Part 5: TRENDS & OTHER MATTERS

Part Five provides an approximate timetable of existence,
from the Big Bang through the beginnings of human civilization.
There are brief essays about the quantum universe,
relativity theory and the implications of infinity. We ask if
there will be an end to the universe, and discuss the apparent
trend toward synergy.

ESSAYS:

Cosmic and biological evolution:
       An approximate and condensed timetable
The quantum universe
What is Relativity Theory?
Manifestations of existence
Evolution, design, synergy and God
The pulsating universe
The strange relationship between form and process
Prediction and uncertainty
Will there be an end to the current universe?
The implications of infinity
Adequate wisdom and physical existence
The trend towards synergy