IN THE BEGINNING, humanity commonly viewed itself as centric to the domain in which it lived — as centric on Earth, with Earth centric among the stars.
Then came understanding of bacteria, of molecules composed of atoms, of supporting quantum states. And an understanding of star life cycles, of black holes, and of the vastness of space that encloses galaxy clouds.
Imagine peering into an eyepiece, while focusing down. From the starting extreme, you see galaxy clouds. Tightening in, the solar system comes into view and fades, as the earth comes into focus. Then it’s you in focus, and then your cellular structure, on down to smaller and smaller detail, etc.
At every point, the universe has its focus, from expansively large to minutely small, representing physical reality.
What if we are even more insignificant than we think..? Or, even more important, one could say, if all of creation was entirely for our benefit because there is no one else.
That is, what if reality is the byproduct of something even larger..?
Thwarticus 