A rock recently found in Brazil has generated a lot of interest after it was split in half to reveal that it is an ancient homunculus of Jim Henson’s 1960’s recreation.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 1:12
Offers of purchase upwards of $10,000 have already been made to the present owner which will indubitably make for wonderful meal-time conversation with relatives debating theories of economic value.
But what if I told you, cher collector, that Cookie Monster can be found just about anywhere?
Or more precisely, that Cookie Monster sightings in nature and the worlds we inhabit are not so uncommon.
Would you still exchange the agate quartz cross-section for $10,000?
Or, would you review your list of examples supporting the teleological argument for the existence of God? The one that posits that the order in the universe implies a creator…a designer. The watchmaker analogy?
Maybe what appears to be “designed” in nature is nothing more than our projection, onto nature, of the designs with which we are familiar?
Now if you think the universe and the scant life inhabiting it are a mess that has either accreted over time by chance or been cobbled together by a dilettante, then the fact that we keep creating meaning and value from pattern detection that is of questionable utility, Cookie Monster everywhere, should
- further assure you of your position; or
- leave you wondering whether your seeing the world this way is itself a projection that is not revelative of any truth but a function of your wiring.
In other words…stuck in a paradox.
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