To differ with the famous scientist, the point is that from the individualistic self-centered point of view it might seem that the universe and life are indifferent, but from a non-dualistic view, we understand that we are entangled in vast contingencies that connect us with myriad causations which will occur to/with us while we are alive- we label them both positive and negative depending on their effects.
Everything on Earth is interconnected and interdependent not only together but also with the universe.
In the sphere of Mara, of the ignorant mind, our minds take root and become affixed to a small subjective cognitive world. We encapsulate ourselves in a narrow range of likes and dislikes and we see the world through the dark glasses of egocentric biases of for and against. The world that is attached to becomes only a dualistic Right vs Wrong world and our suffering and alienation on many levels appear and crystallize. We do not stop discriminating long enough to open and enlarge our world. This alienation, isolation, and suffering only vanish when our minds become clear, pure, and empty in the true sense and we find the Buddha’s joyous world that All is interconnected and co-arising.
We are all Interconnected even with the Universe 