Reply #189: Everything Evolves!!! [View All]

It isn't just "species" that evolve, although thats
all the creationists focus on. So much so that the very word
Evolution has a bad rep.
The history of the world includes the evolution of matter
and not-matter, both internally and externally.
The evolution of the species is the evolution of the
"interior physical". The evolution of matter, from
simple elements to complex compounds is the evolution
of "exterior physical". The evolution of an individuals
consciousness, knowledge and beliefs is "interior personal" and
the evolution of social structures and societal beliefs is
said to be "exterior social". This last realm is where
religion and politics (as well as all other social "norms")
operate.

Evolution is transcendent but it is also inclusive.
This is something Democrats and Progressives have utterly
failed to see. While Democrats and Progressives are much more
evolved in their social and political views we have failed to
honor and include what came before. Until we do, we will wander
in a political flatland of our own making.

FYI I'm working on a paper about "The Evolution of Political Consciousness." I'll post it to DU when it's done