Recently I have been taking an interest
in space and the universe and have done some research to try to get
an understanding of what is out there and how it relates to us and
life in general. One of the things that becomes clear right away is
how incomprehensibly large the universe is. It is way bigger than we
can make sense of and that is only considering the amount we can see
with powerful telescopes.
It is predicted that there are many
other Earth like planets out there with the possibility of life, but
the problem is they are way too far away to reach or even make
contact with, at least with the resources and technology we have
available to us today. Even traveling at the speed of light, which is
incredibly fast, is not nearly fast enough to reach the other
galaxies out there.
One question to think about is what
would happen if you just kept going out further and further in the
universe? Would you get to an end or would it just keep going on into
infinite amounts of space? Based on our knowledge, it is hard to
comprehend something going on forever, but what if it does? If not,
what is at the end?
Is it possible other lifeforms from
other planets have found out how to travel faster and have been able
to reach us? It is possible, but there is still not much concrete
evidence despite many claims of sightings here on Earth. It is
possible other civilizations have developed further and if so, they
may find us before we find them.
When you zoom out and realize how small
our planet is in the universe, it makes you wonder about our
significance. Here on Earth we have so much going on and we care
about so many things but in the big picture, we are merely a speck of
dust in the universe. Given this scale, we may not be as important as
we think we are. For example if the Earth was destroyed somehow, the
rest of the universe would go on and there wouldn't really be any
noticeable change outside our solar system.
But what about life? This is one of the
mysteries that is still difficult to explain. The scientific theory
is that life on Earth started billions of years ago as very tiny
cells and organisms and over time evolved into everything we have
today. There are theories of how it started, but it is still not
clear exactly how life was created.
It makes us think about the importance
of life and what happens after death. For example, when we die, is
that it, or does our consciousness or spirit live on somehow? There
is still so much we don't know that anything is possible.
One thing for sure is that we are lucky
to be living in these times and should be thankful for every day.
Humans have really developed a lot over the past few hundred years.
Imagine being born thousands of years ago and think about how
difficult life must have been back then. Sure the world is not
perfect now and there are still a lot of issues and bad things that
happen, but overall it is a pretty good time to be alive.
This leads to thought of what the
future may be like. Of course there will be new developments and
inventions over time. Some things may make life better, some things
may make it worse. There are many predictions out there as to what
will happen on Earth over the next hundreds and thousands of years. I
think it will be good for some time, but eventually the effect of
human actions on Earth will take a toll on the planet even more so
than it already has.
People will have to continue to adapt
to survive in ever changing conditions with growing population,
limited resources, and changes in the environment. Some time way down
the line, it is likely that life on Earth may come to an end. What
will that mean for us and what will that mean in relation to the rest
of the universe?
Despite all we have learned over time,
there are so many unknowns to some of life's biggest questions. Which
brings up another one of those big questions, “What is the meaning
of life?”
Why does life exist and is there a
meaning? It is possible there is no exact meaning or purpose. It is
something that happens to exist when the conditions in the universe
are just right. It is ever changing. At any time in the universe new
life may be starting while old life may be ending.
So what should be our goal or purpose
here on Earth? It is up to the individual to make their own decision
on this. Everyone has different thoughts, cares, and values. We must
decide what is important to us and what we want to do with the time
we have here on this planet.
It is a lot to think about but it is a
topic that is important to give some thought since it can help give
direction and meaning to life. What are your thoughts on the meaning
of life and how it all relates to the universe?
Check out more discussion and questions about Life After Death.
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