Tuesday, 12 November 2024

JUST TO CONTINUE BEING

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As the biologist Joseph Spagna pointed out in his article ‘What Good Are Fruit Flies?’ (2021), the idea that every species ‘has some ultimate purpose’ is misguided. Instead, Spagna argued that ‘the fruit fly’s only imperative is to continue being.’ It doesn’t need a purpose, let alone a human one. I’m starting to agree. Sometimes, things just are.

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