Friday, July 10, 2009

John Koestler: Quote for July 10, 2009

I want you to think about the perfect set of circumstances that put this celestial ball of fire at just the correct distance from a little blue planet for life to evolve, making it possible for you to be sitting here in this riveting lecture. That's a nice thought, right? Everything has a purpose, the order to it is determined.

But then there's the other side of the argument. The theory of randomness, which says that it's all simply coincidence. The very fact that we exist is nothing but the result of a complex yet inevitable strain of chemical accidents and biological mutations. There is no grand meaning. There's no purpose.
from: Knowing (2009)
Nicolas Cage acted as John Koestler
Ben Mendelsohn appears in this clip acting as Phil Beckman.