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	Faces, Chapter 3 Introduction
		What if the physical universe were the whole of existence, the sum-total of what there is? That is the guiding assumption of this chapter, made for the sake of argument, in order to grant physicalists one of their most unsettling theses.
		The physical universe, whether manifest or true, seems most unlikely to have the personal attributes of divinity, however admirably it may exhibit such abstractions as eternity, immutability, self-existence and so on.
		Physicalism claims that there is but one set of bare bones behind and supporting all the faces, and that physics has no peer in telling us about the bones.
	www.vanderbilt.edu /~postjf/fech3int.htm (905 words)

	Chapter 4: The Physical Setting
		Given a universe that is made up of distances too vast to reach and of particles too small to see and too numerous to count, it is a tribute to human intelligence that we have made as much progress as we have in accounting for how things fit together.
		The chapter focuses on two principal subjects: the structure of the universe and the major processes that have shaped the planet earth, and the concepts with which science describes the physical world in general—organized for convenience under the headings of matter, energy, motion, and forces.
		This thin envelope of gases evolved as a result of changing physical conditions on the earth's surface and the evolution of plant life, and it is an integral part of the global ecosystem.
	www.project2061.org /tools/sfaaol/chap4.htm (6743 words)

	The Universe, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The physical universe is the aggregate of energy configurations in existence.
		A phone call as a physical movement is a unique and indivisible physical movement regardless of for whom it is intended and to what project it belongs.
		Similarly, in combining all the sets of unique physical movements, the effect or the outcome of integrating the fundamental units is synergetic and totally unpredictable from the separate effect of each set of physical movements.
	www.neo-tech.com /neotech/zero/part10.html (2498 words)

	The Urantia Book — Part I. Paper 29 — The Universe Power Directors
		They are always on duty; there is no provision in the universal scheme for the interruption of the physical lines of energy; never for a fraction of a second can these beings relinquish their direct supervision of the energy circuits of time and space.
		The vast reserves of the physical controllers are maintained on the headquarters worlds of the minor sectors, and from these concentration points they are periodically dispatched by the associate power directors to the headquarters of the universes, constellations, and systems, and to the individual planets.
		When thus assigned, the physical controllers are provisionally subject to the orders of the divine executioners of the conciliating commissions but are otherwise solely amenable to their associate directors and to the Supreme Power Centers.
	www.truthbook.com /UrantiaBook/U29.htm (5131 words)

	Dimensions of the Cyber Universe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Objects from the physical universe are unaffected by the differing rates of passage of cyber time, unless the objects are controlled by or connected to digital organisms via peripherals.
		The cyber universe can be considered to be a universe with two non-hidden dimensions (cyberspace and cyber time) embedded in the ambient four-dimensional physical universe.
		The presence of the Hop dimension and the structure of the cyber universe may hold clues to the structure of the physical universe and vice versa.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~ninad/alife/Dimensions.htm (3520 words)

	PAPER 41 - PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
		While the administrative organization of the grand universe discloses a clear-cut division between the governments of the central, super-, and local universes, and while these divisions are astronomically paralleled in the space separation of Havona and the seven superuniverses, no such clear lines of physical demarcation set off the local creations.
		They are sometimes concerned with the physical preliminaries of life, with the elaboration of those energy systems which may serve as the physical vehicles for the living energies of elementary material organisms.
		During the earlier ages of all these new worlds, earthquakes are frequent, and they are all characterized by great physical disturbances; especially is this true of the gas-contraction spheres, the worlds born of the immense nebular rings which are left behind in the wake of the early condensation and contraction of certain individual suns.
	www.urantia.org /papers/paper41.html (5861 words)

	The Duniya Hypothesis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Physical entities and biological organisms are made up primarily of mass, but use energy for their operation.
		An entity from the physical universe such as a chair can be modeled in the cyber universe using 3-dimensional graphics, and an entity from the cyber universe such as a program’s object code and state can be stored on a floppy disk in the physical universe.
		The physical and the cyber universes are distinct from each other, but the cyber universe is implemented using physical artifacts that reside in the physical universe.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~ninad/alife/Duniya.htm (7975 words)

