Forgive me if I stray from the flow of the conversation for a minute here, but I noticed that if you look at it, The3ntropy's sig can be associated to this discussion.

en·tro·py

1.) A quantitative measure of the amount of thermal energy not available to do work.

2.) A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system.

3.) A measure of the loss of information in a transmitted message.

4.) The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity.

5.) Inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society.


You see, this word basically applies to everything, whether it be matter at the molecular or atomic level, simple or complex organisms, ecosystems, the planet, or even our galaxy, this word basically sums up the destiny of everything that exists. For instance, I, as a human, am destined to die. You are damned to the very same, like it or not. The same applies to every organism. Entire species grow to superiority, but unwaveringly will die out for whatever reason. The dinosaurs did it. When the beginning of the Ice Age began (from whatever cause), those who couldn't handle the climate died off. This was followed by the rise to power of the phylum mammalia. Out of all of them, our species rose to the top of that class. Now, we face all kinds of threats to our existence. Pollution, plague, extraterrestrial forces, and climate changes all are a threat to our superiority. Some are bigger dangers than others, and some even tie in with each other. I guess that what I'm trying to say is that everything is destined to deteriorate or die. There's just no avoiding it.

As you may have noticed, I have stuck to the fifth definition of this word. Whether or not you realize it, it ties in directly with the fourth. Whether or not you know it, everything in our known universe is destined to a future of uniformity. You see, the pattern of galaxies is constantly expanding, but that doesn't mean that they have escaped each other's gravitational forces. Even if it's just a little bit, those galaxies are still pulling on each other, and slowing each other down just a little. Of course, by the time the universe has begun to start contracting, the majority of the galaxies will have become giant black holes, and those that have no central gravitational force, such as a black hole, will be slowly sucked into black holes that used to be other galaxies. These black holes are nothing more than lots and lots of matter with such a gravitational pull that it actually collapses in on itself, and the very atomic structure of all matter in that black hole collapses. Thus, you have total inert uniformity. These black holes will slowly gain speed as they move toward each other. Eventually they will collide, one by one. Now, what happens at this point I don't know. However, there are two different theories I have. On is that the force of the impacts will cause these black holes to explode as other big bangs, and will eventually the matter will group and form new galaxies. My other theory is that they will collect into one giant black hole, with a central pressure so great that (with the aid of the vacuum of space) will simply explode into another Big Bang, and the universe will start anew.



The point I'm trying to make is that everything moves in cycles. Things must begin, and things must end. Living things die, but when they do, they provide for other life that depends on the substances in the dead organism. So basically, our purpose on this earth is to die. But upon doing so, we're supposed to provide for future cycles of life, and even somewhat stimulate the evolutionary process. However, humans have developed such a fear of death and the natural, that we have altered our environment to suit our desires, and we have taken to sealing away our dead. This is not the way it is supposed to be. We have become so advanced in our society, that we're actually trying to separate ourselves from the processes of earth. It just doesn't work that way. We need to accept the fact that our big purpose in life is to die, and come to the realization that death isn't nearly as grim as society has made it out to be throughout history. We need to accept our fate, and go through it with dignity and the same sense of responsibility that we do everything else.



So next time somebody asks you a question like "What is our purpose?", simply respond with one word, "entropy".