Why does the moon orbit the earth; earth the sun; and so on. There are scientific answers to these questions yet people are looking for existential answers. There aren’t any. That makes a lot of people uncomfortable. We are an accident in spacetime; only by mere probability have we become conscious beings. The fact that we are being at all is a result of the chance positioning of the planet in the goldilocks zone orbiting the sun. These facts aren’t what most people want to here. People fear the conclusion towards purposelessness as they erroneously believe their existence exemplifies much more and this is when people turn to myth, make-believe, social climbing and religion.
An Accidental Existence
A Brief Disclaimer
I like to keep my writing as honest as possible, which means balancing firm belief with open-ended curiosity. Not everything here is an open-ended experiment — a significant portion of my writing stems from deeply held principles rooted in observable facts and direct experience. However, I also value the freedom to think radically on the page, using satire, speculation, and intense critique to explore complex topics. My work serves as a real-time ledger of a mind in motion. As an evolving thinker, my views remain entirely open to change, softening, and deeper nuance over time.
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