The New Naturalism

Abstract

The New Naturalism extends scientific investigation into the previously abjured realm of Choice Causation. Mundane Proximate Teleology is carefully dichotomized from questions of ultimate transcendent metaphysical teleology. The many shortcomings of traditional physicalistic naturalism have been enumerated [1]. Mundane Proximate Teleology is needed to explore the Formalism > Physicality (F >P) Principle on earth [2, 3]. The everyday reality of purposeful controls needed to be addressed, as opposed to mere functionally-indifferent laws, constraints and forces [4]. The natural sciences of genomics, epigenomics, metabolomics and abiogenesis confronted us daily with the need to explain formal rather than mere physicodynamic causation of physical effects. Life in particular manifests undeniable engineering-like choice-based controls that prevail over every aspect of subcellular metabolomics. Homeostatic metabolism must be purposely steered toward functional success. Physicodynamics is blind to refined function and could not have pursued or generated it. Bench scientists should and can be free to study the repeatedly observable reality of intra-cosmic Choice Causation and its very real daily physical effects without paying the slightest attention to purely metaphysical questions of believed or disbelieved ultimate transcendent teleology.