Philosophy Wire: The world needs death…

What if roadkill piled beside the road and never decomposed? What if massive fish kills washed up on beaches and remained for eternity? First off, it would be disgusting. Second, the Earth might run out of the key elements these organisms contain. [1] The cosmos needs nutrient recycling. Life needs death to flourish. Population dynamics and other ecosystem processes are all targeting the optimization of the creation process. And yet, you create more when you do nothing. The meaning of life is not anything related to the living. For if it was, it would be dead by now. Stand still. Hold your breath. A baby is born…

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