The Thermodynamic and Phylogenetic Foundations of Human Wickedness

Abstract. The problem of evil is brought under the ambit of science by explicating the theological concept “sinful” in thermo-dynamic and phylogenetic terms, and the proposition “Homo sapiens is a sinful species” is established. By a like explication, the theological concept of the “Fall of man” is...

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Main Author: Masani, P. R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- 1985
In: Zygon
Year: 1985, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 283-320
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Summary:Abstract. The problem of evil is brought under the ambit of science by explicating the theological concept “sinful” in thermo-dynamic and phylogenetic terms, and the proposition “Homo sapiens is a sinful species” is established. By a like explication, the theological concept of the “Fall of man” is shown to be an amalgam of two concepts, Fall I and Fall II, of thermodynamic and anthropogenetic origins, respectively. Fall I affects all life; Fall II (“original sin”) affects Homo sapiens and its immediate forebears alone.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1985.tb00597.x