Roswell, an example of how far we have come.

I was recently reading about Copernicus in the book On the Shoulder of Giants. Just as a refresher for you Copernicus main theory was that the planets and Sun did not revolve around the earth! He died in 1543. He was a Polish priest who kept fairly quiet about his theories as not to upset the church. He did write but refused to publish his findings. He quietly gave his writings to his most loyal friends as he understood the danger of such suppositions and how threatening they were to the set Establishment of Reality! On the Revolutions was eventually published but it was the year of his death so he did not endure for too long the criticism of his peers. It was attacked by the Protestants who found his theories "unbiblical"

But later, there was a Italian scientist named Giordano Bruno ( I don't think any relation to the Bruno movie that's just out...I'll save that for another Blog)

This Bruno suggested that space had No boundaries and that the Solar System might be one of many systems in the universe. Bruno believed that there were an infinate amount of worlds in the Universe with Intelligent life and maybe some beings were superior to humans!

Quoted from On the Shoulders of Giants:

"Such audacity brought Bruno to the attention of the Inquisition, which tried and condemned him for his heretical beliefs. He was burned at the stake in 1600."

Now 500 years later, in Roswell,NM USA...I am standing in line at Wal-mart glancing over at our Alien store that sells all sorts of T-Shirts, shot glasses, blow up alien beings, postcards etc. in the front of the store.

Chatting in line with others casually about the possibilities of something more! No fear of being burned and in fact not even scorned if by chance I do believe! I am met with excitement and wonder! Have I seen something up in the sky...and I wonder..Just like Ellie from the movie Contact. "Seems like an awful waste of space"

What will we discover in the next 500 years? What will we as a Society come to realize as truth that will shatter our thoughts of Reality?

Some believe in Armageddon,that the world will just end in a blaze of glory...me? I am reminded of that song from Country group Sugarland..

"Armageddon could be knocking at my door but I ain't going answer that's for sure! There's got to be something more."

it is my thought Jungian as it is..Roswell is an Archtype where Space touched Earth! Maybe that's why so many people from all over the world have to trek here! Somehow Roswell is the tangible place that people can walk the streets and laughingly talk about possiblities without the fear of ridicule but a twinkle in the eye and always the thought..well, maybe!