Hello! What follows – to be put on here gradually over the next couple of weeks – are some scattered thoughts about entropy, consciousness, religion and philosophy. None of it is really original to me – a lot of this is pretty much book notes cribbed from various sources, popular books written across various disciplines. It’s pretty crass, in two senses. First of all, I use a couple of rude words here and there, which I hope you’ll excuse, but I’m just trying to get the ideas across as idiomatically as possible. And second, the science – and the religion, too – is pretty basic and non-technical and, I’m sure, full of errors and inconsistencies. What’s written here is really just a first draft, or more precisely, an attempt to get some scattered thoughts in order.
I’ll print the thoughts here 5 sections at a time. So stay tuned for further posts. I will likely edit it as I go along, too. I welcome your comments and observations. Thanks!! Your compatriot in the search for meaning, – Bob
- Life is hard, and consciousness is hard. Cats are probably right to be so pissed off all the time.
2. The universe, as you know, is made up of vast areas of nothingness, and a few scattered lumpy bits.
The universe is interesting in the places where it is a bit lumpy. Amidst the vast, unvariegated, endless realm of space, there are supernovas, planets, asteroids, human beings and broccoli. All of this “stuff” involves atoms clumped together more than they typically are in empty space.
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Rev. Bob Janis 