Ughhhhhh it just all comes back to n equaling 1, doesn't it?

But it sure does me wonder what the galaxy would look like in a few billion years…

Alternatively, the process appears agonizingly slow within the context of our tiny lifespans. Given how young the universe is (ignoring evidence for non-constant dark energy 😬), taking billions of years might even be ultra rapid to engineer this exquisite planetary phenomenon.

Then again, it could also be that crafting Earth's biosphere was an undertaking of such staggering complexity that the billions of years were the necessary timeframe.

What followed was a remarkable display of compartmentalization so complete that I'm more or less certain he'll never acknowledge our conversation again. I suppose some insights are too painful to mull over.

A look into the history of PCP use makes it obvious that the horror stories surrounding it are either wildly exaggerated, direct consequences of (profoundly classist and racist) efforts of War on Drugs, or far too rare to warrant this hysterical revulsion.

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