Truth, Contradiction, and the Human Design
I sometimes joke that humanity lost its power when technology caught up with free will. But in truth, we surrendered that power—willingly—in pursuit of more: more progress, more control, more dominion. The paradox is that our precious free will, that hallmark of humanness, exists in tension with an older law, an ancient order embedded in our biology. Most people don’t reflect on the cellular intelligence woven into our being. Yet, like all life forms dependent on homeostasis—from trees to clouds to insects—we are walking toward extinction. And if that sounds dramatic, consider this: we are all, undeniably, living to die.
