Nothing 2 Special

Subject: Unified Theory

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From: J.C.B

To: B.H.S.I

If you have the time or interest, see if you can answer the last question I pose
in the passage below.

Scientists are approaching a Unified Theory, though we have no way of gauging just exactly how close we are, regardless of what you are

told. The large machine working at CERN right now could bring us close to the
moments directly after the big bang and if astrophysicists and particle
physicists can work together we may have an absolute theory of everything not
far in the future. By “not far in the future” I mean somewhere between one and
400 years. A complete Unified Theory will not provide all the answers to a
meaningful existence but will certainly eliminate the need for God to honest people, which in my
view will bring people closer to creating their own meaningful existence.

From the evidence I have
read, the “need” has never been greater to realize (A) our belief in God most
often leads to regressive thinking and (B) our survival rests in sustaining an
environment suitable to our species.

What does a Unified Theory have to do with point (A) and point (B)?

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From: B.H.S.I.

To: J.C.B.

Dawkins and other rational people of logic never 100% eliminate the possibility

of God. This is an "Einsteinian" God they are talking about. Even more
infinitely improbable is the existence of a "personal" God (Christian, Muslim,
whatever). You and I know this, but as a planet, on whole, we are so fucking
backwards most people still can't even fathom this simple difference, which is
why this Unified Theory idea, to me, seems moot and pointless to the
here-and-now matters of our existence. It only matters to those who are
enlightened enough to want to ponder the ramifications and at the very least,
maybe create something beautiful and/or lasting in reaction to those
ramifications.

Natural resources are the only "gold standard" for currency we've ever had
because they are finite. Everything else is just made-up, fiat-based,
short-sighted bullshit built on those resources. Our country is the shining
example. The fact there even are "countries" is in essence, short-sighted and
evidence of our being doomed.

On a bit of a lighter yet still related note, did you hear the news from NASA
today? Awesome stuff.

Ultimately more proof we ain't special, we ain't unique, we're blocks of one of
many organizeable elements, somehow evolved to have the ability to reason,
control, and redirect the energy generated by our primary evolutionary urge to
reproduce. Yet we fucking suck at it.

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From: J.C.B.

To: B.H.S.I.

I watched a documentary on this topic last
week: Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything

It is somewhat about the life of Stephen Hawking. And interestingly enough I don't think he now believes the theory is possible.

I don't think it is the least bit "moot and pointless" even to a general
audience. It should be humbling and inspiring for people to realize the
dichotomy of how small and pointless our existence is in the grander scheme of
the universe/space/time and the sheer chance that
we have evolved from single cell bacteria to extraordinarily complex rational
creatures constantly balancing the duality of our existence.