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Michael D.

Burbank, California,
United States 91510
http://www.astabora.org

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Creation, the destiny of humanity, and what might be called the emerging new mythology are some of the things we explore. The term ‘mythology’ and its root ‘myth’ usually denote dead religions. Within the context of our writings, these terms are not meant to imply anything that might be considered diminishing with regards to current religions. It is meant rather to denote the ever-changing nature of religions, bodies of belief, or matters of faith as they apply to all cultures and all times. We believe the emergence of new myths is inevitable. We try to bring things to the forefront in a conscious way with the hope of working closer to a collective conclusion. Failure to recognize the need for emerging new myths generally translates to a falling off of interest in religion in general by the masses.

Knowledge, faith, belief, and doubt are intimately related. Knowledge can lend support to a particular belief, while lack of knowledge can lead to doubt. A strong belief in the absence of knowledge is faith. It is possible to possess varying degrees of faith just as we can possess varying degrees of knowledge, belief, and doubt. Many of us are not blessed with the gift of perfect faith. Knowledge gained through the sciences can serve as a foundation for building a stronger belief, leading to a more nearly perfect faith. Any emerging mythology would be remiss to not include scientific knowledge. The new emerging mythology is an outgrowth of earlier and current mythologies. Science is used where possible, reasonable, and practical to improve on interpretations of earlier scriptures.

Interests
We are interested in the destiny of humanity and what might be called the emerging new mythology. We believe the emergence of new myths is inevitable. We try to bring things to the forefront in a conscious way with the hope of working closer to a collective conclusion. Failure to recognize the need for emerging new myths generally translates to a falling off of interest in religion in general by the masses. We attempt to find the mode of expression adequate for the task of describing creation, similar to the way mathematics evolved as the mode of expression to describe the theories of gravity and relativity. It is in this spirit we go forward on our journey to new understanding. Our challenge is to explain the unexplainable. We invite you to participate in our endeavor.

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I come from a liberal arts background with some emphasis on science and engineering. I have spent many years of independent study in the areas of creation, the destiny of humanity, and what I call the emerging new mythology.

There are those who would say that the words to describe God and Creation are simply not there. They instead chose to start at some convenient point and go forward. While I am mindful of the difficulties in such endeavors, I believe that some effort should be made to push the limit of our understanding regardless. We should at least attempt to find the words, if we are to ever evolve a mode of expression adequate for the task. Mathematics evolved as the mode of expression to describe the theories of gravity and relativity, for example. It is in this spirit I go forward on my journey to new understanding. The following are some ideas I explore..

1) Perfection was lost at the moment of creation when somethingness sprang from the infinite void by way of something we might call the force of probability.

2) Each created particle is inherent with the desire to regain perfection. This fundamental desire drives the evolution of life and consciousness. This helps explain how the statistical odds against life ever occurring are overcome. Consciousness continues to evolve toward higher dimensions (applying quantum physics) as a way of regaining some measure of the perfection lost at the moment of creation. This process can be pictured as created particles flowing down a river of formation under the influence of desire very much like water flowing down a hill under the influence of gravity.

3) Knowledge when properly applied can serve as a foundation on which to build a stronger faith for those of weak or imperfect faith in the existence of God.

My challenge is to explain the unexplainable. I would like to fellowship with people from all faiths including Jew, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Gnostic, Agnostic, Atheist, and others; and from all areas of learning including physicists, astronomers, historians, anthropologists, and archeologists.

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