SCM: Scientists Creed Manifest

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The InterAcademy Council (within the UN framework) has been considering recently "inventing a new global organization for developing worldwide cooperation for a science-based better future".

 

Seems to me that the long march towards a worldwide cooperation for a "science-based better future" might require, first, a starting step to develop a worldwide consensus on the reasons-incentives-goals for the march.

 

The following is an outline of a project I propose for starting such a worldwide move. Any comments/ suggestions?

 

 

 

SCM PROJECT

 

A. Prepare and present a Scientist Creed Manifest (SCM) as a basis of a call for tolerance and cooperation between humans.

 

The SCM will comprise the following main themes, written in very brief format and in plainest non-professional language, yet scientifically updated:

 

(1) Description of Earth's position in our galaxy, of Milky Way galaxy, and of its position in the cosmos, and of the origin and state of the cosmos.

 

(2) Inter-relationship of genomes of all Earth organisms with reference to comparative genomics and to history of Earth's life evolution.

 

(3) All phenomena of life are fractal, from in-cell to comprehensive total Earth life, including all aspects of human cultures/civilizations.

 

(4) Life is a "bubble of energy" system, initiated by energy and collects and stores energy in a pattern and direction opposite the universal thermodynamic drive towards a state of ever dissipating order and energy.

 

(5) The emergence of human culture and civilization is a Life evolutionary revolution similar to the emergence of cells, with the novelties that culture functions for Humans as protein toolings function for genes, and that humans vary their circumstances according to their needs rather than become adapted to varying circumstances.

 

 

 

B. A Scientist Creed Manifest might become a germinating and growing seed of promotion of worldwide tolerance and cooperation between communities:

 

1. "Scientists" are persons learned in science or investigating scientifically. "Scientism" is a method or doctrine characteristic of scientists, and the proposition that methods of natural sciences should be used in all areas of investigation.

 

2. If all "scientists" would have embraced "scientism" and thus be "truly scientific" most scientists would find themselves sharing similar opinions or attitudes in regards to most matters or issues. However, the fact is that "scientists" are not apart from non-scientists in regards to opinions or attitudes about a host of matters or issues. Together with non-scientists they comprise disagreeing or even hostile groups, especially in most opinion- or attitude-groups regarding social, moral, ethical or religious issues.

 

3. The two main reasons for this situation are (a) that social, moral, ethical, religious and other humanistic issues are, unlike physical matters, not considered scientific thus not analyzed nor assessed and treated scientifically, and (b) that many or most scientists have not adopted scientism concurrently with acquisition of various levels of technical expertise in the field(s) of their interest.

 

4. It is posited (a) that many or most scientists may be persuaded that each and all humanistic matters and issues are, for humans and for human societies, natural sciences that are functional for humans in the manner that intra-and inter-cell proteinaceous accessories are functional for cellular genomes, and (b) that scientists embracing and practicing scientism would inevitably hold and share similar opinions or attitudes about humanistic matters and issues, and/or otherwise would not be hostile towards others holding opinions or attitudes different from theirs.

 

 

 

C. The SCM will be a continuous cooperative project of the worldwide scientific community. Consequent to completion of its first draft it will be updated once a year:

 

1. Its reason, purpose, scope and format will be presented in a dedicated web site, which will be referred to in major scientific printed and electronic networks.

 

2. Its first draft and its following annual updates will be composed on-line with the assistance of welcome readers' suggestions.

 

3. Only its minimal on-line editorial staff will be paid; all other contributors, reviewers and peers will serve and function voluntarily.

 

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