Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Possibilities

"Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying."


I can't express how in awe I am of this seemingly obvious observation by Arthur C. Clarke. It's amazing how uncertainty can detach you from reality, even when every realized possibility is your worst nightmare.

2 comments:

Abbas Mehrabian said...

the hidden assumption here is that "no afterworld exists"!

Arian said...

you mean neither would be terrifying if you believe there's an afterlife?