Monday, October 31, 2011
Lets Start With Something Simple
OBSERVING THE NIGHTTIME SKIES
Let us ponder for a moment our real place in the cosmos.
Looking up into a cloudless nighttime sky what do we see? More importantly, what do we feel?
Initially, when we look up into the nighttime skies we see tiny specs of light on a canvas of deep blue, but when we question what we see further it becomes much more. Using known science we can determine that most of the objects may actually not be there at all. The light we see in the vast majority of cases has traveled many thousands of light-years at a known speed of 186,000 miles per second, which happens to be the fastest known element to exist. (Light) Given the vast distance the light had to travel to touch our eyes in the form of photons, we can make a very fair judgment of our relative size in the cosmos. It is also entirely possible that many of those stars we see may well have been long burned out and collapsed into themselves creating black holes. Therefore they may be an illusion and nothing more, and it could be billions of years before we truly know their fate. Can we always believe what we see? Obviously not.
What else does the nighttime sky tell us? That we are small? Insignificant? A mere grain of sand on a vast ocean of planets and stars? There are many ways to interpret this knowledge. Are we of little consequence in the massive expanse of space? It it possible that others out there, like ourselves, ponder the nighttime skies just like we do? Of course it is possible. Mathematically it would be juvenile to think otherwise.
But more than what we see, the real question is what do we feel? Do we watch the skies in awe? In wonder of its vastness? Do we feel instinctively that we are a part of something much larger than ourselves? That we are important? That we are necessary to the natural order of this mysterious thing we call the life experience?
The answer is a resounding "Yes" to all of the above possibilities. Let us ponder that for a while before proceeding any further. I am curious of your take on these questions. I would like to know what you see or feel while you ponder the skies. What are your theories? What are your feelings? I await your feedback
Alien John
Let us ponder for a moment our real place in the cosmos.
Looking up into a cloudless nighttime sky what do we see? More importantly, what do we feel?
Initially, when we look up into the nighttime skies we see tiny specs of light on a canvas of deep blue, but when we question what we see further it becomes much more. Using known science we can determine that most of the objects may actually not be there at all. The light we see in the vast majority of cases has traveled many thousands of light-years at a known speed of 186,000 miles per second, which happens to be the fastest known element to exist. (Light) Given the vast distance the light had to travel to touch our eyes in the form of photons, we can make a very fair judgment of our relative size in the cosmos. It is also entirely possible that many of those stars we see may well have been long burned out and collapsed into themselves creating black holes. Therefore they may be an illusion and nothing more, and it could be billions of years before we truly know their fate. Can we always believe what we see? Obviously not.
What else does the nighttime sky tell us? That we are small? Insignificant? A mere grain of sand on a vast ocean of planets and stars? There are many ways to interpret this knowledge. Are we of little consequence in the massive expanse of space? It it possible that others out there, like ourselves, ponder the nighttime skies just like we do? Of course it is possible. Mathematically it would be juvenile to think otherwise.
But more than what we see, the real question is what do we feel? Do we watch the skies in awe? In wonder of its vastness? Do we feel instinctively that we are a part of something much larger than ourselves? That we are important? That we are necessary to the natural order of this mysterious thing we call the life experience?
The answer is a resounding "Yes" to all of the above possibilities. Let us ponder that for a while before proceeding any further. I am curious of your take on these questions. I would like to know what you see or feel while you ponder the skies. What are your theories? What are your feelings? I await your feedback
Alien John
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