Ponderings

                                              
Although I am neither a professional scientist
nor a sci-fi author, I have read books by Carl
Sagan and other scientists/ and have watched
numerous episodes of both the original and the
Next Generation Star Trek; and I have several
questions.  Is there a planet similar to ours
which is much larger than ours and upon which
intelligent beings similar to us roam about
but who are, accordingly, much larger than we
are?  Likewise, in this universe in which we
abide, is there a planet similar to ours which
is much smaller than ours and upon which roam
intelligent beings similar to us but who are,
accordingly, much smaller than we are?  Are
there universes we know not of?  Are there 
intelligent life forms we know not of?  Does
a race of intelligent beings exist for which
oxygen and water are not necessities?  Does
a cosmology of elements totally foreign to 
the cosmology of elements in and surrounding
us exist somewhere?  If I recall correctly,
Sagan wrote that a neutrino chain of beings
who were intelligent would have the highest
chance of surviving, unlike us.  This brings
forth another question: After we pass from our
bodies, do we enter a neutrino-like state?  I
have no idea, but I am raising these queries
because they militate (in a peaceful manner)
against deleterious ego-centerednesses, and
because they healthfully undermine provincial
modes of investigating, imagining, pondering.
Note: There are ego-centerednesses which are
not deleterious.                                 
                                              
                                               
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