The Law of the Jungle (Published in Grail World Special Issue 21/2008) It couldn't be long before the “struggle for existence” was transferred to social and social politics and thus drawn into ideological disputes. This is how social Darwinism came into being. Its opponents see it as the transfer of the "law of the jungle" into human society. Unfortunately Darwin [...]
Man as part of nature Published in Grail World Special Issue 21/2008 On November 30, 1864, the elite of British naturalists gathered at Somerset House in London to honor one of England's greatest naturalists: Charles Darwin is awarded the Copley Medal, the highest honor to be bestowed. At the time, the Copley Medal was almost as prestigious [...]
The dynamic world of nature Published in GralsWelt special issue 21/2008 The private scholar At the end of his great journey on the Beagle (part 1, “Darwin's journey to knowledge”), Charles Darwin landed on October 2, 1836 in Falmouth (Cornwall). His life plan of becoming a country pastor had vanished and he now devoted himself entirely to nature research. This second important epoch [...]
Darwin's Journey to Knowledge Published in Grail World Special Issue 21/2008 In surveys of the most important scientists of modern times, three names are regularly mentioned: - Isaac Newton (1643-1727)- Charles Darwin (1809-1882)- Siegmund Freud (1856-1939) Newton found a fundamental method for the study of inanimate matter and gave the starting signal for the dawn of a new era of natural science. [...]
Published in GrailWelt 47/2008 Earlier than many other magazines, and at that time to the astonishment of some readers, we in GrailWelt already reported in 1998 ("Death from Space" under "Science") that our earth was facing a possible bombardment exposed to space. Small and micro planets (asteroids) and comets could hit the earth and cause devastation [...]
Published in GralsWelt 45/2007 If you ask someone about something they don't know, or perhaps can't know at all, their response is sometimes a cheeky counter-question: “Am I Jesus?” This return coach implies that Jesus is the Son of God would have been all-knowing. Was that really him? Sadducee questions To be honest, sometimes I also ask a [...]
Published in GralsWelt46 / 2007 Science and esotericism are mostly alien to each other. Scientists often see esotericism as a relic from superstitious times. Esotericists especially accuse natural scientists of a one-sided materialistic vision. Only in exceptional cases is one prepared to see esotericism and science as two fundamentally different but equal ways of explaining the world; two approaches that [...]
As of October 2008: Published in GralsWelt 49/2008 One hundred years ago, in October 1908, perhaps the most important automobile in history was presented. As a reminder of this milestone in the history of technology, the following story: “We were just in the typesetting room of the 'New York Times' when Mr. Ochs, our boss, appeared and made his way between the machines. The […]
Mankind has long been demanding more from the earth than its ecosystems can cope with (Published in GralsWelt 44/2007) With the GrailWelt issue 43 under the heading “How many people can the earth tolerate?” (Here under “Ecology), we always have often repressed problem addressed: the carrying capacity of the earth. In view of the dramatic climate change, this topic remains highly topical. [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 48/2008) The Bible is the most printed (and probably also the most widely read) book in world literature. Its significance for the Jewish and Christian religions is fundamental and its influence on world culture cannot be assessed. After the Bible had been considered an unassailable source of truth in the West for centuries, especially since the [...]