A Pilgrim’s Passing: Annie Dillard and the Meaning of Life

Tinker Creek, Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Evolution loves death more than it loves you or me. This is easy to write, easy to read, and hard to believe. The words are simple, the concept clear—but you don’t believe it, do you? Nor do I. How could I, when we’re both so…