Some philosophies teach us that Mankind isn’t so much.
When we watch documentaries about how big the universe is, we inevitably hear
about just how insignificant WE are.
We
always get the message that we’re so small, but the way I see it, we're the
only game in town. Think about it. We just launched a probe that is traveling
thousands of miles per hour and it will take until next August to reach the
nearest planet. If we could somehow figure out how to travel near the speed of
light, it would take four years to get to the nearest star. Stars beyond that
would take multiple generations. Let’s just face it. We’re stuck here.
I think
that's why as a species, we’re lonely. We're always looking for somebody to
talk to. Why else would we shoot radio signals, and expensive pieces of junk
out into space, teach gorillas sign language, and try to create robots and
software that can carry on intelligent conversation? I think though, we have a
larger challenge in front of us before we concern ourselves with talking to the
inhabitants of Alpha Centari. I really think we need to learn how to talk to
each other first.
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