The universe is not a tragic expression of meaningless chaos, but a marvelous display of an orderly cosmos.
Standing in a Utah desert at 4 am, seeing the Milky Way for the first time in years, the thought that came to mind was “remote indifference.”
Camus’ phrase “benign indifference” also suits.
I have encountered the idea of the universe becoming “aware of itself,” but that strikes me as both unlikely and unnecessary.
It doesn’t make it any less sacred.
Standing in a Utah desert at 4 am, seeing the Milky Way for the first time in years, the thought that came to mind was “remote indifference.”
Camus’ phrase “benign indifference” also suits.
I have encountered the idea of the universe becoming “aware of itself,” but that strikes me as both unlikely and unnecessary.
It doesn’t make it any less sacred.