"L'ampleur totale de la souffrance par an dans le monde naturel dépasse toute contemplation décente. Dans un univers d'électrons et de gènes égoïstes, de forces physiques aveugles et de réplication génétique, certaines personnes vont être blessées, d'autres"
— Richard Dawkins
Simplified Meaning:
Imagine the world as a giant lottery where everyone, including animals, plants, and humans, participates without choice. Every second, countless living beings go through pain and hardship, much more than we can easily imagine or understand. Nature operates through random events and survival instincts without any intention or fairness. Just like how some people win the lottery by luck while others work hard all their lives without winning, life can be very unfair. These forces act blindly, meaning they don't care who gets hurt or who gets lucky—it's all random. In this chaotic system, expecting everything to make sense or be fair is unrealistic; sometimes things just happen without any deeper meaning or justice behind them. Knowing this, we can try to show more compassion and understanding towards others who are suffering, realizing it’s not always their fault.
