| Wan-Sze: |
A typical brain is merely 1,400 cubic centimeters, yet remarkably it can conceive the vastness of space. Imagine conceiving of something 156 billion light years wide! |
| Will: |
(nodding). I believe the human capacity for insight is nearly as amazing its capacity for stupidity. At times our depth of ignorance is astounding. Despite that, nearly all of us can gain insights into higher dimensions when we are operate optimally. Don't most of us intuit realities much deeper than daily ho-hum life? |
| Nadia: |
Perhaps so. Moreover, from the perspective from a cosmic timespan aren't we mere children? In a few aeons our species might evolve into creatures that are wise and ethical. Right now, we are too often brutish and foolish. |
| Kasim: |
(frowning) If our species has any chance of surviving, we need to make a evolutionary shift. Our current system of nation-states and overconsumption is unstable. Mass extinction is an probable outcome. |
| Will: |
(pausing) That thought is sobering. We don't have to worry about aliens from outer space killing us. We are quite capable of destroying ourselves. |
