Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe

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RIGHT AND WRONG AS A CLUE TO THE MEANING OF THE UNIVERSE
PENNY: Have you read C.S. Lewis book Mere Christianity on the law of human nature?
SHELDON: Yes. But I disagree with some of his propositions especially on his idea of right and wrong and the meaning of the universe.
PENNY: Tell me about it.
SHELDON: Lewis alludes that the universe is created by a supernatural being who is like us; “We want to know whether the universe simply happens to be what it is for no reason or whether there is a power behind it that makes it what it is. Since that power, if it exists, would be not one of the observed facts but a reality which makes them, no mere observation of the facts can find it” (Lewis, 20). However, this is where I do not agree with him.
PENNY: Carry on. why or what don”t you agree with him?
SHELDON: First, the universe is the whole of space and all the stars, planets, and other forms of matter and energy in it. It is a physical thing of which we are part of. It obeys the laws of physical matter, namely the laws of physics. If you want to find the meaning of the universe, look no further than in these laws we learn in physics and chemistry. The universe comprises several major elements that are also abundant on earth (hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, helium and nitrogen). These are the most abundant elements in the world on earth. On earth, life has developed and flourished, and while life obeys biological rules, it is still governed by the laws of the universe. Biological rules are built upon physical laws. They are secondary to the laws of physics.
The earth and everything in it is part of the universe, and therefore it must obey the laws of the universe. It is no exception. Thus, if we look for the meaning of anything on earth, we must acknowledge that it is a part of the universe which has its own laws. Any laws and or meaning of anything we have on the planet is therefore encased in the larger principles of the laws of the universe. Whatever laws we obey or the meaning of the planet or universe we have derived here on earth, we must acknowledge that they are directly derived from the laws of the universe. Therefore, if we seek to understand the planet and anything in it, we must learn and understand the physical laws that govern the universe.
And it is important to note that the laws of the universe are unbreakable hence forming a solid bedrock upon which the rest of the laws are built. For example, the laws of human society are directly or indirectly based on laws of biology. The laws of biology are based on the laws of physics, which are the laws of the universe. I will revisit the concept of laws of the levels and their scope of influence. If our thoughts or definitions break those laws, they are pegged on nothing more than imagination, and therefore they are wrong. It is not a matter of existence of a supernatural being or force at play but the reality of how the universe came to be in that long time. This explains why I find his concepts on “right and wrong” to be erroneous because they are pegged on existence of a force that created the universe and governs it. However much the idea of a god/deity/ supernatural force make sense to our mortal brains,...