A fresh perspective on our place in the universe, page 1
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Topic started on 18-10-2008 @ 03:19 PM by -Klaus-
Stumbled upon this whilst trawling the internet and I felt it gave a really fresh perspective on our place within the universe, very well done and slightly mind boggling.



Here is a higher quality link of the same video. I never realised how small our sun was compared to others, I always felt I appreciated the fact that there are more stars in our galaxy than grains of sand on all the beaches in the world but now I'm not sure I do. If you take another step out there are more galaxies than stars in our milky way, we really do live in a world sandwiched between the infinitely large universe and the infinitesimal subatomic world which we are all made from.

Coming of at a tangent from the first one I also found this which I felt but humanity into perspective in relation to the Earth and I'm sure most of you have probably already seen it, here's a higher quality link and the youtube video embeded below.



Any one else have any opinions on these concepts or other neat images or videos along the same line as these?

Looking forward to everyone's thoughts.


reply posted on 18-10-2008 @ 05:43 PM by justamomma
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I actually find the idea that it could happen again quite refreshing to be honest. To know that the physical world has a way of naturally cleansing itself is a reflection of what we, too, are capable of. Face the fear to find why something scares you and you will have found what needs to be done.


reply posted on 18-10-2008 @ 06:02 PM by -Klaus-
Originally posted by justamomma
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Face the fear to find why something scares you and you will have found what needs to be done.


Quoted for its deepness

We really are just a smudge at the end of a full stop in comparison to the history of the earth and an event like that would truly wipe the slate clean. Who knows there may have been civilizations before ours just without a trace, and ours too could go that way. I'm not sure how we could leave a lasting message on the Earth, maybe if we etched data at the atomic level into millions of platinum ball bearings and spread them across the Earth and space maybe just then we could leave something forever. I guess our radio waves will be bouncing across the universe billions of years from now, we've left so much crap for the universe to hear like car traffic bulletins. Maybe no-one has come yet because we don't sound like we have something profound to say...
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