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Old 11-08-2008, 01:29 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by metal_geek View Post
I'm not saying... I'm just saying....

Take a look at this image, and try to imagine us as being the only "life" in the universe. Most of these "stars" are not starts at all, but Galaxies, with hundreds of billions of stars in each one, with untold numbers of planets in each. You either think there is something else in that picture or you feel, very, very alone...

You can download the Full res image if you really wanna see how crazy this image is. (30+mb)
http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/p...08-fullres.jpg


Here is the article about the image.
http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/p.../pr-39-08.html

As it stands most people's minds can't understand the the sheer size of the universe and they also can't understand that beings could be so far advanced to be able travel the vast distances as well.

Fish bowl syndrome
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