11. Science and Freedom

The physics of freedom is the universal phenomenon of evolution, with its many familiar manifestations. This program arches back to science itself—science as an evolutionary and self-correcting add-on that empowers humans. Why is this important? First, on the world map, you see a hierarchical flow that carries all the human features and concerns that we have discussed. You see the same hierarchical movement as you review the history lessons that you were given: books, movies, names, places, and human events. Second, society moves more, produces more, and is longer lasting when it is endowed with freedom, free questioning, and self-correcting. This second flow architecture coincides with the hierarchical distribution of creators and transmitters of science, on the same world map. Third, freedom is a physical feature, like shape, dimension, weight, change (process), and power. The freedom property is a measurement of how many features are free to be changed in the flow system configuration. Measurable is also the physical effect of freedom on efficiency and performance. Fourth, the physics of freedom is important to science itself. If free, science evolves and improves. Science evolves because we all want to predict and design the future. The effect of science is measurable in watts. The allocation of more power to more individuals is knowledge, which represents the design changes that keep us alive and moving easier, farther, and lasting longer in time. In summary, there is one phenomenon (evolution) and one law of evolution, and the physical feature that underpins them is freedom.