(September 26, 2012 at 2:22 pm)Rayaan Wrote: I kind of like how many people have totally opposite thoughts about the universe from each other.
There are those who think that the universe is cold, empty, dark, lifeless, wandering asteroids, nothing but light pollution, etc ...
To others, the universe is incredible, astonishing, deeply moving, brilliant, colorful, beautiful, exciting, etc ...
And then there are those that think the ujniverse is cold, empty, dark, lifeless, yet incredible, astonishing, deeply moving, brilliant, beautiful, and exciting.
(And yes, I left out colorful on purpose.)
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell