is there other life out there?
It's been several days and I've wanted to write, and meant to write, I really have. But I got diverted by pastoral considerations, so am trying now!
It's about a presentation I watched that was linked on a recent Big Think email. British physicist, cosmologist, author and university Professor Brian Cox of the University of Manchester, England, gives an exciting talk about Black Holes, and then discusses the likelihood of life and civilizations on planets of other solar systems in our Milky Way Galaxy, and in others of the some two trillion galaxies of our observable Universe, and possible other universes, based on scientific knowledge of the origins of life on Earth. Are we actually alone in Creation at this Time? If so, and it seems likely, the implied responsibility on us is incalculable.
Professor Cox's presentation style is captivating and his knowledge and instant recall are astounding. It was absolutely fascinating. I especially enjoyed the second part, Chapter 2, more than anything I recall ever having watched on Youtube, and I've watched a passel of war films, The Honeymooners, Carol Burnett, Professor Bart Ehrman, Professor James Tabor, Grand Ole Oprey, and other things.
My trouble has been getting a link that will open directly to the presentation, and it's awkward but I managed to click directly to the presentation by clicking on "Brian Cox: Why black holes could hold the secret to time and" below. Maybe it'll work for you?
- - If not, anyone interested should be able to find it with the information above by googling. It may take close to the professor's 180+ IQ to understand the first chapter, but the second chapter speaks to us more common folk.
At any rate, I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it.
That's all I wanted to communicate this cloudy, thunderstorm-promising August morning.
RSF&PTL
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