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I simply don't know.
I've studied science my whole life (such as it is). But in the last ten years or so, I've started to take it less seriously. How often have I heard remarks along the lines of, "That can't happen because it violates the first law of thermodynamics." I simply cannot believe that the world is actually governed by our theories. At that point, I think we have taken it too far.
For me, the world around us is primary. I've seen so many beautiful models for how things came to be. I am particularly fond of the Haida mythology. But I think somehow we must be wired to take ourselves very seriously, because it seems that inevitably, our playful theories take on a primary role, the world becomes secondary, and in no time we are crying to Mom because someone won't follow the rules.
When I look at the world around me, I see a phenomenally complex system which is so much more beautiful than the first law of thermodynamics... It is much too interwoven for ideas like, "I end here; you begin there." It defies definition. When I look at the world around me, I see all the things I don't know; I see tremendous possibility. Now why would I crush all that possibility into one little ball and say it's done with?
Michael
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