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How Insignificant Are We?
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Don . "Fully integrated people, in their transparency, tend to not be subject to mechanisms of defense, disguise, deceit, and fraudulence." - - Don R. 1994, an excerpt from My Ass From a Hole in the Ground - A Comparative View |
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Thanks for that, Don.
I agree...perspective is always an important aspect for us to remember. Good stuff! I took a couple Astronomy course in college so learned all of this but still enjoy the entire study of the universe above and around us.....never ceases to fascinate me!
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We're an absolutely incredible and nearly impossible fluke. None of this should be by any reasonable measure. Yet, we are here.
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The light year is impossible to genuinely fathom for the normal person. The astronomer can probably grasp because of being immersed in it. One of the 25 slides says "millions" of stars in galaxies. It's billions.
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1964 Porsche 356 C Sunroof coupe
1972 Porsche 914 2.0 fuel injected
1983 Porsche 911 SC Targa
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1981 Porsche 911 SC Targa
