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Comment author: shokwave 08 December 2010 03:33:28PM 3 points [-]

the disconnect between that and the real world.

Out of curiosity: what evidence would convince you that the fate of the entire universe does hang in the balance?

Comment author: Manfred 08 December 2010 10:16:19PM 2 points [-]

No human-comparable aliens, for one.

Which seems awfully unlikely, the more we learn about solar systems.