Everything and nothing
“I find the possibility of living in a universe that was not created for my existence, in which my actions and thoughts need not bend to the whims of a creator, far more enriching and meaningful than the other alternative. In that sense, I view myself as an anti-theist rather than an atheist.” Excerpted from here:
http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/everything-and-nothing/ Amen. It’s just more interesting (more dignified) to think that “we may never be able to discern if there is actually some underlying universal purpose to the universe.” Just as we’ll never – through science – mathematically get to the bottom of why things are the way they are. The layers of the onion are infinite in both cases. I hope. And choosing to take care of each other in the context of confidently not knowing is more satisfying than doing it because we might be punished otherwise, isn’t it? Ugh. Standing in awe of the universe must be the same emotionally as standing in awe of God. Just way more interesting, seems to me. Arguably just different words for the same thing, I know, but there are also some important differences worth paying attention to. Far out.
http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/everything-and-nothing/ Amen. It’s just more interesting (more dignified) to think that “we may never be able to discern if there is actually some underlying universal purpose to the universe.” Just as we’ll never – through science – mathematically get to the bottom of why things are the way they are. The layers of the onion are infinite in both cases. I hope. And choosing to take care of each other in the context of confidently not knowing is more satisfying than doing it because we might be punished otherwise, isn’t it? Ugh. Standing in awe of the universe must be the same emotionally as standing in awe of God. Just way more interesting, seems to me. Arguably just different words for the same thing, I know, but there are also some important differences worth paying attention to. Far out.
