the anthropic principle.

if the universe were one tenth as old as its present age, there would not have been sufficient time to build up appreciable levels of carbon and other elements. if the universe were 10 times older than it actually is, most stars would be too old ,and stable planetary systems would have already come to an end. so why us, why now? why here? our solar system's days are finite. does that mean that our days in existence are too? only a fool would try and predict time beyond 5 years.

are we and our consciousness the end game of the universe? us being aware of ourselves and our place in the universe is pretty spectacular, but i'm not sure that isn't being a bit ego-centric. hello? you're trying to tell me that the purpose of all of the elements, all of the galaxies, all of the stars, all the solar systems, all the planets, with oceans, and mountains, and rivers, and clouds, weather patterns, insects, and the evolutionary animals that came before us, was only for the purpose of you being able to read, and comprehend this blog? please. if that's true then we suck. why are we killed so easily? why is life so short and so hard? if all of the laws of the universe exist only to better facilitate our existence, they sure don't do much to keep us here once they get us here. the universe is trying to kill us in so many different ways it's as if it doesn't love us anymore after it gives birth to us. let's start there: birth defects, infant mortality. the lack of intelligence to NOT smoke during pregnancy. viruses, disease, cancer. i mean seriously, would a universe who loves us give us cancer? or let flies crawl on the mouths of hungry and starving ethiopian children? are you gonna tell me we are being punished for original sin? wow. don't go there. knowledge of good and evil caused this? well that seems so simple. except now there can only exist one place where we don't have that knowledge....the abyss. the void. nothingness.


feeling better yet?

to live and project into the future as a project of a self, while keeping out self-deception and living by the will of the self is living life authentically.