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The terminology that
stars can be "born" and can "die" inevitably
implies that they are alive. If this is true, and they are
indeed superconscious gods as ancient wisdom claims, it would
solve on of humanity's greatest cosmic dilemmas: is there other
life in the universe? There are more stars in this one galaxy
than there are grains of sand on all the beaches of the Earth,
yet still this question is asked. But maybe we need look no
further than the Sun.
Hydrogen is the most
basic element in the universe, and has been defined as a "light,
colorless, odorless gas which, given enough time, turns into
people." (Henry Hiebert) This is because stars form out of
massive clouds of hydrogen and, throughout the course of their
lives, act as factories that transform that hydrogen into
heavier and heavier elements by way of nuclear fusion. These
heavier elements include oxygen and carbon, from which humans
are made. After the star dies, these elements are spread into
the universe where they later form planets suitable for life as
we know, which gradually evolves to be conscious as we
understand it.
But who are we to
define life and consciousness from our limited perspective? Who
are we to draw lines for when hydrogen suddenly becomes aware?
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