The Role Of Luck

The chances that the replicator molecule was formed were not that big, despite the fact that there were thousands of molecules forming and that this was going on for hundreds of years. In my eyes, it was luck. Would I put anything on a replicator molecule forming? Definitely not. Maybe it is me as a very cynical person, but I don’t usually trust that the one vent in a million that you want is going to happen. Luck or whatever you want to call the good fortune that comes to a person when something they desire does effectively come true, does not mean much to me. Is luck something that a person is doted with or completely scarce of? Is it mere coincidences of good fortune that people have adopted as a trait in ones self to give them hope? I really don’t know what luck is. I do know however that through time luck has given people hope that good things will happen to them. It has also helped many others cope with their hard realities. Personally, I think it is just a device for humanity to deal with the many issues that it has present within, and I think it is a very good way to keep the world on moving. Back on topic, though, I would say that luck was without doubt an active member in the creation of the first replicator molecule. Of curse, humans were not around at that time to witness this and keep their dispositions up. Today, nonetheless, when we look back in time and see that out of the billions of possible molecules that could have been formed in that one instant, a replicator molecule that basically gave birth to life on the planet was created. If this quantity of good came from a small coincidence, then why won’t it come again? As humankind has been doing for generations and generations trying to explain the things that are not understood and grant most of these to supreme beings, unbelievable coincidences are attributed to luck. So what are the chances of evil disappearing, what are the chances of a efficient and renewable energy source being discovered, what are the chances of corruption evaporating and of good intentions to come over everyone clouding selfishness? They are very small, but maybe one day this utopia can be reached, just as one day life started.