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Where Value Touches Ground

A weekend at the boundary where thermodynamics stops being physics and starts being theology.

  • ◇Value Is Not Arbitrary: Its Thermodynamic Roots in Existence Itself
  • ◇The Sacred as Thermodynamic Necessity in Complex Societies
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A weekend at the boundary where thermodynamics stops being physics and starts being theology.

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“If mattering is thermodynamic before it is psychological, what does that do to the distinction between sacred and secular?”

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Something is holding the universe together that isn't gravity. Three thinkers trace value from its thermodynamic floor to its sacred ceiling. Your task is to find the joints — the places where physics becomes meaning and meaning becomes obligation. The map has seven edges. Not all of them point in the direction you'd expect.

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Marc Gafni

Unique Self, evolutionary spirituality, CosmoErotic Humanism — Kabbalistic mysticism integrated with integral theory, and a new story for global civilization

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American philosopher and former rabbi who developed the concept of Unique Self — an integral theory of personhood synthesizing Kabbalistic mysticism, Ken Wilber's integral framework, and evolutionary spirituality. Co-founder with Wilber of the Center for Integral Wisdom and author of Your Unique Self, his work proposes a path beyond both traditional religion and secular individualism.

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    Universal Patterns of Responsiveness in Matter and MindA universe that leans into itself
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  • Building Coordination Through Shared Value Stories
    Building Coordination Through Shared Value StoriesThe intimate architecture of civilizational survival
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  • Shared Cosmic Narratives and Civilizational Value
    Shared Cosmic Narratives and Civilizational ValueRecovering the memory of the future
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    Meta-Crisis2
    Narrative and Myth1
    Meaning Crisis1
    Wisdom Traditions1
    Philosophy of Mind1
    Consciousness Studies1
    Process Philosophy1
    Ontological Design1
    Systems Thinking1
    Cultural Evolution1
    Sensemaking1

    Connected Observers

    Zak Stein6Matthew David Segall3Alexander Bard1Layman Pascal1Daniel Schmachtenberger1Iain McGilchrist1
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