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Hubris! You presume you can, or even attempt to, "repair" the nature? What does that even mean? I commend you for realizing how complex nature is, with its n
by Radim 9y ago
Hubris!
You presume you can, or even attempt to, "repair" the nature?
What does that even mean?
I commend you for realizing how complex nature is, with its never ending loops and constant change, and our temporal lot within it. But that is a cause for awe and celebration, not freezing in terror and despair!
It certainly doesn't "trivialize everything in your life" -- you're part of the grand show, nature's "optimization grind" toward maximum entropy.
- TeMPOraL 9y ago> What does that even mean? It's actually a pretty simple concept. Humans need particular conditions to live and flourish. We want to maintain and improve those conditions. Nature is damn big and complex, but it's not beyond the reach of our influence.
- Radim 9y agoInfluence, sure. "Repair", hubris. A cry for a static world that never was and never will be. Reminds me of the doomsayers that claim humans will "destroy" the earth :D Mind you, mine is not a call to "do nothing". On the contrary, I say there's no reason to be terrified and in despair (unless you really consider the heat death of the universe as the final outcome). There's lots we can do until then -- it's an awesome ride! Humans are fabulously ingenious, and life fabulously resilient.
- huckyaus 9y agoIf we broke it, we can have a red hot go at repairing it.
- erikpukinskis 9y agoLife in general doesn't seem to be grinding towards maximum entropy... it appears to be slowing it down as much as possible. Humans on the other hand...