History is filled by folks who believed in a straight line, no tangents, no arcs.
From the earth being flat, to thunder being caused by an angry God-like being.
The arrogance of mankind and the collection of narrow minds; those are the ones worth laughing at. They are the ones chasing antelope with spears while the rest launch men into space and try to go beyond and press mankind onto greater things.
"There are more strange things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy" is one of my favorite quotes of all time.
We know so much as a species, yet we know so little. And nothing is more dangerous than a little knowledge.
How anyone could stare out into the vastness of the night sky and insist on mankind being alone in the universe be it spiritually or physically - transcends arrogance. It combines arrogance and ignorance into some higher form of closed mindedness for which there are no words.
Do i believe in God? Not in the traditional senses as many do... but i do believe that everything was created, possibly by an intelligence... but definitely created... somehow.
Do i believe in extra-terrestrial life?
Yes, life in our universe is as abundant as fish in the sea; its just a much larger ocean virtually incomprehensible in size and depth. That kinda makes the fishing that much harder, but on a long enough time line, we will find something. and when we do find it, it will change everything.
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