1. 350 words on good and evil in the universe

    i have some…
    ruminations
    on the nature of “good and evil” in the universe
    chaos and entropy
    and order
    in relation to sapience
    we can naively assume that the primeval, instinctual nature of man is evil
    base desires
    wanton lust and hunger
    if one assumes this, then naturally the polar opposite would be the thinking, conscious animal that is modern man
    ape man = evil, modern man = good
    and that all the evil of modern man stems from him giving into his primal instincts
    jealously, murder, rage, etc
    though i think this is very much a naive way of thinking
    it’s not the primal nature of humans that is the wellspring of evil
    and it’s not the thinking sense that makes them good
    but rather it’s the point where the two conflict that spawns both “good” and “evil”
    concepts that i think on a universal scale are either non-existent or irrelevant
    is life tailored for consciousness?
    that is, is consciousness a guiding principle in the evolution of lifeforms?
    of course not
    otherwise we’d have multiple sapient lifeforms on earth
    i suppose you can assign each life form on some kind of spectra, but that’s besides the point
    what i’m trying to say is that as conscious, thinking animals we are in a unique position where we can reflect on our instinctual natures
    we have “metacognitive faculties” - we can think about thinking/acting/feeling
    and out of this duality the concepts of good and evil are formed
    now…what i was saying about these concepts being nonexistent
    well, on a grand scale
    i believe that the universe is naturally “falling” toward chaos
    increased entropy
    all that good thermo stuff
    but that SAPIENCE is actually an “anti-entropic” force as it were
    so hence, we have two opposing forces in the universe
    they are not necessarily good and evil
    not by a long shot
    because entropy in nature
    and in the universe
    can be defined as nature
    that it is the NATURE of the universe to increase in entropy
    and the natural state of things cannot be said to be either good or evil