Hey, we're all gonna hold hands and jump into the Void together, like
Joe Versus the Volcano!
Are we, like, insane, waging war with the Last Oil of Civilization? Oh yeah, The Rapture is our Exit Strategy, I forgot.
As far as the Universe being friendly, that's just my belief. I'd have to, like, be
bigger than the Universe to know if it's friendly, unfriendly, indifferent or whatever, so I have
no way of knowing for sure. Friendly is a working hypothesis. Only that.
If the Universe lets us create our own experience, that seems friendly to me. That could also be seen as unfriendly. That could also be seen as indifferent.
If the Universe responds to our intent, then nature isn't indifferent to us, by definition. It is responsive. Seems to me, anyway.
Well, about the "selfishness of reproduction and motherhood," you know I agree--but it's mostly unconscious for most women. Like using up our last oil for war, bringing babies into poverty in a world hanging over the abyss is a deeply unconscious act. It's hard for me to want to saddle such poor wretches with a moral label as well, know what I mean?
I do think that religious restrictions on birth control are a big problem.
As someone once said, "Life must be lived forward but understood backward."
And "Vee get too soon oldt und too late schmart."
Anyways, I'll admit it, I'm really, really glad you're still kickin' and delivering up doomsday reports!
Meg