Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Natural Technology Theory?
Natural Technology is the recognition that nature and the cosmos are filled with real technologies (motors, codes, sensors, filters, and processors) which human beings later mirror in our inventions. Our technology does not arise from nothing; it reflects what already exists in the natural order.

2. Prominent design thinkers often begin by asking about origin. Stephen Meyer asks, where does biological information come from? Michael Behe asks, how could an irreducibly complex motor evolve? These are important questions, but they begin downstream. Natural Technology takes a step back. It begins with recognition, not argument: DNA is not like a code it is a code. The bacterial flagellum is not like a motor — it is a motor. The heart is not like a pump — it is a pump. Natural Technology removes the veil of analogy and acknowledges these prime technologies for what they are.

Understanding that we are dealing with actual technology throughout the cosmos is the essential shift. These technologies are far more advanced than anything humans have created, because they do not just perform functions — they also contain embedded systems of repair and self-correction. At the biological level this means DNA repair, immune defense, and cellular renewal. At the cosmic and physical level, it means feedback loops and stabilizing “cruise control” systems that keep orbits, balances, and flows in place. Our machines imitate parts of this logic, but never reach the depth of self-sustaining design found in nature.

3. Does Natural Technology reject science?
No. Natural Technology critiques standard assumptions, but it does not reject science. It takes scientific observation seriously, especially where biology, physics, and cosmology already describe systems in technological terms. What is challenged is the refusal to acknowledge what that language points to.

4. Why call it a “Theory of Everything”?

Because the same technological schema runs through every level of reality. What we call laws are actually specifications: built-in settings that govern how systems function and maintain coherence. Biology runs on specifications for motors, codes, and circuits. Physics runs on specifications for coherence, orientation, and wave collapse. Cosmology runs on finely tuned specifications for orbital navigation and motion control. Even language and culture operate by specifications for encoding, error correction, and communication. What we call human progress reflects a progression of sophistication already seen in nature. Navigation, machines, industry, digital systems, and AI simply mirror the prime technologies and specifications embedded in the natural order.

5. What does the book cover of Natural Technology symbolize?
The cover reimagines Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam. But instead of God and Adam, a human hand reaches toward a robotic hand through the clouds. It symbolizes that our technology is derivative, reaching back toward the greater technologies already built into the cosmos.

6. What is War of Cosmogonies about?
War of Cosmogonies: Genesis, Science, and the Battle for Reality examines the clash between biblical cosmogony and materialist cosmogony. The book revisits the debates surrounding the 2006 Dover trial and exposes how competing cosmogonies shape our understanding of reality. As Bart Ehrman has said: ‘Miracles are so highly improbable that they are the least possible occurrence in any given instance... I’m not saying it didn’t happen, but if it did happen it would be a miracle.’ By that definition, materialist creation stories are filled with miracles: stars collapsing from clouds, the horizon problem, the flatness problem, life emerging from non-life — and innumerable others. These improbabilities are far greater than the miracles narrated by Moses.

7. How can I learn more?
Start with Natural Technology: The Theory of Everything for the full framework. For origins and worldview debates, explore War of Cosmogonies. You can also read articles on this site or reach out directly through the contact page.