Ditch 'Live According to Nature'

Updated: 2025.08.22 2M ago 1 sources
Classical ethics often centers on aligning with nature, but thermodynamics suggests nature trends toward decay, not benevolence. A modern ethic would justify technological ordering, growth, and maintenance as moral resistance to entropy rather than deference to 'naturalness.' — This challenges romantic environmentalism and Stoic-inflected popular ethics, bolstering pro‑progress, pro‑energy arguments in climate and policy debates.

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Reality is evil
Drew M Dalton 2025.08.22 100% relevant
The article attacks Marcus Aurelius’s dictum ('Live in accordance with nature') and declares 'reality is evil' due to entropic decay.
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