The Single Science

The Single Science has been progressively in the making for over three decades.

In this book, when introducing the Exploratory Method, the author offers a solution to the contentious issue of evolution.

When applying The Formative Method of Science, the author finds that the current distribution of the added value among farmers, the agro-industry, and the merchant has significantly damaged the farmers' situation. Farmers physically work harder than the agro-industry and the merchant. Which one of them manages a greater complexity? Compare farmers' risks to those assumed by the agribusiness transforming cereal into oats or flour, the merchant who sells the product, and the profits they receive. The reasons for the above are the cumulative effect of prejudices and imitation as the root cause.

When addressing the farmers' situation using the Descriptive and Experimental Methods of Science, the author proposes to replace the construction industry as the engine of the economy today with the potential of biodiversity to generate employment worldwide. He also suggests the latent potency of nature's kingdoms for a unifying environmental curricular proposal to empower the world's youth with science methods, starting with the farmers' daughters and sons.

The author emphasizes within the Propositional Method of Science the principle of stewardship in the decision processes, monitoring and evaluating the chosen option's impact on all kingdoms.

When employing the Explanatory Method, the protection of farmers, food security for all, and the protection of biodiversity are the fundamental basis of the village and the neighborhood.

The author suggests that women should play a majority role in managing human affairs at the local, national and international levels, except for the Universal House of Justice. The reasoning that supports this suggestion is that women, among other attributes to making sound choices, have demonstrated to be less prone to corruption, are responsible for only 16% of crime worldwide, and have been endowed with more abundance of mercy, empathy, and tenderness of heart. To reach gender equality, we males should learn from them.

The causes of a divided world are many: political ideologies reproduced by the educational systems and media; the fragmentation of knowledge; science and religion belonging to completely different domains; imitation of ancestors; prejudices; each one has a different opinion and more. Then, what is the short, medium, and long-term strategy to reach unity of thought about some fundamental notions, such as what is a human being, science, and religion? That is the challenge initiated by The Single Science. In it, the reader will find **notions of the realms of science and religion joined and welded in a common conceptual framework for reading, interpreting, and transforming reality using seven science methods.

Auteur

The author worked as a professor in Colombia for FUNDAEC's University for Rural Wellbeing (Non-Profit Foundation for the Application and Teaching of Science) and the Javeriana University. His search for profound answers to the farmers' dire situation started when three indigenous leaders from Latin American tribes, among others, were invited in 1989 to a seminar about FUNDAEC's almost 80 textbooks fruit of research about agriculture, engineering, education, and agroindustry for rural communities wellbeing. After having presented the results of 15 years of research, he asked them about their opinion. There were a Mapuche from Chile, a Kariña from Venezuela, and a Quechua from Bolivia. At the end of the seminar, he asked them what they thought about FUNDAEC's work during a break. They look at each other and the oldest, Sabino Ortega the Amauta Quechua, said: Leo, what you have is good, but indigenous people perceive nature differently. When Leo asked Sabino, how come? Sabino answered: When I observe a special bird flying over my home, I know visitors started walking to visit us, and they will be here in two or three days. Leo told them that he would study their concern and look for an answer. Their response transformed the course of his life. From the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, he was aware of focusing the search on the ancient Greek philosophers. I have vast experience working with NGOs in Colombia and Central America as a consultant and as a teacher. Specifically, I developed and teach a methodology that allows Businesses and Non-Profits to define parameters and formulate indicators to measure their progress in solving their problems. In Atlanta, I have volunteered at the Latin American Association, teaching a course titled Domestic Violence Issues and designing and teaching a course to train Hispanics to monitor and evaluate their job performance to increase job stability. These experiences have given me solid, extensive management skills, which, when coupled with my experiences at HCAG (Hispanic Contractor's Association of Georgia), mainly a course, that I developed and taught on Risk Management, have prepared me to continue to work in education with the diverse, multicultural populations of Georgia. Because of the US 2008 economic recession I have been taking care of little kids for the last three and half years and I have learn patience and understanding of little ones curiosity and how to guide them and take care of them.I am very goal oriented, a skill I learned as the Academic Coordinator of a graduate program in Management of Non-Profits the equivalent of a Masters in Social Management. As a result of my academic and professional training, I am methodical and organized in my approach to education. The author dedicated his other books to the relentlessly persecuted Bahá'ís of Iran. This book is also in their honor for being so resilient and steadfast human beings.My eternal gratitude to my wife and our dear children, their spouses, and grandkids; I will never forget the joy of being with them and their support, patience, and love in accepting the long hours I dedicate to my research.