If we are important, why is the earth only a peice of cosmic dust (in size)?

Answer 1

Importance is a relative term that is characterized by one's perception and comparisons. However, small things in large amounts can make a difference. Look at the Brazilian fire ants and what they destroy during their migrations. Also, phytoplankton are tiny organisms that when they become too abundant in lakes can drown out light, deplete oxygen, and kill thousands of fish.

Answer 2

I suppose the first question that must be asked is, Are we important? I assume that your answer is yes.

The second question then is "Who says we are important?" Well, it seems to me that we do.

Perhaps there are alien life forms in other parts of the universe who do not think we are important. But that does not matter right now, because we have not yet encountered them, if they exist. If they don't exist, then it obviously doesn't matter anyway!

I don't know why the universe is the size that it is. Perhaps if it was smaller then we may not have evolved. But the point is that the only reason we are important is because we say so. This implies that we have the consciousness to recognize what being "important" means and the ability to decide what is important. Of course, we are very biased: if you ask a fundamentalist religious person which religion is most important, that person will say their own, simply because it's most important to them. We are important to ourselves (admit it: we are a narcissistic society), but if we're not important, then who is?

I'm not entirely sure that I'm making sense. I hope I am. :-P

Answer 3

.As far as being a piece of cosmic dust...I suppose you are right. But tell me if you know of any other piece of cosmic dust that has YAHOO, You Tube, Pizza, Apple Trees, Art Museums, Jackass 1 and 2, MLB, NFL, Chicago White Sox, Stockholm, Pyramids, The Crazy Middle East, Lake Michigan, Redwoods,
Sequoias, Puppies, Butterflies, Laptops, Jokes, Tears, First Kisses, First Crushes, Strangers Who Do Random Acts Of Kindness,Grand Parents, Toyota Tacomas, Tricycles, Ferris Wheels, Snow Boarding, The Rockies, Norway, My Insane Family, Your Insane Family, or You, for that matter

Answer 4

Ahhh, yes. But we are tremendously large when compared to many things at the sub atomic scale.

In the end, we see up the scale toward the cosmic and down the scale toward the microcosmic. Depending on the perspective, we are both unimaginably large and unimaginably tiny. And if it's important at all, we can think about it.

Answer 5

i;m sensing some issues here in self confidence you don;t think your important and you want to bring everyone down with you .but here is a question for you when you die will someone care if they do you're important . i would care if the world died even though it is so small just like i would for a person .

Answer 6

Because we are not the only ones in the Universe; how big does each hotel have to be?

Answer 7

You have just realized we are merely a fungus growing on this planet. Congrats.

Answer 8

We are important to us. As the ant is important to the ant.

Answer 9

your question separates "us" from "earth" and cosmos in general. a common occurrence in western society :)

Answer 10

Complex systems have evolved here, that's why.