HUMAN
SIGNIFICANCE
Writings about Ourselves and the Universe
© 2009
I am James A. Putnam. I own and administer
this website and the forum it links to. The forum celebrates ourselves and this
universe that gave birth to us. However, it is a place for the thoughts of
others to thrive. Their ideas and their perspectives are presented in their own
words. They each are moderators for
their own writings. They own the copyrights and are directly responsible for
the content of their pages. They may or may not choose to use their real names.
However, I know who they are. I am the buffer. All writings presented here and
all visitor comments will pass through me. Respectful, helpful, probing,
constructive messages are welcome. The author decides whether or not they will
enter into discussions with readers. They choose whether or not to allow
postings other than their own. Please view their individual guidelines. Thank
you.
You
are welcome to visit my personal site at: http://newphysicstheory.com.
Rules
for current and prospective authors: You must be accepted by me as a participating author. Physics, life
and intelligence are the topics. You may write prose, poetry, nonfiction or
fiction. You should already have a backlog of unpublished writings. If you
cannot continue contributing on a regular basis, then your limited submission
or submissions must be very good. I am the final judge of what is very good. I
will need to evaluate examples of your work before deciding to accept your
participation. You may give links to writings that you previously published. If
you wish to restate your previously published ideas here, then substantially
change your presentation. You always participate on the condition that I can
end your participation at my sole discretion without engaging in an
explanation. Ending your participation may include removal of your writings as
well as refusing additional submissions. Your writings will be removed upon
your request. Your rights as an author will always be respected. For as long as
your writings are posted here, you will receive your due credit. These rules
have to do with protecting the quality and integrity of this website and in no
way are intended to infringe upon your rights as an author. Your viewpoint is
expected to add clarity and advance our understanding of the nature of this
universe that gave birth to us. You should be familiar with my writings. My
position is that intelligence cannot arise from dumbness. I think that this is
self evident. However, a great many people believe that inanimate dumbness is
the fundamental cause of intelligent life. Those people have many other places
on the Internet to display their opinions. This website exists for the purpose
of celebrating our significance in the universe. Your submissions must be well
written in proper English. Obscenities and vulgar language have no place here.
Please write clearly and comprehensively enough for readers to understand your
viewpoint. Make your meanings as clear as you can. This will usually require
repeated editing and rewriting. Specific religions cannot be promoted here.
Referring to the original cause of intelligence as God is acceptable. If you
prefer to speak in terms of original intelligence with no direct reference to a
deity, that is fine. That has been my own approach. Offer original work as the
majority of your writings. Please respect the copyrights of others. If you wish
to cite the writings of others, give them their due credit. When including or
critiquing the thoughts of others, please make it clear where you became aware
of those ideas. Restrict your analysis of the work of others to writings that
are publicly available. Write critically about their ideas and not about them.
I may communicate directly with authors about changing something specific to
their method of presentation. I am still developing these rules. They may
change as I continue to prepare this website. Your request to become a
contributing author establishes that you read and agree to these rules.
James
A. Putnam