In fact, the idea of pantheistic evolution is not even limited to that of Earth and its systems. Modern New Agers embrace the whole universe in some form of conscious cosmic evolution. In recent years, more scientists have come to recognize that matter and energy possess an innate ability to self-organize. 8 Dr. Davies neglects to explain, however, just how the DNA was ever programmed to do this. In any case, this is exactly what more and more scientists believe today.
All nature is evolutionary.
The cosmos is like a great developing organism, and evolutionary creativity is inherent in nature herself. But that is not all. The universe as a whole is a developing organism, and so are the galaxies, solar systems, and biospheres within it, including the earth. Thus, in the final analysis, evolutionism is in truth a metaphysical doctrine decked out in scientific garb. Just as pantheistic evolution served as the world's religion in the early days, so it will do again in the last days.