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THE FUNDAMENTAL ETHIC IS BEAUTY I.   Everything in the Universe comes into being via Symmetry Breaking. II.  Objects with greater symmetry have less complexity and contain less information. The introduction of dynamics (movement) and chaos causes complexity to grow, creating new form and “breaking” the original symmetry.  Therefore, existence has a directional aspect as well as a natural propensity to balance asymmetries. III. Our existence, which includes all social and physical order, is inextricably connected to the Universe and hence, the creative process of Symmetry Breaking. We continuously increase our information as we make sense of the world, thereby adding complexity and the subsequent quest and desire for balance. IV. Humans interact in a direct, though limited manner with the Universe, but through our engagement we alter and shape actual existence. V.  In this engagement, we discover relationships between things – harmonies, ratios, and symmetries – some more pleasing or beautiful than others.  While beauty may be in the “eye of the beholder,” the ability to perceive these distinctions reveals a built-in, natural capability which indicates that beauty has a deeper connection to the wider Universe beyond mere taste or opinion. VI.  Beauty is not limited to aesthetics but encompasses all of life.  From mathematical equations, to the way machines function, to human relationships we intuitively understand and sense beauty in all human engagements and involvements. VII. The concept of beauty contains both a process (subjective) as well as the result of that process (objective) and is the aspect of human experience that most closely reflects and communicates Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking.  We should therefore consider beauty as the fundamental motive of existence. VIII. Every subjective action (mental and physical) will become part of objective reality coalescing to create our history which interacts with the emerging future.   The potential for us to create a beautiful existence is not only within our abilities – it is our reason for being. -Bradley Robinson