User:Marc C. Lavoie/Theobiology

Theobiology

The term Theobiology was defined by Dr. Rayburn as "the interface between theology, spirituality, and religion on the one hand and all of the sciences on the other. It aims at greater understanding of both sides of the equation, but is more heavily weighted on the theological/spiritual/religious side." (1).

Ethymologically, the term "Theobiology" should refer to the science (logos) of the living (bios) God (theo).

I would like to introduce the term as "the biology of God"

In theobiology we will reflect on the possible biological aspects of God. To start with, I propose my theory of the "Prokaryon God":

Prokaryon-God Theory

The theory put forward by Sonea, Panisset and Mathieu (2, 3) is that the prokaryotes (all bacteria and archea) could be one organism. Its cells instead of beeing all together like us, are spread all over the world. They did not name this organism, but I later named it "Prokaryon" (4). On the other end, James Lovelock's therory (5) is that the Earth could be considered as one organism he named "Gaia". Actually, in terms of biomass and numbers, the prokaryotic organisms constitute the majority of the living organisms on Earth. If we accept the theory of evolution, all living organisms are issued from a prokaryotic organism. I came to the conclusion that all living organisms are part of "Prokaryon". Then, I looked for the attributes of God (according to the Bible). Since I am not an expert (although I have read the Bible a few times and was thaugh about God in my youth), I checked Internet for God's attributes (6, 7). I then compared the attributes of God to the properties of Prokaryon. Many of them fit nicely. I must admit however that I have more difficulties with some others.

References:

(1)Rayburn,CA and LJ Richmond. 2002. American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 45, No. 12, 1793-1811.

(2) Sonea S and M Panisset. 1980. A new bacteriology. Les Presses de l’Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Can.

(3)Sonea S and LG Mathieu. 2000. Prokaryotology: A coherent view. Les Presses de l’Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Can.

(4)Lavoie MC. 1992. Microorganisms and the environment. ASM News 58: 246-247.

(5)Lovelock J. 1979. Gaia. A new look at life on Earth. Oxford University Press. Oxford, UK.

(6) http://www.preceptaustin.org/

(7) http://www.preceptaustin.org/attributes_of_God.htm