„The ultimate singularity is the Big Bang, which physicists believe was responsible for the birth of the universe. We are asked by science to believe that the entire universe sprang from nothingness, at a single point and for no discernible reason. This notion is the limit case for credulity. In other words, if you can believe this, you can believe anything. It is a notion that is, in fact, utterly absurd, yet terribly important. Those so-called rational assumptions flow from this initial impossible situation. Western religion has its own singularity in the form of the apocalypse, an event placed not at the beginning of the universe but at its end. This seems a more logical position than that of science. If singularities exist at all it seems easier to suppose that they might arise out of an ancient and highly complexified cosmos, such as our own, than out of a featureless and dimensionless mega-void.“
Terence McKenna was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, and author known for his work on psychedelic substances and consciousness research.
Terence McKenna critically reflects on the scientific Big Bang theory and compares it with religious notions of singularities.
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Terence Kemp McKenna (1946–2000) was an American ethnobotanist, philosopher, author, and speaker. He became famous for his research on psychedelic plants, his theories on consciousness, culture, and technology, and his critical stance on conventional culture. McKenna is considered an influential figure in the psychedelic counterculture.
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