The great Tao flows unobstructed in every direction.
All things rely on it to conceive and be born,
and it does not deny even the smallest of creation.
When it has accomplished great wonders,
it does not claim them for itself.
It nourishes infinite worlds,
yet it doesn't seek to master the smallest creature.
Since it is without wants and desires,
it can be considered humble.
All of creation seeks it for refuge
yet it does not seek to master or control.
Because it does not seek greatness;
it is able to accomplish truly great things.
Many believe that their anthropomorphic god, after separating light from dark, touched the mud and created man in man’s image. Some believe that life evolved from simple chemicals in the primordial ooze to single celled prokaryotes, to eukaryotes, to complex life forms without any outside influence. Some believe that “an intelligence” designed the complexity of dissipative features. They are all wrong.
We seek an explanation to the wonders of complexity we observe, yet we already have it within our intellectual grasp. It is simple. It doesn’t require an outside magical being, or faith without experience, or something beyond our ability to understand. It doesn’t require human sacrifice on the alter of science, politics, or religion. It doesn’t require giving up the joy of myth, culture, or mysticism.
Creation is the result of the law. Life is the result of the law.
The Law of Thermodynamics, the Tao, God, or any other label for the creative process does not demand. Thermodynamics is humble and uncaring. It is unchanging, indescribable, has existed since time, and explains all. It does not seek. It does not need. It just is.
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