Junk Science

The sun is going into decline (allegedly) according to a group of scientists who met in New Mexico earlier this week. The sun apparently behaves in cycles lasting 11 years, or not. This also coming out of the scientific community related to the conference. These cats are like weatherman - "maybe this is going to happen, maybe not. But it could, maybe". Nothing like some on the fence ambiguity to lead a conference!

My problem with all of this nonsensical rhetoric is this: there is an inevitability to the universe and the shit that makes it up. Hence, if the sun is going to misbehave there really isn't a fucking thing anybody outside of God can do about it. When the lights go out, it's game over. It's not like there is a magic switch that can be turned back on.

If the sun were to actually burn out, or fail to create light, and heat, it would take all of 8 minutes for the last rays of the sun to reach earth before total darkness befalls us. Life would fail to exist. As dreary as this sounds there aren't any proactive actions that can be taken to avoid such an event. So why worry?

The moon, which controls the tides and maintains the earth's axis is getting farther and farther away from earth each year - something like 12 feet a year. This may not sound like much, but over thousands of years this may cause a problem, and again: what the fuck can be done about it?

My nephew says the world is going to end next December because dude buys into the Myan theocracy. I tried to explain to him that the Myans were eliminated from the face of the planet, and he wants to plan his future based on their prognostications?

Life has an endless supply of uncertain circumstances which continue to occur regardless of our hopes, feelings, fears, beliefs or aspirations. Isn't worrying about shit over which there is no control a fucking waste of time? I'm thinking it is.

So go ahead and run with the pointy end of the scissors facing up, eat the apples you get at Halloween, drink from the garden hose, don't bother with bicycle helmets and puuuuuuhlease quit drinking diet soda - it tastes like shit.