It is something I have been thinking about for a while now and some times keeps me up at night because it’s implications is slightly disturbing…
But what if God is a Goldilocks zone? We live in one, and just because of that alone, we have reproduced through generations and mutated and evolved into so many different species of animals and different living organisms. Every idea or invention that has ever been created is thanks to us being in a goldilocks zone which I find intriguing because it’s almost like a goldilocks zone is very similar to a mandlebrot fractal, as if you have 1 goldilocks zone then you can practically infinitely zoom in and find oth we goldilock zones hypothetically.
We as life even have potential to bring and spread a goldilocks zone all over the universe if planned and acted on properly, even the concept of God wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for one… its just so strange to me that it seems like this would be something more people would be discussing since it is like the root/centerpoint to everything ever we as live have lived through and its all around us protecting us, as life, 24/7.
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The Goldilocks zone as it’s interpreted here implies that life can only exist as we can imagine it. And I feel like that’s terribly naive.
That’s a pretty thought-provoking idea. You know, I’ve never thought of it that way, but it does kinda make sense in this comforting, cosmic way. It reminds me a bit of this time when I was staring up at the stars while camping, wondering how tiny we all are in the grand scheme and somehow everything just works. It’s like the universe set it all up just right for life to thrive here. But on the flip side, imagining God as a Goldilocks zone means there’s this perfect balance which is kinda cool but also freaky to think about. Like any shift and who knows what happens. It’s reminding me of how lucky we are to just be here, right now, blending science with this sense of divine orchestration, y’know? I dunno, maybe it’s just me, but I like to think there might be some kind of benevolent force or energy looking out for us up there… Or maybe that’s just the part of my brain that enjoys a really good campfire story coming alive. Anyway, now you’ve got me thinking about what makes life stick to its little corner of the universe like a jacket lining you can’t quite pry off…
What is a “god”, and why should we consider the Goldilocks zone to be one of these “god” things?
We already have a term for the habitable zone around our star, so I don’t really see how equivocating that with a god increases our understanding or is particularly useful.
The most likely existence of god is not an entity but a force- the force that caused the universe to burst into existence. Many theories exist describing what that force is. A popular one (my personal favorite) is black holes. We live inside of a black hole is essentially what it is. Cosmos Season 1 episode (I think) 4 talks about this idea.
Thinking that god is some sentient being or entity is ignorant thinking brought upon due to our inability to rationalize the unknown.
Humans are smart but we started off pretty stupid.
My theory from when I was a kid was that atoms (classically) look like solar systems. So if atoms make up us, then what if solar systems and galaxies were the atoms of “Gods”. Now we understand atoms and their makeup slightly different now but I always held onto that cool idea.