	Our Physical Universe: Algea's Alternative Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Universe is a self-contained oneness and is nonphysical in character.
		The physical length of all these spheres is still zero although they appear to be unending.
		In this case, both physical lengths are zero.
	members.aol.com /calgea/l12bbang.htm (1367 words)

	Cosmological Argument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is a complex physical system of material objects of varying sizes and characteristics that are connected in space and time, and which behave and interact according to a relatively small number of physical laws.
		God is responsible for L (for as long as the universe exists, whether for infinite or finite time), and thus God is conceived of the ultimate cause or sustaining cause of the universe.
		If the universe is understood as the four dimensional space-time continuum, and if it has in fact originated from an initial singularity (in which time and space was infinitely shrunken), then the first state of the universe and all succeeding states would be determined by the very basic laws in existence at the singularity.
	www.homestead.com /philofreligion/files/CosmologicalArgument.html (6930 words)

	The Shake-up Of The Physical Universe
		universe, kings and princes and chiefs and free men and bondmen are struck with fear and consternation.
		The physical universe and elements of it may be used as symbols of things spiritual and historical, but how shall the shake-up of the physical universe be symbolized?
		The answer is: because the stability of the material universe was the presupposition of the kingdom of the world which they intended to establish.
	spindleworks.com /library/hoeksma/behold15.htm (5600 words)

	IndiaDaily - Entering the Parallel Universe from our current physical Universe — science ready to over come the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the parallel Universe the probe’s spatial image in higher dimensions will survive while the fl hole will hold the physical structure of the 3d probe frozen in time.
		Scientists are investigating models for moving from our physical universe to the higher dimensional parallel Universe.
		Once we master the path to and from parallel Universe, we will reach the stage of immortality where the our physical existence can be preserved in the Physical Universe and we can exist primarily in the parallel Universe.
	www.indiadaily.com /editorial/3256.asp (528 words)

	The restless Universe - Introduction
		In The Physical World we have tried to avoid intellectual overload, to ensure that you have sufficient time to appreciate the significance of each of the main ideas and applications of physics.
		It may obscure the fact that physics is more than a set of ideas about the world, more than a bunch of results: physics is also a process, a way of investigating the world based on experiment and observation.
		Most physicists delight in tales of the struggles, foibles and achievements of their predecessors, and many feel that their understanding of physics is enhanced by knowing something of the paths (including the dead ends) that their intellectual forbears have trodden.
	physicalworld.org /restless_universe/html/ru_intro_A.html (470 words)

	The Large-Scale Structure of the Physical Universe
		Three-dimensional maps of the universe prepared from the redshift surveys indicate that “...the universe is made up of gigantic bubbles: spherical or slightly elliptical regions of space apparently void of matter, whose outer surfaces are defined by galaxies.
		The effect of the explosion and its aftermath is to transform a quantity of matter from a state in which it is highly concentrated in space to a state in which it is widely dispersed in time.
		The astronomical observations of the recent decade have brought to light the large-scale distribution of galaxies in the universe and the near perfect uniformity of the cosmic microwave background to an extent that has not been possible earlier.
	www.reciprocalsystem.com /rs/cwkvk/cosbubbles.htm (5205 words)

	Life outside the physical universe is unlikely
		If the spiritual universe is completely outside of the material universe, then it has no true bearing on the physical universe, and if this is the case, then there might as well be no god.
		God's existence is only useful if it somehow interacts with us, in the physical universe; after all, all of our thoughts are determined by molecular motion in the brain.
		If by using the term, spiritual universe, you are referring to another reality called heaven which exists separately from physical reality, then I would agree with you that such a reality probably does not exist.
	www.near-death.com /experiences/skeptic08.html (319 words)

