A was sitting outside this morning as I do every morning, enjoying my coffee and stargazing. One corner of the house has a security light which burns at half intensity through the night. I noticed a spider building a web beneath the light. I watched it work for quite some time.
It was quite interesting. Up and down and then side to side in what was near perfect symmetry. How enterprising I thought, knowing that the web will be destroyed which the next rain storm or high wind and the spider will begin all over again. Then I wondered if it is purely nature and instinct shat guides the spider. Does the spider even think? Does it have thoughts like “maybe I should put the sofa over here”? Or is it simply a robot fulfilling a predestined function?