tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post459289357436767396..comments2024-03-28T07:29:14.978-04:00Comments on BSO: Anti-EntropyTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10900475514170268904noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post-76071239776497490752011-01-21T14:09:34.960-05:002011-01-21T14:09:34.960-05:00You are wise and insightful Joe, although heritage...You are wise and insightful Joe, although heritage, dignity and Meaning are useful in a human context because we are human. We fulfill our function in universe better if we encourage those values.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900475514170268904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post-50498792235059776762011-01-21T13:53:40.354-05:002011-01-21T13:53:40.354-05:00Despite vehement claims to the contrary, life'...Despite vehement claims to the contrary, life's Meaning is not conferred by God, culture, or any outer influence. If it exists, it's confined to individuals' inner constructs. <br /><br />In 1948, Bucky Fuller and Norbert Wiener independently identified anti-entropy as a Function, no different from gravity, in principle. It's a profound function however, in contrast to all others that apply to non-living materials, only. The Universe 'runs down' but life 'runs up,' gaining in complexity/diversity; a counter-current against what constrains the rest of this Universe, condemning it to an apparently inevitable 'heat death.' On Earth, the leading edge of this counter-current is Humanity; elsewhere, it may be other life-forms. But Life leads. We should view it as a Function, with respect and wonder, but not with a vain projection of human heritage, dignity, or Meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023556716422736970.post-73681667008396512232010-01-20T12:15:25.478-05:002010-01-20T12:15:25.478-05:00Amazing Tom, this post is one of the most profound...Amazing Tom, this post is one of the most profound things I have ever read. You have defined the meaning of life without relying on any religion while still making humanity seem important and dignified. Philosophers have strove for centuries to say what you have done in just a few lines.Thinkernoreply@blogger.com