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Wow! Last time I saw anybody this upset was when Grandma ran out of grits and Grandpa had to eat toast!
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RJN, you can throw a little variety my way any time you want to.
What's it got to do with astronomy?
1) Planet Earth exists in the same cosmos astronomy studies.
2) A better understanding of the life on this planet might just help with understanding any intelligence we might encounter on another one.
3) Broadening our experience of other humans opens the door to incorporating their world views into ours. Who knows where the next great insight will come from?
4) I always think better about arcane stuff like astronomy if I occasionally turn off my brain and live in my body and emotions for a while.
5) If the APOD didn't usually evoke an emotional reaction, I doubt I'd look at it.
6) Didn't the aliens in "Close Encounters" communicate with music? How do we know they didn't expect us tor respond by dancing?
7) If we aren't studying astronomy for the benefit of humanity as a whole, who(m) are we doing it for?
8) I'd swear I saw stars in some of those eyes.
Just my eight cents worth.
Michael, the Starstruck Kid
:shock: Wow! Last time I saw anybody this upset was when Grandma ran out of grits and Grandpa had to eat toast! :wink: RJN, you can throw a little variety my way any time you want to.
What's it got to do with astronomy?
1) Planet Earth exists in the same cosmos astronomy studies.
2) A better understanding of the life on this planet might just help with understanding any intelligence we might encounter on another one.
3) Broadening our experience of other humans opens the door to incorporating their world views into ours. Who knows where the next great insight will come from?
4) I always think better about arcane stuff like astronomy if I occasionally turn off my brain and live in my body and emotions for a while.
5) If the APOD didn't usually evoke an emotional reaction, I doubt I'd look at it.
6) Didn't the aliens in "Close Encounters" communicate with music? How do we know they didn't expect us tor respond by dancing?
7) If we aren't studying astronomy for the benefit of humanity as a whole, who(m) are we doing it for?
8) I'd swear I saw stars in some of those eyes.
Just my eight cents worth.
Michael, the Starstruck Kid