The evolving cosmos.There were a lot of upset people when Pope Francis declared that we live in a convergent universe where evolution is the way of life. Only those with a static view of the world and the human being were aghast at the declaration of Pope Francis. We inhabit a convergent universe where change is integral to life. In this evolving cosmos, all life unfolds towards greater complexity. The direction of this cosmic unfolding is towards greater unity—simple, isolated structures give way to more complex relationships which become more and more conscious. Nothing is static and all things are interrelated and tend towards a center.
By “convergent universe” here is meant that all things in the cosmos are impelled by an inner dynamism to become more complex and more conscious in the process of evolution. This convergent universe is an open system where new things can happen; it is a single, organic, evolutionary flowing. This process began with the Big Bang and will continue until the end of time through the continuous convergence of contingency, selection and self-organization. This is the way God chose to create the universe and everything in it. It is in this dynamic context that we have to understand what a human being is.
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