Originally Posted By: DA Morgan
I think that the level of incompetence in not finding it before now is a measure of the fear many hold in finding out that we're not all that special.

That may well be true, but I don't understand the fear experienced by anthropocentrics. I suppose I have an emotional axe to grind too, though; I'd be ecstatic to learn that the universe is awash with life - and I can't explain that, either.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler