I'm sorry it made you feel that way.. It's not supposed to be a downer article. For me cosmology is the natural evolution to theology. Just look at that picture of the the structure of the universe and tell me again that you're not part of some gigantic thing. As a piece of the universe, we're pretty f*cking amazing, pardon the language. If you remember that 1 cubic metre of space on average contains about 1 atom, (I think), then we're some serious aggregation of matter.
The Stardust of many many stars
You're made from Stardust and you're over 13 billion years old.. how more amazing can you get ? you are the sum total of the universe at this point. if that's not amazing then I don't know what is ! cheer up you could still be a rock or some cosmic gas cloud. Those guys have got a few billion years to go until they can become something like you & me and everyone we know
Incredible in any way you want to think
As the title says you're incredible the way you are and all you need to do is remember that fact, stardust.. the things you've been through that you just can't remember. Do you really think consciousness is just vested into an empty vessel by some higher being as a cheap gift like a plastic toy at christmas?. Uh uh, no you earned it from the billions of years toil @meanmommy and if you want to be religious about, not that you need to be, in that brain structure image at the top of the post, deep in there is a dream, one of many playing out in the vast unfathomable mind of GOD .. that's you, if you want to think about it in a more majestic way ! Now you can cheer up
I know it's supposed to be a downer article, and it is indeed very very positive - I think I'm in a bad state now though so whatever I read, I read it the opposite way :/ But yeah, I agree that we are pretty freaking amazing and each of us unique... Well......the 'made of stardust' view kind of cheers me up! :D Wow! :D hehe ;) I DID CHEER UP NOW :D :D :D Thank you @outerground... you're amazing...a notch more than stardust amazing...'cause let's not forget that you're also a lefty ;) :D
p.s. thank you that you took the time to write all that by the way!!! But you got to the purpose...cheering up! ;) So thanks again :D
good.. I'm glad I've got that through to the right side of your brain ! If you come back tomorrow, I'll tell you our story, the human story as it really happened :)
left sided molecules are even rare..as you'll discover
Can't wait :)