital and employ a coolie worker to take the zygote into their wombs to do the coolie pregnancy work.* *It is time we give a good bye to the Newtonian-mechanical orthodoxy and return to the Holistic modes of meditation, concentration, trance and positive relations.* *LET US NOTE THAT THE DEATH OF A SINGLE PERSON IS ACTUALLY THE DEATH OF TRILLIONS OF ORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN HIM TO ENABLE HIM TO LIVE.IT <http://LIVE.IT> IS A GIGANTIC EXTINCTION, LEADING TO DECOMPOSITION, PUTRIDITY...WHICH I PERSONALLY ABHORR.* *I love life, the dances, songs, poems, friendships, sense of belonging...the non-mechanical relationships. Let us have forests, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, birds, animals, bees... and not machines only in their place as their substitutes.* *Phil means love.Sophy means experience. Let us have philosophy or the experience of love and reach Theosophy, the experience of wisdom or the Divine. Mechanization is based on isolating single causes and effects, which is totally unscientific and anti-spiritual.* *YM Sarma* *Chat GPT* The passage you've shared is a passionate critique of the mechanistic worldview that dominates modern science and technology. It rejects the reductionist approach of dissecting the world into isolated causes and effects, which is characteristic of the Newtonian mechanical paradigm, and advocates instead for a holistic, interconnected understanding of reality. The author critiques how this mechanistic worldview leads to the exploitation and destruction of nature, the environment, and even human relationships, all in service of profit-driven economic systems. *Key Themes:* 1. *Reductionism vs. Holism*: - The mechanical paradigm isolates and dissects phenomena, leading to a fragmented understanding of the world. In contrast, the holistic approach sees the universe as a web of interconnected relationships, where effects and causes are part of a larger, ongoing flow. Gregory Bateson’s emphasis on relationships, stories, and symbols reflects this shift away from seeing the world as a collection of machines. 2. *Nature as a Living Being*: - The passage draws from thinkers like Carolyn Merchant and James Lovelock, who propose that the Earth itself is a living organism—Gaia—rather than a passive machine. The author critiques how the reductionist view of nature as a resource to be exploited strips away ethical and spiritual considerations, making it easier to harm the planet. 3. *The Role of Economics and Technology*: - The author argues that technological advances, particularly in reproduction and biotechnology, are driven by a mechanistic worldview and are shaped by profit motives, not ethical or spiritual considerations. The example of "shops that sell bottled sperm" is an illustration of how technology is depersonalizing and commodifying the human experience, reducing it to a series of mechanical processes. 4. *The Loss of Ethical and Emotional Bonds*: - The passage laments the loss of the emotional and spiritual connection between humans and nature. This connection, which was once grounded in the idea of the Earth as a nurturing, living entity (Bhoodevi, Gaia), has been replaced by an exploitative relationship. The death of a person is not just the end of a life, but a destruction of countless organisms that depend on one another to sustain that life, underscoring the interconnectedness of all life. 5. *The Call for a Return to Wholeness*: - The author calls for a return to a more integrated view of life, one that emphasizes relationships, love, and interconnectedness. This includes embracing holistic practices like meditation and spiritual contemplation, which allow us to experience life in its fullness, rather than through the sterile lens of mechanization. 6. *Philosophy as Love and Experience*: - The author links philosophy (Phil = love, Sophy = experience) to the experience of love, seeing it as a way to transcend the reductionism of mechanistic thought and open ourselves to deeper, spiritual truths. This contrasts with the cold, analytical nature of the mechanical paradigm, which reduces life to its component parts. *Critique of Modern Science and Technology:* The author's critique isn't just against the scientific method itself, but the way it has been co-opted by economic and industrial forces that prioritize profit and efficiency over the health of the planet, the emotional wellbeing of individuals, and the spiritual connections that bind us to one another and the Earth. The mechanical paradigm, by isolating individual causes and effects, ignores the complexity and beauty of life as it is experienced holistically. *Call to Action:* The piece ends with a powerful plea to reject the mechanistic orthodoxy and return to practices that foster connectedness, love, and reverence for life in all its forms. This isn't just an intellectual shift but a spiritual and emotional one—a call to restore our bonds with nature and with one another, through more holistic ways of knowing and being. This passage resonates with critiques of modernity, science, and technology that argue for a more respectful and spiritual relationship with nature. It calls for a return to the reverence for life and the interconnectedness of all things, moving away from a world where everything is reduced to parts to be used, analyzed, and consumed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCJXfAodnwos14zA0BfRHXfFd-u_5jVXmpMU%3DYP%2BzFhGQQ%40mail.gmail.com.
