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One of the greatest limitations that humanity suffers from is our inability to think in non-linear ways. The simple fact that we have a finite existence will be a constant contributor to this dilemma. Some of our greatest scientists are still enslaved by the idea that everything in the universe must have a beginning and an ending, a birth and a death, a start and a finish. We have allowed ourselves to become blinded by our own mortality and self-imposed linear timeline. Not until we can tear down the walls of our psychological prisons can we succeed as a species.
It is appropriate that the symbol (or glyph) for the star we call Sol, or "The Sun" is represented above. Not only does most of mankind owe this gas giant for their calendar and time, but the celestial object was (or is) the subject of, or served an important role in many religions. This star is with little argument the most important force in our lives. It is amusing to think that most ancient people believed that it was this small water covered rock we call Earth to be the center of the solar system, and more importantly the universe. Later on, some would substitute our planet with the Sun as the most important component of the equation. What is not amusing here is that remnants of these concepts still haunt us today.
What confuses me is the idea that the universe needs to have a "center" in the first place? The same lack of vision that gave birth to heliocentric or geocentric ideas of the universe also spawned the "big bang theory". Since most of mankind cannot see past our own linear existence, we are easily persuaded to believe theories that reinforce concepts of a beginning, starting point, or center. Just because astronomers can see objects in space moving away from the Earth, how does this prove how large the universe is? If the universe is infinite in size how could we see even a fraction of it?
It is my opinion that humans tend to think of themselves as some sort of special chosen beings that are superior to everything else. These feelings would no doubt dissipate if we were visited by an advanced species from another world. Maybe things on our planet would be different if we constantly reminded ourselves that the universe was here trillions of years before the appearance of mammals, and that the star we rely upon for light and heat will one day be gone. Somehow I doubt that we will have the same success on this planet as the dinosaurs did.
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It is appropriate that the symbol (or glyph) for the star we call Sol, or "The Sun" is represented above. Not only does most of mankind owe this gas giant for their calendar and time, but the celestial object was (or is) the subject of, or served an important role in many religions. This star is with little argument the most important force in our lives. It is amusing to think that most ancient people believed that it was this small water covered rock we call Earth to be the center of the solar system, and more importantly the universe. Later on, some would substitute our planet with the Sun as the most important component of the equation. What is not amusing here is that remnants of these concepts still haunt us today.
What confuses me is the idea that the universe needs to have a "center" in the first place? The same lack of vision that gave birth to heliocentric or geocentric ideas of the universe also spawned the "big bang theory". Since most of mankind cannot see past our own linear existence, we are easily persuaded to believe theories that reinforce concepts of a beginning, starting point, or center. Just because astronomers can see objects in space moving away from the Earth, how does this prove how large the universe is? If the universe is infinite in size how could we see even a fraction of it?
It is my opinion that humans tend to think of themselves as some sort of special chosen beings that are superior to everything else. These feelings would no doubt dissipate if we were visited by an advanced species from another world. Maybe things on our planet would be different if we constantly reminded ourselves that the universe was here trillions of years before the appearance of mammals, and that the star we rely upon for light and heat will one day be gone. Somehow I doubt that we will have the same success on this planet as the dinosaurs did.
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