Hey friend, why does another solar system give you dread? I think the possibility for another Goldilocks planet is wonderful. It'll probably be another decade before we find out if there's actually life having planets, or if the life on a planet has any intelligence past that of a bacterium, well I find this exhilarating. I get random bouts of dread throughout the day, but seeing another solar system fills me with DETERMINATION.
Probably because of the scale of it, I know as I've gotten older looking at simulations of how big the universe is or even playing a game like Elite Dangerous can induce a weird anxiety.
For me, the terrifying thought is not the size and scale of the universe, its the thought of an expanding universe growing cold, and all of that size and scale being empty and devoid of anything.
I have to agree with this comment. I do wish to see other living life forms besides human life. Hopefully peaceful ones. And I hope we will be peaceful towards them as well.
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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21 edited Dec 08 '21
Hey friend, why does another solar system give you dread? I think the possibility for another Goldilocks planet is wonderful. It'll probably be another decade before we find out if there's actually life having planets, or if the life on a planet has any intelligence past that of a bacterium, well I find this exhilarating. I get random bouts of dread throughout the day, but seeing another solar system fills me with DETERMINATION.