Religious Systems, Natural Balance, and the Universal Formula

Abstract This paper presents an expanded, non-sectarian academic analysis of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Qur’an as successive system-regulation frameworks developed by human societies to maintain balance, reduce suffering, and prevent systemic collapse. Using concepts from general systems theory, cybernetics, and feedback control, the study reframes religious scripture as early models of natural law rather than immutable dogma. The paper explicitly formulates the Universal Formula as a General System Law of Balance and Defect-Free Function, applicable to natural, biological, social, and cognitive systems. It further explains why Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), by structural design, is better suited than humans to apply this law without dogmatic distortion.