We are not alone

 "It's not what you look at that matters. It's what you see."
--HENRY DAVID THOREAU

NEW YORK CITY -- We are not alone. There are billions of galaxies, according to Carl Sagan.
Thanks to Albert Einstein who broadened the Law of Mechanics initiated by Galileo and Isaac Newton with his Theory of Relativity.
Truly, scentific achievement in the 20th century has become the major yardstick with which to measure a nation's cultural advancement.

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It is estimated that the Earth is 98 billion years old.
Dinosaurs lived on earth for about 100 million years before they were annihilated by a cometary impact, among other theories.
We humans starting from homo sapiens have not even inhabited the Earth for one million years but many of us already think we are already the most knowledgeable creatures in the universe.


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One manifestation of possible life in a certain planet is the presence of micro organisms.
Scientists have reportedly found a micro organism in planet Mars.
Was Mars inhabited by living creatures millions if not billions of years ago?
How about in Jupiter, Saturn, among other planets in and outside the Solar System not yet explored by human beings from planet Earth?

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Those who condemn the person who rejects an organized religion should study Plato's "Allegory of the cave"

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The evolution of human thought is among homo sapien's best contributions to civilization.

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Ayn Rand, author of "Atlas Shrugged", was reportedly a cougar like Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of Europe's most powerful women, Elizabeth I, Catherine II, and Mae West.

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"Who are you?" was the first question Sophie Amundsen got from an anonymous letter sender in the New York Times bestseller "Sophies's World", a novel about the history of philosophy, written by Jostein Gaarder, author of "The Solitaire Mystery"

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Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. Common avenues for sex education are parents or caregivers, school programs, and public health campaigns.

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George Washington was only 18 when he was appointed general of the Continental Army, and was the only U.S. president who didn't live in the White House.