Euclid’s 208-Gigapixel glimpse into the Universe - Space is Big.

a reply to: gortex

Hey, let me fantasise a civilisation with terraformed planets artificially lit up like disco balls on a Christmas tree, or a fleet of intergalactic peacekeeping cruisers covering more space than six dozen solar systems, or a supermassive stargate with the ginormous finger of god poking out as he slowly makes his grand entrance...

But yeah, probably a glitch

It's such a dichotomy. On the one hand, human life is precious and unique. Yet, somehow, us believing ourselves to the 'center' of it all is akin to a group of microbes on a kitchen sponge in Texas the most important thing on Earth. There are likely billions of civilizations across our universe. And some so ancient they would look at us the same way I look at an amoeba.Passing curiosity, at best.

originally posted by: QuixoticNinja
It's such a dichotomy. On the one hand, human life is precious and unique. Yet, somehow, us believing ourselves to the 'center' of it all is akin to a group of microbes on a kitchen sponge in Texas the most important thing on Earth. There are likely billions of civilizations across our universe. And some so ancient they would look at us the same way I look at an amoeba.Passing curiosity, at best.

Come again, we haven't believed we were the center of the Universe since the Medieval era when that was debunked thoroughly. Modern man believes we live in a galaxy that is part of a greater Universe. I do at least.

originally posted by: McGinty
a reply to: gortex

Hey, let me fantasise a civilisation with terraformed planets artificially lit up like disco balls on a Christmas tree, or a fleet of intergalactic peacekeeping cruisers covering more space than six dozen solar systems, or a supermassive stargate with the ginormous finger of god poking out as he slowly makes his grand entrance...

But yeah, probably a glitch

My kind of glitch I suppose.

a reply to: Justoneman

Yeah, the geocentric model was widely accepted in the Western world for centuries and largely influenced by the likes of Ptolemy.

But as you suggest the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus and supported by Galileo and Kepler shifted the perspective.

Humanity has not believed themselves to be the center of the universe for nearly 700 years or so.

Sad that you only get a handful of responses to something this amazing while you have ten or twenty pages of responses on the red meat political BS posts... how far ATS has fallen is sad.

This is an amazing post.. thank you!

a reply to: DoubleDNH

No one is here because our numbers are down due to the event that kicked most of us off.

Otherwise, we need to get this Evil DS Cabal arrested already and I guess this isn't happening unless Trump wins. Sorry, for those that can't recognize the programming of the masses to hate certain people and groups of people is the real topic matter that we need to focus our energy.