when seth mcfarlane and neil degrasse tyson got together with ann druyan and brannon braga to continue the cosmos stories of carl sagan in their own new cosmos, brilliant minds produced an audio visual presentation that offered enlightenment to other intelligent beings... i wonder how many people have seen either series... i wonder how many people truly understand... space and time lose meaning for most people beyond a certain limit in their minds, a limit to their imagination and/or perception that sadly, threatens the survival of the species... will the alternative someday then be to eliminate those who refuse to accept the education offered or will we find a way to restrict their capacity for destruction... if we could see millions of years into the future, we might know the answer... thing is, we might need the answer much sooner than we are ready...
our lifetimes are so brief when compared the the changes in the universe (or on the earth or stars, for that matter) we can be as insignificant as the smallest bacteria in our bodies and yet, those bacteria could destroy us and ultimately, we could destroy the planet or even the universe... our bodies create ways to fight and stop and kill the bacteria, so would it be no surprise if the planet or universe found ways to kill us if we become too big a threat... when bacteria become too strong, produce too much destructive energy, the body reacts... can a species produce enough destructive energy to get the planet (or universe) to react?...
never know what might slip into the mind from background tv, aye?...
