Growing up i used to say that i bet we are the entertainment on TV for the aliens, a reality show of sorts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrdr
That there is no spoon? That there is a truth but we cannot ever know it but only make assumptions? That we are not alone in the universe? That we are just a link in the universe-equivalent to our own ecology? That we don't matter as much as we think we do in the grand scheme of things any more than a gnat or microbe matters to us? That the truth is no one really knows anything beyond mere speculation as to what's out there and the origins of life and the universe itself? That mankind cannot comprehend how we came to be or how the universe was created so we resulted to mythology to explain it (whether we call that mythology science or religion it doesn't matter but at least science has pretty much one version whereas religion has too many versions/gods to count)? That even if we do find out someday we still won't matter in the grand scheme of things? That humans may actually be a virus designed to breakdown and weaken a planet similar to a flu?
The truth is we don't and won't ever know how or why we are or how big (or small) we are in the big picture. A scene at the end of one of the Men in Black movies shows our universe as one of many universes that "huge" aliens use to play a game of marbles. Wouldn't it be funny if we were actually comparatively as small or smaller than atoms in a whole slew of universes? Or if electrons protons and neutrons were universes themselves--each with their own galaxies and solar systems planets and "humanities" sitting around pondering the same thing on their own Internet forums?
