![]() At one time, homo sapiens were living alongside other species of the homo genus. These homo species have gone extinct and we are the only remaining species that has survived. Not only has the human species of homo sapien existed, but other species of the homo genus have existed as well. This video will also give you an idea of how vast the universe is and how significant or insignificant our existence is: –zLUps Are Homo Sapiens aliens? Taking the size of the vast universe into account, the Earth would not even register on any scale.Ĭomparing the universe to the Internet in this map, you may be able to get a better understanding of just how small we really are and how big the universe is. With infinite possibilities existing in the seemingly limitless universe, there must be life that exists on other planets and in other solar systems. The fact that thousands and maybe even a million species on our planet alone have existed prove that the possibilities for anything to happen in the universe are infinite. The odds of survival for any species in any solar system, on any planet, are almost non-existent. At least a billion years must pass in order for any sentient life to form. Without this time, specifically the formation of single-celled organisms and the survival of bacteria, all of life would not and could not be possible. It is simply a large mathematical number that really cannot be grasped. While this might put a billion years into some perspective, a billion years may as well be an eternity. So much time has passed that millions of lifeforms, both gigantic and microscopic, have formed, survived, evolved, thrived, and gone extinct before any human being ever came into existence. ![]() So the concept of a billion years is hardly a reality to any human. And before this, if we go back millions of years to the first primates, mammals, reptiles, birds, including the dinosaurs, we still would not be anywhere near a billion years. In 10,000 BC, humans were learning agriculture and how to raise animals so they could finally stay in one place. Also around or before that time, the Ancient Sumerians were writing on cuneiform. Before that, 4000 years ago, the Egyptian pyramids were being constructed. 3500 years ago, Judaism was being established and Moses received the Commandments – which was about 35 great grandparents ago. Just a few hundred years before that, the Greeks were at their height producing the greatest plays anyone had ever seen in the world, and producing some of the greatest philosophers of whose writings our society and civilization is dependent upon today. Around 2000 years ago, Christianity was just starting to be accepted as a religion. 1000 years ago Europe was going through its Dark Ages. Columbus discovered America about 500 years ago. ![]() That means that a human would have to live 13,333,333 (Thirteen million, three-hundred thirty-three thousand, three-hundred and thirty-three) lifetimes in order to have lived a billion years. America was established only around 230 years ago. ![]() For human beings, it is hard to grasp the concept of how long a billion years is. The universe is said to be around 13 to 15 billion years old. The Earth is said to be around 4.5 billion years old. Life has existed long before the human species came into existence and will exist long after the human species has gone extinct. With what seems like infinite possibilities in the universe, there are an infinite number of chances for life to develop and thrive. There are only four elements that are needed for life to start forming and those are Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen. It is safe to assume that in other areas of the universe, there are elements that we have never even heard of. It might be safe to live in that comfort zone of yours, but the reality is that the Universe is so vast, with billions of years of existence, and an abundance of materials necessary for life, that life elsewhere must exist. It might be the best and most safest way to live as you really do not need to know the truth. Ignorance is bliss and it is best for you to continue living your life comfortably. If you continue thinking that none of it is real and that human beings are the only sentient being that exists in all of the known and unknown universe, than you are living the way the United States government and even religion wants you to live. The Twilight Zone could have been inspired by any of these events. You might think this is all something out of a science fiction movie such as Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy or something from The Twilight Zone. If you think that we are alone in the Universe, you are wrong. The views of this article are the perspective of the author and may not be reflective of Confessions of the Professions.
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