Joel: > It wasn't wishful thinking that allowed them to escape their > planet's gravity!
hpm: > Maybe they didn't evolve on a planet. Cometary clouds have > vastly more stuff in them than planets do, even if it is a little > diffuse. Ok, yes - this is a good idea that I admit I wasn't thinking of. I've often wondered, for another example, if entities like the sun could be conscious/aware in a way that we might recognize. If so, then stars too would probably have a very different idea about "foundations" than we planetary dwellers do. But still, I find it almost impossible to imagine that there is no underlying principle that runs everything. Maybe I've been living on the surface too long. Joel
