September 18, 2005

We’re On a Road To Nowhere

Curiosity is an interesting emotion (is it an emotion?). First of all I wonder where we would be without it. My guess is a lot less technologically advanced. Perhaps still in the ocean. Was the act of crawling out of the sea an act of curiosity? Was the first amoeba splitting because it wanted to see what would happen when it did? It makes me wonder, when an amoeba splits, which of the resulting two is the original.

Besides all that meaningless pondering, I wonder where curiosity is leading us. Are we walking a definite path? Possibly, since we live in this universe and since curiosity is the drive to uncover the secrets of this universe then perhaps there is only one end and that is total and complete understanding of this reality, which in itself (I suspect) would be a new beginning. On the other hand there may be no definitive end to what one can know about this universe. It is an unimaginably enormous place and to think that one species can possibly comprehend it all can seem laughable.

Either way this trip is certainly not lacking in uniqueness or fascination, so I say we just sit back and enjoy the ride.