jeanlucriker t1_je81o4a wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:06 AM

The one thing that video makes me remember and hate at the same time is that we are insignificant. Most likely all of us will be dead when these events arise and humans wiped out before or when the gamma burst hits I’d expect.

All the wars and crises we have over land, and money will ultimately be pointless. We are the same as every other living creature on this earth and end up the same fate in a way.

The difference is for now we understand the way things work, the way the universe in some forms works and can question life and the beginning & end which other creatures can’t. And we feel special because of it, as intelligent life, questioning the end of life, the beginning of the universe, striving for a reason for existence.

It’s depressing to thing the answer probably is there isn’t one, there isn’t an afterlife and we are just atoms and such.. that said I can see why people then find comfort in religion and an afterlife.

So.. I’ve gone down a depressing rabbit hole haha. As much as Space can fill me with wonder it can also fill me with existential dread.

[deleted] OP t1_je84vjg wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:31 AM

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DolphinWings25 t1_je86dem wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:43 AM

Carl Sagan says it very well in A Pale Blue dot... There was a great edit someone did on YouTube with scenes from a bunch of movies but I'd guess it was removed for like 60 copyright infringements.

Edit: Holy crap lol the next thing I do is start a TV show and there is a Rolex commercial that was almost identical to what I described on YouTube. Anyone who's seen the video I'm talking about check out Rolex hashtag perpetual ad and let me know what you think.

Naive-Horror4209 t1_jec50yg wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:55 PM

You put down the thought in my head very eloquently. I read a cosmology book 12 years ago and I have become an atheist. As Jimmy Care says , it’s a lonely experience, it’s a revolution for one. I fell into nihilism and I still haven’t found any purpose in life. We will all disappear. I went through my late grandfathers photos, who was born in 1891. He lived, he suffered and in 100 years nobody will remember him. Our existence is pointless, we are a product of a coincidence. If anyone can cheer me up, you’re welcome:)