Hi Minnesota Planetarium Society, I have a burning question I think you can answer.I overheard some friends agreeing that the world wouldn’t make it past 2,500 AD. It seemed a bit silly; after all, what would demolish the world entirely? I reasoned that a super-massive black hole would do the trick. Perhaps an exploding galaxy moving faster than the speed of light is our future vanquishment? They must have already considered this, I thought.
I was mistaken, my friends we’re talking about the end of humans, not the world…conceited assholes. I wish it were easier to find life on other planets so humans would stop being so fucking self-important. Granted, I would love to see us move about the universe and colonize the fuck out of it, but guess what? We’d probably end up ruining other habitable planets. Stephan Hawking is wary of aliens visiting us for the very same reason; concerned they would probably fuck our planet up (and most likely kill or maim us).Either way, humans aren’t the center of the universe, just like we’ve discovered that the earth isn’t the center of the universe, just like we’ve discovered the sun isn’t the center of the universe. The ‘world’ (humans) being done with in 500 years wouldn’t register in space. Space wouldn’t care about us, and wouldn’t know about us. My guess, the place is pregnant with life and at least some of it has to be intelligent.
If we go, other species will inevitably live on; just like our tiny ground dwelling mammalian ancestors outlasted the dinosaurs. Maybe none will gain sentience like humans, but I’m pretty sure free-will is all bullshit anyways.
“Our crabs’ ancestors will outlive us, get over it”, I told my friends.
Unless everyone gets Brazilian waxes…right?
(That’s my question.)
Thanks,
Tyler!
Tyler
My crystal ball is not very good for tomorrow, let alone for 2500 AD, but I can tell you that nothing astronomical (comets, meteoroids, black holes, space-time distortions, etc) is scheduled to destroy humans in 2500 AD.Best,
JohnJohn Doe [changed]
Program Chair, Minnesota Planetarium Society
John,I appreciate your candid response. I agree with you, God would
never let that happen to us!Amen,
Tyler
