Self-Organizing Systems and Divine Action.
Self-organizing systems abound in the world. These include interstellar systems, environmental systems on Earth, biological systems including sentience-bearing ones (bodies), and sociocultural systems, which include religious systems. All self-organizing systems attempt to maintain equilibrium, whic...
| Publicado en: | Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 736 - 755 |
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Open Library of Humanities
Sep2025
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