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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9614469" data-attributes="member: 7035894">No. None of those are remotely the same as a new, small island being formed from volcanic activity, something that humanity has experienced many times.On a scale of "vulcanism created another tiny, remote island" to "the earth is actually the egg of a planet-sized alien, whose arm now sticks out of it, after a cataclysm that undoubtedly killed millions"? Is that the sliding scale?Or is it the one where "half of everyone I know plus half of all life everywhere in the universe (BTW, there is life everywhere in the universe) is now dead at the hands of a giant alien/god using magical gems (also magic is real. So are gods)?Given the disruption caused by, say publishing "Das Kapital" or "On the Origin of Species," I'm going to say that those events would be more disruptive than a new volcanic atoll.So...you don't think learning that. say, magic is real might change your perspective in a profound way if you are a scientist? Or learning that the gods of Asgard are real, and now live on earth, might be challenging for religious folks? Or the president of the US also being a brightly coloured agent of chaos might not get some reaction (I mean, the latter...). Or, speaking of "life goes on," "Hey guys, we lost half the group in real life, and sorry about all your loved ones. I'm pretty broken up, too. Anyway, we survivors still on for Saturday's game?"And actually...yeah I do think we are taking some time to find a new normal in the face of confirmation that aliens are here and are visiting us. Yeah. Maybe some folks persist in their regular activities because they don;t know what else to do, but I rather think a lot of folks are glued to CNN.What do you think the actual effects on earth's ecosystems and cultures and supply chains,would be if half of everyone just suddenly turned to dust? Not to mention all the additional casualties (picture a highway, for example).</blockquote>

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