Atoms obey the laws of quanta. Molecules obey the laws of chemistry. Chemicals form DNA, and replicate to form instructions for our cellular mechanisms. Cells multiply and work together to form organs and glands, each of which performs a specific function. The organs, as a whole and simultaneously, receive procedural information from the brain in order to stay ordered and run properly. All that said, I can't help but wonder at what point life enters the equation?
I believe that science, in all its progress, has created nothing but guesses and theories in its search for an answer to the above. This question needs a myth. Contrary to popular understanding, a myth is not simply something that is untrue or something that can be "busted". The word mythos in Greek, refers to a story or paradigm which serves to explain (based on this definition the aforementioned television program would be better off known as "Myth Makers").
Simply put, a myth is an explanation.
Often myths explain the physical world around us, and sometimes they demystify abstract ideas that plague the hearts and minds of those who suffer the pains and joys of the human condition. My pontification concerning the Greeks has a purpose, one which will be elucidated more fully in posts throughout this blog. I speak of them, in this instance, because I believe that their myth is the closest mankind has come in answering the questions which lie at the heart of the human condition:
1) Where did I come from? => What is the origin of my life? => (Who was I?)
2) What is the purpose of said life? =>What am I to do while I am here? => (Who am I?)
3) Where am I to end up? => How do I get there? => (Who will I be?)
It is clear, that all of these questions, at their root, are existential in nature. This blog will, in large measure, be dedicated to answering the above questions. I have chosen this forum to catalog my personal altercations with these and many other, less broad, existential quandaries for two simple reasons:
I believe that science, in all its progress, has created nothing but guesses and theories in its search for an answer to the above. This question needs a myth. Contrary to popular understanding, a myth is not simply something that is untrue or something that can be "busted". The word mythos in Greek, refers to a story or paradigm which serves to explain (based on this definition the aforementioned television program would be better off known as "Myth Makers").
Simply put, a myth is an explanation.
Often myths explain the physical world around us, and sometimes they demystify abstract ideas that plague the hearts and minds of those who suffer the pains and joys of the human condition. My pontification concerning the Greeks has a purpose, one which will be elucidated more fully in posts throughout this blog. I speak of them, in this instance, because I believe that their myth is the closest mankind has come in answering the questions which lie at the heart of the human condition:
1) Where did I come from? => What is the origin of my life? => (Who was I?)
2) What is the purpose of said life? =>What am I to do while I am here? => (Who am I?)
3) Where am I to end up? => How do I get there? => (Who will I be?)
It is clear, that all of these questions, at their root, are existential in nature. This blog will, in large measure, be dedicated to answering the above questions. I have chosen this forum to catalog my personal altercations with these and many other, less broad, existential quandaries for two simple reasons:
I. Answers may only be received when asked; and heard, while listening.
II. Neither answer nor question may be received or asked while completely alone.
