But don't hold your breath. These evolutionists from the University of Zurich and from Princeton, respectively, address the topic, "Resolved: Bottom-up approaches are superior to top-down approaches for explaining the origin of hierarchical biological organization."
In modern science, this speaks to the idea we regard as Chaos Theory. Chaos is not randomness or being 'out of control'. It is the idea that everything affects everything else.
Guided by six central questions, we propose an integrative bottom-up approach for studying the dynamics underlying hierarchical evolutionary transitions, which builds on and synthesizes existing knowledge. This approach highlights the crucial role of the ecology and development of the solitary ancestor in the emergence and subsequent evolution of groups, and it stresses the paramount importance of the life cycle: only by evaluating groups in the context of their life cycle can we unravel the evolutionary trajectory of hierarchical transitions.
These insights also provide a starting point for understanding the types of subsequent organizational complexity. The central research questions outlined here naturally link existing research programs on biological construction (e.g., on cooperation, multilevel selection, self-organization, and development) and thereby help integrate knowledge stemming from diverse fields of biology. ( Boldface is mine.)
Could taking this passage seriously move us beyond top-down governance in which those with money and political clout rule the roost? Can we foster a bottom-up movement that acknowledges everything affects everything else? On a spiritual level, can we realize that we are participants within the relational whole? What would that look like?
Thus is the lot of "Bottom-Up". Everything you do, even breathing; you are participating in an earthly and cosmic dance. Thus, I ask you to identify what you can do to foster a just, sustainable and equitable future from a "Bottom-Up" perspective.
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