The Universe

You, Me, Souls, and Aliens

Where do scientist go when they’re having an existential crisis?

Scientists Discovered Something Kinda Alarming: The Universe Shouldn’t Actually Exist, a Popular Mechanic article by is pretty intriguing. I wouldn’t say alarming. I mean, we exist, therefore we are, right? Hypothetically, if scientists can admit that we shouldn’t exist, then by all rights, can’t we say that aliens are here, even though they shouldn’t exist? “No one can travel faster than light.” Okay, but we shouldn’t exist at all, and since we exist, it seems fair to say others exist, too! If science, per the Copernicus revolution, is right and humans are not the center or epitome of existence, what else might exist within a Universe that shouldn’t be at all?

The Universe “shouldn’t exist” just feels peculiar. It doesn’t sound like science, which only measures what is. There is only one final answer at the end of things: it is what it is.

“Well, it shouldn’t be that way.” That’s a general quote of all ten year olds! Life’s not fair. Who the hell said life is fair? Interestingly enough, the more we try to make life fair, the more unbalanced it generally becomes. Yes, scientists ‘may be giants,’ but it’s time to ‘wake up and smell the caffeine.’ We’ve known for a long time now that the world is…