Thursday, 25 July 2019

Dr. William B. Province's view

Dr. William B. Provine, now deceased but who used to be Professor of Biological Sciences at Cornell University, once said the following:

There are no gods, no purposes, no goal-directed forces of any kind. There is no life after death. When I die, I am absolutely certain that I am going to be dead. That’s the end for me. There is no ultimate foundation for ethics, no ultimate meaning to life, and no free will for humans, either.

Well, thanks for letting us know William!

No purposes? No goal directed forces of any kind? Hmmm . . . so how do iphones come into existence? By sheer happenstance?

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