The Size of the Universe

[gareb]

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Cinematics

[Dorothea]

i do not really have much problems with beliefs. it is when one imposes his own beliefs on another without any good reason, or evidence to support such claims, that it becomes trouble for me.

insignificant indeed. the whole world and every single life on this planet can disappear and the whole universe would stand unaffected by such loss. humanity has a problem with putting our ego in context of the scale of the universe. we want to feel important so that we can have a reason to exist, hence we downplay our insignificance in the context of how big the universe is.

a rough idea of the sheer size of the universe should make us abandon being the "center of creation" as the prime reason for our concept of self-worth and self-importance. human ego's resistance to the simple truth of its insignificance is fear that we will no longer have a reason to exist.

our observation of what kind of universe we exist in, with the aid of science, compels us to reevaluate ourselves and to find other reasons to exist, other than through denial and delusion.

thanks for this, gareb...wonderfully explained, as always...

[jidosha]

the observable universe so far is around 20 billion (debatable number) light years across. and that's only the observable, the ones that are visible to our telescopes. the universe is vast and is expanding.

[gareb]

you might like to check this out:

100,000 Stars

100,000 Stars is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood created for the Google Chrome web browser. It shows the real location of over 100,000 nearby stars. Zooming in reveals 87 major named stars and our solar system. The galaxy view is an artist's rendition.

[Code Talker]

somewhere in the universe basin naay bag-o na galaxy that would create a solar system with a similar planet like ours that would eventually have its own lifeforms and vegetation para mo puli sa atong dying planet.

[mj.pocholo]

to give us an idea on how big the universe is, here is an interactive flash animation The Scale of the Universe 2

let the page load and enjoy.

nice one bro...

[Zacc]

infinite light years long