A Theory of the Merging Noospheres: Teilhard and Big History
As the number of detected Earth-like exoplanets keeps increasing, the prospect of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations becomes day after day more plausible. It has been noticed that the encounter between space civilizations implies a fusion of Big Histories. By following Teilhard, the authors...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Routledge
2022
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Theology and science
Anno: 2022, Volume: 20, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 85-98 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | CF Cristianesimo; scienza NCJ Etica della scienza TA Storia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Noosphere
B Extraterrestrial Life B Big History B Christianity B Pierre Teilhard de Chardin B Exoplanets |
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| Riepilogo: | As the number of detected Earth-like exoplanets keeps increasing, the prospect of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations becomes day after day more plausible. It has been noticed that the encounter between space civilizations implies a fusion of Big Histories. By following Teilhard, the authors argue that the hypothetical contact with alien intelligent life would also result in a merging of the noospheres. The long-term perspective of this process is the awakening of the entire universe. This article provides a history of the idea of noosphere, a reconstruction of Teilhard’s “sociological theory,” and an exploration of the theological consequences of his theory. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2021.2012924 |