Book of Ironwolf: The universe does not care about you.
Ongoing commentary on The Book of Ironwolf
Let’s divide people into two camps. The first camp holds people who think this statement obvious. Congratulations, you people already have wisdom about this. The second camp holds the vast majority, who find this statement terrifying; because it reminds them that not only does the universe not center upon them, but indeed that the universe has no center towards which to send supplications.
Sorry if that seems harsh. But no-one has produced evidence to the contrary. And by “evidence,” I don’t mean “revealed truth,” either through ancient texts or “personal religious experience.” Evidence is verifiable by scientific methods— but enough about science for the moment.
So does an uncaring universe allow for “truths” such as human love, kindness, society, music, a rich fantasy life, great sex, and so on? Though I’ll have much more to say about those sorts of things later, for now I give the simple answer, “Not in and of itself.” But one must face the base facts no matter how harsh, because they form the firmest available foundation on which to build a better world, including your own life. Those that refuse to face such facts build their lives on intellectual vapor.
