When people really understand the Big Bang and the whole sweep of the evolution of the universe, it will be clear that humans are fairly insignificant.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in the world is the time in which all meaningful questions arise.
Humans may or may not have cosmic significance, and if they do, it will be by hitching a ride on the objective centrality of knowledge in the cosmic scheme of things.
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
It's important to recognise that humans are not the measure of all things... The Earth is the measure of all things.
But what is more, if we have succeeded in adding to the basic understanding of our universe and ourselves, we will have made a contribution to the totality of human culture.
Humans may be the only creatures on Earth who spend significant time thinking about the fact that someday their lives will end.
The human race may be the only intelligent beings in the galaxy.
If you think about some of the things that are being talked about by thoughtful, intelligent scientists, you realize that in 100 years the human race won't even be recognizable.
Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact.
There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.