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Old 04-07-2008, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by joe Biggs View Post
we are a small part of the universe BUT this DOES NOT equal insignificant

we are so far the ONLY planet known to contain life (or what we understand is life)

thus we are SIGNIFICANT in every size, shape and form
I'm not sure I agree with that. Do we then somehow become insignificant if life is found in abundance elsewhere? Certainly we are all unique, and that is special. Regardless of how big the universe may be, there is only one earth, and only one of each of us.

In the grand scheme of things, we are very very small. I wouldn't say that makes us insignificant or not special, but we should perhaps feel humbled by the incomprehensible vastness of the universe in which we live. It puts things in context. There is so much out there, just waiting for us. Maybe one day we will be out there.
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