Deeptime Network | Michael Dowd | Activity https://dtnetwork.org/our-members/mbdowd/activity/ Activity feed for Michael Dowd. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:59:13 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.1.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 85628a82b9c8c6d89c6e5965580044be Michael Dowd updated new location at Freeland, WA, USA https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/25136/ Sat, 11 Jan 2020 09:46:44 -0500 0 f8fa26437144fce16d9071cfc480bb24 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5128 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:06:34 -0500 Beautiful, Laura, and a perfect contribution to this conversation thread. Thanks! (And yes, a most beloved woman in my life is taking responsibility for Thanksgiving dinner; I do the clean up. 🙂 Among other things, these videos celebrate the evolutionary (survival!) significance of our brain’s propensity to personify — that is, to give human ch…[Read more]

]]> 0 e5da66be6bd4fa24149570e216dd2c26 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5128 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:06:34 -0500 Beautiful, Laura, and a perfect contribution to this conversation thread. Thanks! (And yes, a most beloved woman in my life is taking responsibility for Thanksgiving dinner; I do the clean up. 🙂 Among other things, these videos celebrate the evolutionary (survival!) significance of our brain’s propensity to personify — that is, to give human ch…[Read more]

]]> 0 c4dbea1d8b4d7394c5188cabed654a4a Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5123 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:39:43 -0500 Another major attribute of living systems is that they all have GRACE LIMTS. For anyone on this thread who might be interested, this is the main thing I’ve been involved in over the last year: http://thegreatstory.org/grace-limits-audios.html        My most important contribution to this “Grace Limits” body of work (indeed, the main messa…[Read more]

]]> 0 29b17a26f5e2928c4c6b96ff0a27b1e2 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5123 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:39:43 -0500 My final post for the day: Another major attribute of living systems is that they all have GRACE LIMTS. For anyone on this thread who might be interested, this is the main thing I’ve been involved in over the last year: http://thegreatstory.org/grace-limits-audios.html      My most important contribution to this “Grace Limits” body of work (inde…[Read more]

]]> 0 e48f3065c08974bb884577d930e6f23f Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5123 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:39:43 -0500 My final post for the day:  Another major attribute of living systems is that they all have GRACE LIMTS. For anyone on this thread that is interested, this is the main thing I’ve been involved in over the last year: http://thegreatstory.org/grace-limits-audios.html    My most important contribution to this “Grace Limits” body of work (indeed, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 7f15b505fb71f311289b2726a2fa48ed Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5123 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:39:43 -0500 My final post for the day:  Another major attribute of living systems is that they all have GRACE LIMTS. For anyone on this thread that is interested, this is the main thing I’ve been involved in over the last year. By far, my most important contribution to this “Grace Limits” body of work (indeed, the main message I’ve been working on over the pa…[Read more]

]]> 0 576d38e7771d3df7ef67e7f00a35ebe4 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5123 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:39:43 -0500 Final post for the day: Another major attribute of living systems is that they all have GRACE LIMTS. For anyone on this thread that is interested, this is the main thing I’ve been involved in over the last year. By far, my most important contribution to this “Grace Limits” body of work (indeed, the main message I’ve been working on over the past y…[Read more]

]]> 0 f1b365630a0ea0beffc5796bd6a6c1b4 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5122 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:30:18 -0500

Look at the attributes of living systems and ask whether those are attributes of our universe.  To me, the evidence points increasingly in the direction of aliveness and this has truly enormous implications for the foundational nature of reality and the human journey.

Trust me, I’m with you, brother!  Big love and cyberhugs,  ~ Michael

]]> 0 139976c84acf59063be19ce698f36e0d Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5120 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:33:04 -0500 fyi…near the top of Connie’s and my “What’s New?” page on our main website is a link to some great videos of Thomas Berry on YouTube:  http://thegreatstory.org/new.html

]]> 0 9b70b9a8189202d15033f2f3917cf2a6 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-7500 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:30:06 -0500 Thomas Berry was quite careful, Duane, to only use language that could be embraced by the vast majority of mainstream scientists. You, by contrast, consistently take the opposite approach. I knew Thomas personally over a period of 20 years and counted him as a dear friend as well as my main mentor. Between August 1988 (when I first met him and…[Read more]

]]> 0 02ddacbf7f799e61a0ab7cbdfef8f981 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-5119 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:29:22 -0500 Mike, this many-months-long discussion thread is precisely what I’m speaking about. Just look back over the interactions between Ursula Goodenough and Jon Host (on the one hand) and Duane (on the other). Mind you (and this is important), I don’t expect, nor do I even want, Duane to use language that Jon and Ursula can celebrate. Long li…[Read more]

]]> 0 9ca63a61e562eb1b87e2486b74b5ae66 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/26/#post-5115 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 15:18:39 -0500 Mike, thanks for that quote from Thomas! Years ago I memorized that one and often concluded my evening programs by reciting it. What a gem!