	Technotheology - book-1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The ultimate cause of the universe must be greater than the universe, outside the universe and is thus not subject to the rules and regulations that govern the universe.
		We are part of that universe; the application of our intellect to a better understanding of the universe must therefore be part of that same plan if it were not, we would not be in a position to discuss the issue.
		It is foolish or worse, to attempt to use science to prove the existence of God: The realm of science is physical reality, but i contend that God's mode of existence, spiritual (or immaterial) reality, is outside of, and superior to the physical universe, and is therefore not subject to scientific proof.
	technotheology.org /book-1.htm (1578 words)

	Evidence in the Physical Universe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Then, there is the growing scientific evidence that the universe had a definite beginning - a moment of creation.
		Finally, there is the surprising discovery that in many unexpected the universe is 'just right' for us to live in.
		Anthropic coincidences are astoundingly minuscule factors of probability concerning everything from neutrons and electrons to supernova eruptions in space, outside of which carbon-based life would be impossible.
	www.facingthechallenge.org /nature1.htm (594 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Road to Reality: a Complete Guide to the Physical Universe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This may be the most complete mathematical explanation of the universe yet published, and Roger Penrose richly deserves the accolades he will receive for it.
		The bulk of the book is then devoted to quantum physics, cosmological theories (including Penrose's favored ideas about string theory and universal inflation), and what we know about how the universe is held together.
		A prevalent view seems to have been that the resolution of this paradox must lie in the fact that, soon after the Big Bang, the universe was 'small' so that comparatively few degrees of freedom were available to it, giving a low 'ceiling' to possible entropies.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0224044478 (979 words)

	Nature of The Personal Universe
		In a conscious, personal universe, she didn't bring what you expected, but everything that came out of it was even better than you had expected, albeit a surprise.
		The physical universe you are talking about it has cause and effect at its core.
		Every person has his or her own personal universe and personal journey, but in the process of going on that journey, you are all joined with me in my personal universe, just as I am joined with you in yours.
	www.greaterreality.com /evidence.htm (1210 words)

	Physical: Algea's Alternative Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The key to understanding our physical universe is in the understanding of energy.
		This lesson describes an expansion period of the Fundamental Cycle that gives rise to phenomena in space that appear to be impossible.
		This lesson begins the building of a bridge back to our nonPhysical universe by offering an alternative view on how our Earth and its people came to be.
	members.aol.com /calgea/physical.htm (803 words)

	ASTR 003 - The Physical Universe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We did problems which were largely related to physics in an astronomical setting.
		A basic foundation in physics and a calculator is all you need to get through this course.
		It is not a terribly difficult or deep class, but I would recommend it, especially for those of you looking for a comprehensible science course.
	www.sccs.swarthmore.edu /org/studentcomments/physastr/astr003.html (422 words)

	Dynamics of the Physical Universe
		The physical universe consists of a three-dimensional motion space.
		Motion is inwards from a datum which is the speed of light c and is represented by three orthogonal velocities u,v,w
		α is the progression or expansion of the universe
	www.simplephysics.org (147 words)

	PAPER 29 - THE UNIVERSE POWER DIRECTORS
		that it is deemed best to narrate their activities in the section dealing with the local universe.
		The Seven Supreme Power Directors are not able, individually, to reproduce themselves, but collectively, and in association with the Seven Master Spirits, they can and do reproduce--create--other beings like themselves.
		of the superuniverse government of the Ancients of Days or of the local universe administration of the Creator Sons.
	www.urantia.org /papers/paper29.html (5096 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Physical Universe/Study Guide to Accompany Krauskopf/Beiser: The Physical Universe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Amazon.ca: Books: The Physical Universe/Study Guide to Accompany Krauskopf/Beiser: The Physical Universe
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	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0079115020 (141 words)

	The Physical Universe Information Center:
		Outstanding text with long history that has been updated and given a fresh look and now includes an ESP CD ROM and strong Internet support.
		Aimed at presenting the essentials of physics, chemistry, earth science, and astronomy in a clear, easy-to-understand way, The Physical Universe shows students how science works, how scientists approach problems, and why science constantly evolves in its search for understanding.
		To obtain an instructor login to the Online Learning Centers, ask your local sales representative.
	highered.mcgraw-hill.com /sites/0072418265/information_center_view0 (185 words)

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