Discovery (Or why Bungie is not quite God)

tait

Shared on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 10:19

This morning, I woke up at 5am - my alarm is not set for that time, I just woke up - and my brain was on, which honestly is an extraordinarily frequent occurance (curses!).  Anyway, I have no real control over strange thought processes in the wee hours of the morning, apparantly, because today, my brain flitted over the idea of discovery - man discovering things about the world whether it be a cure for a disease, or a new sea creature, or how to build a piece of electronics.  I thought about how we celebrate those people and "achievements".

But then, I thought about how God made this world and us in such a way that that discovery is not only possible, but develops relatively slowly over time.  We didn't just discover everything about earth in one day.  And, we have not come close to discovering everything about life on earth yet.  There's more - tons more - to explore and discover.  On a smaller scale, I used the analogy in my head of Bungie and their "I Love Bees" website from Halo 2 - the careful planning of mystery for people to discover.  While finding the pieces of the puzzle was an achievement, the building of the puzzle was pretty amazing by itself.

So, props to God for creating a world that keeps giving, and is organic (self-generating) all at the same time - it's quite a feat, and we are merely finding the secrets pre-built in.  What will we find tomorrow?

Comments

KuruptU4Fun's picture
Submitted by KuruptU4Fun on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 10:42
Personally I think that we will find that good beer is the true fountain of youth!!!!
CapnHun's picture
Submitted by CapnHun on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 10:46
Awesome thoughts Tait! I do that too, wake up at 3:30 or something with thought processes engaging in warp drive. Nothing to do but hang on and enjoy the ride!
tait's picture
Submitted by tait on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 10:55
@ Kurupt - it's hard to argue with that. I've been jonesing for a good Belgian. When you guys going to BJs next?
Stryker927's picture
Submitted by Stryker927 on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 11:16
I would like to discover cheese some day. A nice sharp cheddar. :)
Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 11:29
I woke up at 6. Thought processes have not kicked in yet.
Big0ne's picture
Submitted by Big0ne on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 11:49
Great blog Tait.
dkhodz's picture
Submitted by dkhodz on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 12:07
When I close my eyes during the day, my brain continues to rush around maps like Guardian and Narrows, pwning noobs. I can't turn it off.
Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 12:46
That would be the most inefficient, inept borg in the collective.
tait's picture
Submitted by tait on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 16:08
@dk - that's all I see as I go to sleep. I totally understand. I usually try to watch a comedy before going to bed to "scrub" halo 3 out, but it just doesn't work. *sigh*

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