Wednesday 18 December 2019

intention


Stuff happens and  we reckon there is an underlying intentional agent. This is true at all levels on the cosmic zoom. The big bang set the ball in motion and was the intention and cause of all that followed - galaxies with stars with planets with living things at various levels of sophistication.

Simple chemicals gave rise to macromolecules which became organelles in early cells some of which got together to form multicellular organisms with a membrane.

More Stuff happens. Some simple cells figured  how to use the energy in sunshine to convert carbon dioxide and water to sugar and oxygen. The process is called photosynthesis and it is controlled by a green stuff called chlorophyll.

Human beings are designed in parts as meat eaters, plant eaters, and a bit of both. The local supermarket bears witness to the range of plants and animals that modern people stick to.

More local stuff happens. After the big bang (see above) there was an autumn impregnation that became me for shaping by nature, nurture and serendipity on an ongoing basis with a cultural foundation.

Note -  I have been on planet earth for 70 years and I  have lived through  them for a few seconds  at a time. The only constant thing is change.
Stuff happens and there is no intentional agent other than natural selection. Or so I am presently  inclined to think.

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