I think we live our lives with one foot in the actual world and the other in a more hypothetical version. It explains, at least to me, how we are sometimes saddened and yet not surprised by learning something new, because somehow we suspected it.
That said, I'm not quite sure how to sort out the news story behind this headline, "The universe's expiration date is 'much sooner than expected,' researchers say"
Admittedly, the 'sooner' date is well beyond any of our reaches, but still, it is a little disquieting that the only universe any of us has ever known will, at some point, be no more.
On the other hand, the article also notes the Earth's population will consume enough energy to engulf the planet in a ball of fire within 600 years.
Meaning those still around will need sunscreen with at least an SPF of 7,000,000.
-bill kenny
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