Natural Civilization and the Unification of World Religions

Abstract This paper proposes Natural Civilization as a scientific–philosophical framework for addressing global religious conflict, civilizational fragmentation, and ecological crisis. The systemic predicaments confronting contemporary civilization do not originate from religious diversity or cultural difference, but from a fundamental misalignment at the top level of civilizational structure. Theocratic civilizations attempt unification through doctrinal monopoly, resulting in the normalization of conflict, while secular civilizations rely on the privatization of belief, producing value vacuums and civilizational fragility. Natural Civilization advances a non-assimilative mode of unification, grounded in cosmic natural order as the highest constraint and civilizational hierarchy as its operational framework. Based on the Lao–Yang Genesis Cosmology, this paper argues that cosmology determines civilization, civilization shapes worldview, worldview forms values, and values guide one’s philosophy of life. Through system entropy analysis, religious conflict and civilizational tension can be scientifically interpreted and structurally mitigated. The paper further integrates Natural Civilization with modern technological civilization and Artificial Wisdom (AW) systems, proposing an operational pathway through civilizational hierarchy and entropy management to achieve non-assimilative religious unification, optimized global governance, and ecological sustainability. Natural Civilization preserves religious cultural diversity, ethical functions, and symbolic rituals while depersonalizing truth authority, transforming religion from a source of conflict into a civilizational interface. The contributions of this study are fourfold: (1) establishing cosmic constraint as the supreme civilizational authority through scientific–philosophical reasoning; (2) constructing an analytical model based on civilizational hierarchy and system entropy; (3) providing philosophical and operational foundations for technological civilization and AW systems; (4) presenting a feasible pathway toward non-assimilative religious unification and coordinated global governance. Natural Civilization is not merely a philosophical concept but a comprehensive framework for guiding sustainable civilizational development, ecological adaptation, and technological governance, offering scientific–philosophical support for humanity’s transition toward long-term stability and harmony.