[boris]

"If so, that's very good news. It's all ours! We ought to hurry up and get out there to grab it -- all of it -- before some new species emerges out of the ooze somewhere and gets uppity."

Just tell us how.

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Actually I find it profoundly depressing:
(1) If we are the best the Universe can do it is a pretty sorry universe;
(2) As a member (maybe) the only intelligent species in the universe, everything you do (or I do) is invested with a horrible portent. Even taking a dump. Think about it.

--Boris

[PatrickHenry]

Actually I find it profoundly depressing:
(1) If we are the best the Universe can do it is a pretty sorry universe;
(2) As a member (maybe) the only intelligent species in the universe, everything you do (or I do) is invested with a horrible portent. Even taking a dump.
Think about it.

I do think about it. Some preliminary conclusions: (a) ID is obviously out the window. (b) Our existence is of incalculable importance; nothing has any meaning except by our perception and understanding. (c) If we recognize our unique position in the great scheme of things, we should be motivated to take our lives and our actions more seriously.

In other words, if we're truly alone in the universe, it's the greatest boon to morality one can imagaine.