Well, as I said the other day, I was arguing the minimum, the maximum involves more specialized considerations. I do not think man is too anthropocentric, even if he is sometimes profligate. What purpose can we have on this Earth apart from contributing to the welfare of human society, improving it, and extending its benefits to ever more people?
As far as I am concerned, to dismiss the Designer, when, at least, there is nothing conclusive against the idea, is to embrace a version of nihilism, even if it is benign nihilism. It is to say that man is really nothing but an automaton with an illusion of personhood and free- will, that our most basic emotions, of love, and admiration, and gratitude, of anger, and hatred, and grief, are no more than chemical reactions that have no bearing on the objective nature of any event or thing. At best, then, we can pretend that it all means something, and formulate rules for living, but in our hearts we will know that there is nothing but the random motion of particles in the void. And, I believe, that is ultimately a corrosive thing to have in your heart....... |
