Sounds to me like you fear thinking on your own, which means you cling to others (Bertrand Russel) to do it for you.
You’re missing the point and obviously have reading problems. I didn’t claim that correlation is the same as causation, or even similar. That’s you, saying it.
Causality means that there are functions, forces, operations, and interaction in existence that humans attempt to make sense of, and find patterns in. The causation part is objective. The correlation part is subjective. It is usually the case that smarter and most intelligent humans can make sense of, and see patterns within, events and interactions that average humans cannot. That is “science” and scientists, above average intelligence.
That you don’t understand the basics of Causality, is your own problem. You should listen and read carefully instead of jumping to conclusions like a petulant child.
The point is that some patterns and phenomena are essentially universal. They are the same everywhere. Some axioms hold true in every circumstance. And when that is the case, people depend upon them, and refer to these as “Natural Laws” or “Nature” or people even inversely call them “Divinity” or gods. What they represent are that humans, any other life form, can navigate essential patterns in every environment. Gravity, for example, exists everywhere. There are no exceptions, even in dead space far away from massive planets and objects. Because all mass produces force. And the more of a vacuum there is, in dead space, the more that a minuscule mass will produce a force from further distances.
This is something that, as a Solipsist, you will deny or “trust science” with. You reject objectivity and “outside human experience”. To me, it’s not “optimism”, it is rather extension of scientific premises, and firmly grasping that “Natural Law”. In fact the greatest thinkers, intellects, and philosophers can go much, much further, and produce greater theories. Because a greater understanding of Natural Law (Nature) will produce greater results and manipulation. Geniuses discover “new” patterns (latent) on a microscopic level, for example, and they may or may not coincide with previous theories.
Science is a progression of theories, some are revised, some are thrown out entirely. But “Natural Law” is predicated on Causality. Because causality is how every human attempts to make sense of life and existence. You can call “correlation” if you are so inclined to your solipsistic compulsion, but that doesn’t change the topic. You’re essentially confusing the two concepts. I already mentioned this in the division between “external” or “internal” causes. You, being a solipsist, either have a very difficult time separate external from internal causes, or, you’re simply incapable of doing so. Perhaps you lack the degree of intelligence or mindset required, to differentiate causes in such a way.
Perhaps, to you, all “causes” are internal, representing your solipsistic malady and mental illness.
You’re projecting. I’m breaking all the topics and concepts down, for you.
That’s not what I think. So you’re projecting. You’re obviously wrong.
The universe, Existence, is neither ordered or chaotic, until cognition and intelligence, a living organism becomes conscious, and begins to make sense out of things. So order and chaos is relative to the living organism and its cognitive ability. A stupider and simpler cognition, existence will seem very chaotic and unpredictable. Imagine the life of insects, birds, unintelligent animals. Life will appear very complex, incomprehensible to them, whereas a smarter animal, or a human, can make sense of things that they cannot. Hence intelligence is a severe and exponential survival advantage. Order and chaos are relative to intellectual ability, relative to intelligence.
Higher intelligence is obviously indicative of “Higher Order”. Thus humans not only adapt to environments (external order), but go further and manipulate environments according to personal preferences and comfort (internal order).
No… you are the one implying that “Uncaused events” can exist. That is mysticism.
You’re clueless.
Senses must be processed. What do you think synthesizes sensory information and data, except intelligence, and reason?
It is the reasoning ability, the core cognitive function, that makes sensory information and experience “meaningful”. You’re missing the core mechanic. You’ve overlooked the essence of empiricism.
I’ll help you further though. What happens after sensory information is synthesized and reasoned by any and every organism that evolved a cognition and nervous system? They become memorized, memories. Memorization comes after direct experience. Rationalization is a further evolved product of intelligence. Memories are compared, over time, and increasingly with new synthesis and experience. Hence reasonability and intelligence is even more critical after experience expands to include memories, of the past. But it’s always the core mechanic. Synthesis is always required. That’s how any organism “makes sense” of things, finds direction in life, navigates environments, walks around, chews and eats food, etc.
What’s meaningless is “uncaused causes” which you’ve already admitted to.
You’re contradicting yourself.
If the universe has no beginning, no end, and is timeless, then it is infinite by definition, and therefore you agree with me. Lol.
We’ve already mentioned what “the future” is, a set of predictions and projections, based upon intelligence and rationality, based on order.
You’re wrong.
I’ve been outside the maze. And when you have no constraints, there is little left to do, except to build a new maze.