The purpose of all things in motion is to seek balance

First I want to address the 3 statements Con made. #1 implies that the Universe is already in balance and we just don't know it. I disagree. If we were truly in balance, there would be absolute serenity. A timeless equilibrium in which nothing moves or has purpose; like a still, infinite ocean without a single wave, ripple or currant. We do not live in such a Universe. #2 is more closely aligned with my belief. I believe there was once a perfect stillness and balance, and then something (God perhaps) splashed his hand in the ocean setting off massive chain reactions as a response to the unbalancing. These chain reactions, seen everywhere around us and within us, have been striving to get back to that equilibrium the Universe once was. The real question is, why did something, or God, unbalance the equation in the fist place? That I will not pretend to understand. #3 Honestly, I'm not sure exactly what you meant by this assertion. Please elaborate on what you meant by #3 in the following rounds. In round one, I explained the concept of duality. Essentially, for every entity that exists, its opposite also exists. One cannot exist without the other. I will now explain how those opposites dance with one another to ultimately achieve balance (equal presence/force between one entity and its opposite). To do this, I will provide a variety of examples that clearly exemplify an act of balance in both human behavior, and in later rounds, the physical world around us. Human Behavior In one of the comments on this debate, a person asked, how is going down the street to grab a cup of coffee an illustration of balance? We must first ask, WHY is he going to grab a cup of coffee? The simplest way to understand much of human behavior, in terms of balance, is acquiring what we don't have. Typically, we act to fill a void of some sort, or to acquire what is missing in our lives. When something exists in the world, but does not exist in us, we often seek it. Example: Food exists in the world, but at this moment does not exist in my belly. My body is craving the nutrients present in food, and therefore, instructs me to fill that void, with food. When we eat more than what we need, our body initiates another act of balance, and disposes of the excess. The same could be said about thirst, or even the man mentioned above seeking a cup of coffee. In anyway you want to look at it, at its core, he is filling a void. Acquiring what he wants, but does not yet have. This void may be a chemical one in the form of caffeine. It may be a comfort in the form of taste and satisfaction. It may even be a social void, in which getting a cup of coffee is simply a means to interact with others at the shop; or a sexual void being satisfied by the affair he's having with the barista! All joking aside, what ever is motivating this man to grab coffee, at its core, can be explained as a person seeking to acquire what is currently missing. When the void is filled, when the need is met, when the emptiness (one entity) is balanced with fullness (the opposing entity), that particular matter is resolved, and no longer requires action until that balance is upset. Another type of human balance, which is not related to satisfying internal voids with external entities, is the internal balancing act which dictates our moods and feeling. Simply put, there are highs and lows, happy and sad feelings, along with a few others such as, confident and afraid, euphoria and pain, energized and depressed. These conflicting entities represent the opposites. Internally, our bodies strive to balance the chemicals that create these conflicting feelings. People who have mood disorders are prescribed medication to aid these imbalances. Some drugs raise serotonin levels to achieve this, some lower the levels. It depends on which side of the spectrum the unbalance is occurring, which depends on the patient of course. Some people self medicate with hard drugs. The problem with these drugs is that they are designed to unbalance, not balance. They take the user way too high. Extreme highs (even without drugs) inevitably lead to extreme lows. It can be viewed as one's body swinging back and forth like a pendulum until it finally settles in the middle. A few other brief examples of the human balancing act are listed below: We seek opposite yet complimentary partners (male and female...usually) We have questions to which we seek answers (problem and solution) We work hard so we can play hard (cost and return) We define the wrong so that we can live right in comparison (good and evil) We live, and then we die. We were once dead, and then we lived (life and death) The examples many, many examples. If there are are any actions, including the above, that you don't feel represent an act of balance, please point them out, explain why, and I will attempt to address them. In the next round, I will explain the forces of balance in the physical world. These forces are the most interesting and persuasive in my opinion. I look forward to it.