Heroes Not Zombies

We have the impression that we are separate. We have a model of reality which tells us that everything which exists can be broken down into smaller and smaller pieces. We used to think that atoms were the smallest indivisible pieces, and that everything was made up of them.

Then we split the atom and found even smaller particles inside….electrons, neutrons, protons….then it turned out that inside there were even smaller pieces which we’ve called quarks.

But, hey, guess what, when we get down that far and look even closer it turns out there are no indivisible separate fixed pieces at the bottom of everything.

Instead we’ve discovered that it’s better to think of “fields”….fields of energy flowing into, through and around each other. As these fields flow and interact there are “events”, “happenings”, where what we call particles flicker, briefly, into existence, then they’re gone again.

So it turns out that “all is one”, and “one is all”. It turns out there are no fixed “solids” at the foundation of the universe. Instead there are vast energy fields, inter-relating, constantly bringing into being everything we can see, constantly transforming everything we see into something else.

Actually, given our rather limited range of sensory organs and our finite brains it’s highly likely there’s a lot more in the universe than we are capable of becoming aware of, let alone knowing and understanding.

Isn’t that awesome?

Isn’t that humbling?

Isn’t that beautiful?