Are we no greater than the noise we make Along one blind atomic pilgrimage Whereon by crass chance billeted we go Because our brains and bones and cartilage Will have it so?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Humans question if they hold inherent worth or are just random results of biological processes.
- In plain terms
- Are we special or just accidents of biology?
- What can you take from it?
- Consider the value of consciousness beyond biological mechanics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What gives life meaning?
- Are we more than biology?
Another view
It dismisses human agency and meaning too readily.
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