The Mediocrity Principle

The Mediocrity Principle was put forth by P.Z.Myers as a concept that would help improve one's cognitive toolkit. The Mediocrity Principle is a simple idea stating that the universe does not have malice and benevolence, that the state of the way things are is not out of intent. That there is universal laws that apply to everything. This comes down to that we do not have a special fate or destiny in life; that we are not here for any special reason, that we are not the way we are for any special reason, that it is simply the rule of inheritance. The nature of biology meant that when your parents had a baby, it was to be human and the combination of traits that make you male or female, and your characteristics were the result of a chance random genetic selection during meiosis due to the sperm that fertilized the egg. That your daily life events and the path you take life is out of the choices, decisions and actions you made- not the plan of the universe, not your fate or destiny. This doesn't apply just to us, but of everything in the universe. The Mediocrity Principle also states that our planet isn't privilege in anyway, nor is our species for if humans were to become extinct, a different specie would thrive in our place.

Grasping this is important to be able to begin to understand the general principles that apply to the universe as a whole, then look for the exceptions that led to the details of how everything came to be and how it all works.

Believing that everything is the way it is out of fate and intention means that you have come to a conclusion without reasoning and that universal laws of it's existence can no longer be applied.

Understanding the Mediocrity Principle allows us to observe and realize the universal laws of how everything works leading us to gain greater knowledge.