Why do living things have this pervasive urge to grow? Could this pursuit of growth be in obedience to some overarching principle of Nature? An increasing abundance of matter in the universe would provide a basis for the selection of such a goal oriented endeavor by biological systems within it. In this essay, the supportive evidence for the growth of the matter-energy content of the universe within the context of the Big Bang model is presented.
Akinbo Ojo