Philosophy Wire: Death. Destruction. Life.

After a giant asteroid hit Earth about 66 million years ago, the planet’s climate went on a roller coaster ride. The space rock’s impact set off tsunamis and wildfires before climate-chilling clouds of sulfur gas engulfed the planet for decades, wiping out most life (SN: 11/25/17, p. 14). [1] Logos as the destructor of Life. Words as the murderers of Truth. Stop reading. Death. Life. Destruction. Creation. Raw untamed processes. Raging fire in a raging cosmos. Events that can’t be put into a scientific paper. Nor can anyone just “read” about them. You must experience death to know it. You must experience life to comprehend its true desperation. You must experience creation and destruction to truly know yourself. Experience. And then be silent… Conveying the message… By conveying nothing…

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