Deluginal

All during my youth and young-adulthood, there were great SOCIAL trends occuring that fomented a flurry of heated debates about the origins of the universe and of mankind itself.

Most of these debates were spirited forward by even MORE complex REAL-WORLD SOCIAL DYNAMICS occurring throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

It's tough to acknowledge that arguably the most scientifically elucidating decades before the 21st Century were fueled in large part by the anticipation that Mankind was on it's way out (and that we had better do SOMETHING!).

But it's true. The human race was PERCEIVED BY MANY to be nearing extinction: either by Global Warming, Alien Invaders, Widespread System Failure or the decree of God Himself.

The point is that even though our knowledge is advancing at an exponential rate, there is still a lot of ambiguity about our perceptions about own origins and (potential) demise left to sort out.

Realizing that each person must set his/her own course (or follow the only course in life still navigable to them), I see that there is really no sense in questioning one's own origin, but rather ACCEPTING his/her own VALUE/ROLE on this planet (in this era) does make a difference.

And thus I have reached a sort of laissez-faire understanding that simply because Mankind is an apparently rare feature of this corner of the universe, we owe it to ourselves to try understanding each other's rationale for doing what we do, because we (and our biology) seem to be the most influential visible force for Billions of miles around .

Did I mention the reality of Gravity drawing all things together making peaceful co-existence a necessity for survival? ;)

It's apparent now that life on Earth came about as a result of very extreme precipitation early in Earth's history, no matter who you talk to. ;)