During the 20th Century, the world went from being able to allow a benefit of a doubt that there might still be unknown and mysterious lands and unexplainable supernatural phenomenon out there in remote parts of the globe yet to be touched. By the end of the 20th century, the world was connected via the internet, all the land masses were thoroughly documented with satellite, and people were beginning to carry cameras with them to document all that can be seen and destroy the credibility of supernatural claims. From a humanitarian perspective, was this a mistake? Should humans be capable of having such intimate knowledge of the world, or were we better off more ignorant and leaving the world to our imaginations and give way for more opportunities for inspiration? And can we reignite the same spark of the pre-20th century age of wonder and exploration through further travel into space and under our oceans?
if God real why man in space?
>>17985388I think the 20th century will easily go down as one of the most kino centuries in history.
>>17985389IDK, ask the Apollo 8 crew>>17985390I agree, pic related is one of the most kino moments in human history and I will not e convinced otherwise.
>>17985388In many aspects, Humanity kinda advanced way too fast, to quickly, for their own good, and now in the 21th Century, we are sorta feeling the aftermath of having to mentally catch up faster than we could
>>17985388Absolutely a mistake.We traded wonder for... Wikipedia. Mystery is a psychological necessity, not a luxury. By mapping every inch and debunking every myth, we murdered inspiration. Deep ocean and space are the only realms left vast enough to humble us and force the imagination back to life.
I've often felt like this may be a valid argument in favor of religion, it gives us a chance to regain this sense of wonder by way of a metaphysical world that we can never prove exists yet may someday experience for ourselves. I sometimes think this may even be one of the reasons why religion exists in the first place
With no room for mystery lands, the human impulse for transcendence and awe often redirects into conspiracies.
