THE UNCERTAIN
FUTURE
Throughout his
evolution, Homo sapiens as the only thinking being among millions of living
species never had any idea about nature and the reason for his existence. Endowed with the ability to think, he was
governed by harsh instincts. He knew
nothing about the rest of his marvelous planet.
We don’t even know at what moment he possesses that capability; in rare
cases it is stated that it was a million years ago, or a bit more, but in
general it is considered to be no more than 200,000 years.
Today we know that
the number of planets appearing to be similar to ours comes to billions, in the
same galaxy where our planet is found, within what we call the universe. I hope I am not offending anybody by dealing
with the subject of what we are or what we think we are.
Two days ago on
October 5th, the website of the TV channel “Russia Today”, a serious
source of information, printed that the prestigious professor at the University
of North Carolina, Laura Mersini-Houghton, has shown
that the super-huge black holes do not exist and that the Big bang Theory is unfounded. This, I believe, implies trauma for many who
had turned that theory into an act of faith.
The supreme
authority on this topic would be the British scientist Stephen Hawking, an
exceptionally gifted man who is devoted to science in spite of a cruel
condition that has forced him to make great sacrifices in order to communicate
with others, dating back to when he was quite young. Scientists who know the most about these
subjects communicate with each other and even publish their results using
technical terminology that is difficult to understand by those of us who have
not had the privilege of becoming familiar with that branch of science.
With the
publication of “A Brief History of Time”, Stephen Hawking became the author of
a book about the important subject; it has sold upwards of 10 million
copies. Certainly, besides its intrinsic
interest, most of the people buying the book were mainly members of the
scientific community dedicated to the study of these transcendental topics,
numbering by now several million eminent researchers. I shall do all I can to
read and understand that book when my current task related to the production of
food in sufficient amounts and quality is a priority, something in which
efforts can be translated into a significant benefit.
There are many
things that we don’t know and there is very little that we know about our own
ignorance.
I have read Hawking’s second book, “The Universe in a Nutshell”, written
in a language that is more understandable to laypersons in the subject, as he
says, and I underlined many of the ideas that interested me the most.
Never in his
evolution has the human genus ever had, nor has he been able to have, a clear
idea about his own existence because this did not exist; it simply evolved at
the same speed as everything that exists.
It is not a reality that rises up against anyone nor should it offend
anybody.
Every day we can
learn something new. To help others and to help ourselves as
much as possible.
Yesterday I was
listening to statements made by the new NATO Secretary General, the former
Prime Minister of Norway, who took on his job just six days ago on October
first. What hatred there was in his
expression! What an incredible endeavor to promote a war of extermination
against the
Fidel Castro Ruz
October 7, 2014
9:30 p.m.