One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe.
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Near the sun is the center of the universe.
America is not the center of the universe.
We were taught to think that Paris was the center of the universe.
When we discover New Earth - a planet we could call home - the question of the 'plurality of worlds' will come front and center, reminding us yet again that we are not the center of the universe.
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is one of 50 or 100 billion other galaxies in the universe. And with every step, every window that modern astrophysics has opened to our mind, the person who wants to feel like they're the center of everything ends up shrinking.
When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe. And I think that's a really dangerous, limiting mindset.
Middle-earth is a universe I know very well.
Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe.
The simple hearth of the small farm is the true center of our universe.
I think this lack of a center has something to do with the loss of certainties that Christianity had to offer.
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