This ties into my own philosophy: We define what the universe means. Intelligent life. We're the only ones that care, so it's up to us to decide what the universe is all about. That's frightening, but freedom is always a little bit frightening.
We get it wrong, as we have in the past, but, over the past 500 years, we've been, overall, getting better and better at it over time.
There's no guarantee we'll continue to improve. But, on the other hand, there's no, or very likely no, external grader, imposing an arbitrary standard on us. Our standards are our own, which means we have a chance at measuring up to them.
We get it wrong, as we have in the past, but, over the past 500 years, we've been, overall, getting better and better at it over time.
There's no guarantee we'll continue to improve. But, on the other hand, there's no, or very likely no, external grader, imposing an arbitrary standard on us. Our standards are our own, which means we have a chance at measuring up to them.