Just the thought that the two galaxies will merge in 1.5 Billion solar years terrifies me into sleepless nights. Maybe it will cause me sleep apnea or even worse ... one of Vag's anal fistulas. Gosh, that sounds so indecent. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard%E2%80%93Smithsonian_Center_for_Ast\ rophysics>
Andromeda - Milky Way collision Two scientists with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics stated that when, and even whether, the two galaxies collide will depend on Andromeda's transverse velocity. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky_Way_collision#cite\ _note-muir-0> Based on current calculations they predict a 50% chance that in a merged galaxy the solar system will be swept out three times farther from the galactic core than it is currently located. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky_Way_collision#cite\ _note-muir-0> They also predict a 12% chance that the Solar System will be ejected from the new galaxy some time during the collision. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky_Way_collision#cite\ _note-Cain-5> Such an event would have no adverse effect on the system and chances of any sort of disturbance to the Sun or planets themselves may be remote. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky_Way_collision#cite\ _note-Cain-5> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky_Way_collision#cite\ _note-6> Without intervention, by the time that the two galaxies collide, the surface of the Earth will have already become far too hot for liquid water to exist, ending all terrestrial life, which is currently estimated to occur in about 1.4 billion years due to gradually increasing luminosity of the Sun. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky_Way_collision#cite\ _note-Schroeder-7> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky_Way_collision#cite\ _note-8> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: > > Hi Xenos, Perhaps galaxies do crash into one another, but not to any practical effect. In other words it is not so chaotic and destructive to us that it affects our lives. > > Good point about being aligned with reality has nothing to do with controlling anything. The more I am aligned, the less I control, and everything works out perfectly. Often times I will have a thought and it will materialize right in front of me, or in a relatively short time. It is this confidence which builds on itself, driving me away from the idea that I am limited and thus must exert my limited control, instead relying on the unfathomable foundation of life to carry out my fulfillment in whatever way it chooses to do so.:-) >
