Now something for which I’m sure you are exhaustively ready—some concluding thoughts. What Shall We Say About Meaning and Purpose—or the Lack Thereof?             We’ve tiptoed around this issue as the previous posts have been “peppered” with comments or questions about the role, if any, of religion and teleology in the “model(s)” of nature…

            In the previous post, I explored—perhaps a bit overly much!—our two-fold relationship as an integral part of nature while also as observers of nature. It is that dual role that leads directly to our responsibility as stewards—as guardians and keepers—of the world we inhabit and the world we utilize.  We are Stewards of Nature…

          The previous question was about what “picture” of nature—although we’ve departed from that inappropriate terminology—science might give us. As noted in closing the preceding post, it is finally the “us” that it now comes down to. What is our relationship to the natural world that science continues to dissect and describe for us and…