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In a compelling read for anyone interested in where we came from and where we're going, Everybody's Story offers an exhilarating tour of natural history that illuminates the evolution of matter, life, and consciousness. As old myths, religious stories, and other shared narratives of humankind are increasingly viewed as intellectually implausible and morally irrelevant, they become less likely to fulfill their original purpose -- to give people answers and provide a sense of stability and peace in daily life. Loyal Rue restores that imbalance with a new story based on fact. Rue, author of a New York Times Notable Book of 1994, By the Grace of Guile: The Role of Deception in Natural History and Human Affairs, now provides an evolutionary tour recounting our shared "epic of evolution".
The nihilists are right, admits philosopher Loyal Rue. The universe
is blind and aimless, indifferent to us and void of meaning. There
are no absolute truths and no objective values. There is no right
or wrong way to live, only alternative ways. There is no correct
reading of a text or a picture or a dance. God is dead, nihilism
reigns. But, Rue adds, nihilism is a truth inconsistent with
personal happiness and social coherence. What we need instead is a
new myth, a noble lie. Only a noble lie can save us from the
psychological and social chaos now threatened by the spread of
skepticism about the meaning of life and the universe.
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