Evolving Philosophy.

I do wonder how philosophers of the past, would view reality, with present day knowledge. Take the conception of the universe, it is known that stars are perpetually being born and dying in the millions every day. Creation is not a one time event, but for now is continuous.

The fact of why the universe exists is due to surviving the process of being. Quite simply only universes that can survive will flourish, the rest do not. This is the nature of things.

If you were to take a video from when time and the inflation of the universe began, up to the present time, it would be possible to see there is no specific intension as natural physical forces would shape what happens. Although each time you stop the video, at that point things are specific but that is until you start the video and can see the whole picture of being, well up to the present time.

Take life, it only exists as long as the environment and conditions enable it to perpetuate its existence. Ninety per cent of all life has already perished due to drastic changes in the environment and the competition for survival.

When involved in the direction of life, chance and without intention are not the same thing. When a dice is thrown it starts with a set number of possibilities, where as genetic variation is constantly changing. There are further variables that can make a difference to a species survival.

Philosophy starts off from a basis of reality but as the perception of that can change, so can our ideas of how things should become. From a fixed point that everything has to be the way it is reality indicates variety is necessary and this is clear in the example of existence. It means copying something will not show how it came to be in the first place. It means that philosophy and science can have a lot to do with each other and can compliment any enquiring mind.