Old ideas and new theories are used without hesitation, as long as reason and logic remain in control. Astronomy, cosmology, theosophy, theology and even esoteric astrology have been employed. Both inductive as well as deductive logic have been used to synthesize these diverse disciplines into a unified theory. Consequently, the reader will have found it very helpful to at least be cognizant of these disciplines. We may consider ourselves creatures of reason.
Truth is independent of belief.
Truth can best be determined by skeptical investigation employing the scientific method. The scientific method requires only that a theory be testable, and that it be subject to verification through and supported by valid data. The reader is asked to further consider that the tools of science are models that describe reality and that other disciplines can also provide models to describe that reality. It would be the height of egotism to think that the vast universe is the sole abode of mankind. This work expands our understanding about the nature of the universe.