Relativity or Infinity?

                Relativity or Infinity?

                Alexandr Piatkov



“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and

they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the

fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.”
               
                — The Book of Job, 12:7–8



“The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the

sense in which he has attained liberation from the self.”
               
                — Albert Einstein, The World As I See It




                Organismal Nature and Transcendence


Did little Albert Einstein marvel only at the stubbornness of the compass needle?

Or did the tenacity of a ladybug clinging to an upturned palm also spark his

early thoughts on relativity and gravity? Be that as it may, in his mature years,

having reached the summits of science, the great physicist formulated a profound

thesis: a person’s worth is measured by their ability to renounce their own

"self".


On the scale of human intentions, this renunciation strives toward transcendence—

a principle entirely opposed to our biological, organismal nature. This

organismal nature can be viewed as the pure design of the Creator. At the same

time, the preference that the great technocrat gives to the transcendent is

rather a product of his own, private consciousness.


If we align Einstein's position with the biblical postulate to "ask the beasts

and the fowls of the air for counsel," the scientist's evaluation leans in favor

of those who advocate for the boundless evolution of the mind. Yet, human history

shows that such an evolution of civilizations is cyclically followed by their

collapse. Each time, a new path begins precisely at the point where people return

to the basic instinct of procreation, temporarily setting aside complex

transcendent aspirations.


What, then, is transcendence? Is it a continuation of the Creator’s project—a

moment where evolution, through the human brain, attempts to achieve self-

awareness? Or is it a dead-end branch and a system malfunction, leading humanity

to self-destruction through artificial ideologies?


The quote from the Book of Job strikes right at the heart of the matter. In this

context, these verses resonate as an absolute triumph of the idea that "The

Organism is the Creator's Project" over the fabrications of private

consciousness. It places a definitive period in the debate between the

constructs of the human mind and the true intent of the Higher Powers.


                What Do the Beasts, the Birds, and the Fish Teach Us?


Through Job, the Bible calls upon humanity to humble its pride and turn back to

nature. Animals possess no ego. They do not construct philosophical systems,

write books, or invent transcendent doctrines. They simply live, perfectly

embodying the will, the laws, and the design of the Creator.


Nature does not engage in self-reflection, yet it acts flawlessly. A bird flies

south, guided by an embedded navigator. Cattle instinctively know how to nurture

their offspring. A fish swims through the depths, following flawless biophysical

algorithms.


Nature is entirely free from egocentrism. Animals have no "self" in our bloated

understanding of the word; they do not suffer from existential crises. Their

organismal intentions are nothing less than the unclouded will of the Creator.


Herein lies Job's answer to Einstein. The physicist urged us to liberate

ourselves from the "self" through a complex intellectual and spiritual quest. The

Book of Job points to a more direct, fundamental path: nature is inherently

detached from ego. The beasts, the birds, and the earth are connected to the

Source directly, through their very biological essence.


When the human mind attempts to invent transcendent goals detached from nature—be

they utopian ideologies, political doctrines, or technocratic ambitions—it

inevitably begins to destroy the earth, the birds, and its own organism. The

human brain begins to fancy itself a god, forgetting that it is merely a fraction

of creation.


"Ask the beasts, and they shall teach thee" is a call to return to the primal

wisdom of the body, of nature, and of the natural laws embedded within us. It

serves as a reminder that the true vertical axis of meaning is built not upon

abstractions, but upon the objective order of things, which existed long before

the emergence of the human neocortex.


If we accept this biblical logic, then the highest form of liberation from the

"self" is not a departure into mental skies, but a return to organic harmony with

the world. Is modern man, entangled in networks of concepts, still capable of

"speaking to the earth" and hearing its voice? Or have our thoughts sunk too

deeply into the illusions of our own minds?


The natural extension of a human being is the family, the kinship, the nation,

the community—systems that inherently require no transcendent content. However,

Holy Scripture itself introduced and legitimized the transcendent dimension,

which became a vital step in evolution and development. Yet, a dangerous edge

lurks here. When we overstep the bounds of the Creator’s global design, a

negative feedback loop is triggered. The mechanisms of devolution, degradation,

and destruction begin to take effect. Civilization turns into a substrate upon

which the Creator's program launches a new process of being—yet another iteration

of the eternal cycle.



Publication Details:
Original Text © Copyright: Alexandr Piatkov, 2026
Certificate of Publication №226091100351
Translated from Russian by AI Assistant, 2026