Concept of Time

From the people at the Petrified National Forest Park Service - One thing we deal with here: the concept of time. What would your philosopher say about how we fit into the vast time spans represented by the fossil trees found in the Petrified National Forest?




I believe humans fit into these vast time spans by simply existing. Humans are just physical objects and really have no purpose in life other than to live.  We are sophisticated machines all of whose functions and activities can be described and explained in purely mechanistic terms.  Humans are naturally equal in body and mind, no one rises above to dominate. We seek to preserve ourselves against harm and death, just like the creatures living in these vast time spans. It is our human nature to want to survive, even if that means killing others.

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