]]> 0 2e34c9c6f2fce520e2fdbf4ef46128f9 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-7541 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 15:18:06 -0500 Mike, thanks for that quote from Thomas! Years ago I memorized that one and often concluded my evening programs by reciting it. What a gem

]]> 0 41351f4135420856c26a079a3bfe18ca Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/26/#post-5114 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:59:28 -0500 Thomas Berry was quite careful, Duane, to only use language that could be embraced by the vast majority of mainstream scientists.  You, by contrast, quite consistently take the opposite approach.   I knew Thomas personally over a period of 20 years and counted him as a dear friend as well as my main mentor. Between August 1988 (when I first m…[Read more]

]]> 0 6b82944b615d1f588efdf2259ddc6a97 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/26/#post-5114 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:59:28 -0500 Thomas Berry was quite careful, Duane, to only use language that could be embraced by the vast majority of mainstream scientists.  You, by contrast, consistently take the opposite approach. I knew Thomas personally over a period of 20 years and counted him as a dear friend as well as my main mentor.  Between August 1988 (when I first met him and…[Read more]

]]> 0 283a7bac345685412086f6895f889d9c Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/26/#post-5114 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:59:28 -0500 Thomas Berry was quite careful, Duane, to only use language that could be embraced by the vast majority of mainstream scientists.  You, by contrast, consistently take the opposite approach.    I knew Thomas personally over a period of 20 years and counted him as a dear friend as well as my main mentor. Between August 1988 (when I first met him a…[Read more]

]]> 0 4acd829fefb46dd43c1b0180534b6374 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-7500 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:59:06 -0500 Thomas Berry was quite careful, Duane, to only use language that could be embraced by the vast majority of mainstream scientists. You, by contrast, consistently take the opposite approach. I knew Thomas personally over a period of 20 years and counted him as a dear friend as well as my main mentor. Between August 1988 (when I first met him and…[Read more]

]]> 0 b3c304564e5bd41a98fdced5f28df6a1 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/26/#post-5111 Sun, 22 Nov 2015 23:36:53 -0500 Connie and I fully and wholeheartedly agree with Angela (and Thomas Berry) on this point!As I said in my only previous contribution to this discussion, what truly matters, it seems to me, is NOT whether or not we all agree that “the Universe” is “alive”, or “a living system”, so much as this… If we don’t treat NATURE with the same respect and h…[Read more]

]]> 0 4d1f604c69530b99b3f0d9e0f8bd31e3 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-7466 Sun, 22 Nov 2015 17:00:58 -0500 Connie and I fully and wholeheartedly agree with Angela (and Thomas Berry) on this point!As I said in my only previous contribution to this discussion, what truly matters, it seems to me, is NOT whether or not we all agree that “the Universe” is “alive”, or “a living system”, so much as this… If we don’t treat NATURE with the same respect and hon…[Read more]

]]> 0 ef69d8944a35c570718c6f832da661e8 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/27/#post-7466 Sun, 22 Nov 2015 14:35:58 -0500 Connie and I fully and wholeheartedly agree with Angela (and Thomas Berry) on this point!As I said in my only previous contribution to this discussion, what truly matters, it seems to me, is NOT whether or not we all agree that “the Universe” is “alive”, or “a living system”, so much as this… If we don’t treat NATURE with the same respect and hon…[Read more]

]]> 0 080568eb0b573b73c7fb464fbae9c1e2 Michael Dowd replied to the topic Is the universe a "living system"? in the forum Deeptime Network Forum http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/is-the-universe-a-living-system/page/18/#post-4400 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:27:30 -0400 Howdy, All!   I sincerely apologize for not entering this conversation (and others in the DTJN) more fully. I’m on a writing retreat this summer in Ludington, Michigan (trying to complete my new book) and I am a fair bit behind schedule, with a hard deadline in mid-August.   For me, the important question is NOT, “Is the universe conscious?” or…[Read more]

]]> 0 8327187e38cb5e7d879e950caeed3e01 Michael Dowd replied to the topic What do think about the PAPAL Encyclical and How Will You Use It? in the forum my forum new one http://wptaverncommunity.wefoster-platform.co/forums/topic/what-do-think-about-the-papal-encyclical-and-how-will-you-use-it/page/2/#post-4398 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:52:51 -0400 Howdy, All! I sincerely apologize for not entering this conversation (and others in the DTJN) more fully. I’m on a writing retreat this summer in Ludington, Michigan and am behind schedule, with a hard deadline in August, trying to complete my new book. Bottom line: I love the Pope’s Encyclical. He’s wrong on population, of course (see William R.…[Read more]

]]> 0 8608098fcee6c397e41e8cb269adbc5b Michael Dowd is now a Contributing Member https://dtnetwork.org/activity/p/2715/ Sat, 13 Jun 2015 23:25:28 -0400 0