The point, as I understand it, is that there is meaning and structure but, given its extraordinary complexity we mistake it all (life, the cosmos) as purely random. The complexity allows structure and chance to operate in competition. The risk is to simplify or, worse, give way to a perception of meaninglessness and futility that simpl…
The point, as I understand it, is that there is meaning and structure but, given its extraordinary complexity we mistake it all (life, the cosmos) as purely random. The complexity allows structure and chance to operate in competition. The risk is to simplify or, worse, give way to a perception of meaninglessness and futility that simply reproduces the chaos we perceive. The ultimate aim is to play, to utilise our capacities as completely as possible.
The point, as I understand it, is that there is meaning and structure but, given its extraordinary complexity we mistake it all (life, the cosmos) as purely random. The complexity allows structure and chance to operate in competition. The risk is to simplify or, worse, give way to a perception of meaninglessness and futility that simply reproduces the chaos we perceive. The ultimate aim is to play, to utilise our capacities as completely as possible.
Well said. That is a theistic point of view. Our boy Niccolo is a theist.