Do you ever ponder the seemingly impossible thoughts of the universe? From time to time, I find myself trying to imagine the concept of infinity, the existance of aliens, or whether time travel is a future possibility. I don't know why I spend time thinking of what cannot be proven or explained. Perhaps I supconsiously desire to explain these phenomonons utilizing logic and rationalization, or maybe I'm just a "curious george."
If the universe is infinite, where does it begin and where does it end? Of course, the concept of infinity has no beginning and no end - thats ludicrous. Spending too much time trying to visualize a neverending universe in your mind will eventually turn you crazy. Because our minds cannot comprehend the concept of infinity, we perceive it to be an endless loop, disregarding the infinite space radiating outward from the loop - just writing this post is beginning to boggle my mind.
Switching gears to another phenomonon, do aliens really exist? Nothing is impossible, and life on earth cannot be the only life in the universe. Perhaps, we are the only life in our galaxy, but not the entire universe. I suspect that every galaxy has atleast one planet capable of some form of life - and yes, simple organisms count as life. I don't think there's much to be said on the topic of aliens - certainly you can have a two-hour conversation about "life out there," but basically you either believe or you don't. I believe.
Time travel? No way, are you serious? I believe that time travel to the future will one day be possible, but I have already ruled out - from my logical thinking - the possibility of time travel to the past. If we can somehow travel faster than the speed of light for a long period of time, I suspect enough time would pass on earth to propel us into the future. However, once in the the future, we cannot return to the past, because what's passed is done. Actually, the more I think about it, the more I begin to doubt my own thoughts and try to disprove them. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Numbing of the American Mind

"What about the feeling that it's all been done?"

I feel there's nothing I can do except admit that I often question whether anything other than what we already know is possible. To an extent I think that is actually true - meaning we, humans, have not evolved enough intellectually for breakthrough innovations. Many people feel that we are at a standstill and are resorting to recycling old ideas. For example, take a look at the clothing style; after the early 90's we began to see the 70's style coming back and then the 50's "polo/prep" style and then to the current 80's retro. Zengotita questioned, "How many different ways can a finite set of shapes and colors be arranged in a finite space?" I believe that every century people have been pondering these very questions. It does seem impossible for anything new and unique to come around, but it will, in time. The problem with our period in time, is that we are a society living in the fast lane; we want everything at the push of a button. If we just look at how far music, for example, has progressed in the last 50 years, it is amazing compared to that of centuries ago. In the last 50 years, we have seen maybe 15 very different styles of music, whereas centuries ago, new styles were invented every 50-100 years. Basically, we perceive our society to have finite ideas in a world of infinite possibilities. Because our minds cannot comprehend the concept of infinity, we can't believe that is hasn't all been done before.