See, the leading theory of how life first started is that the first 'life forms' started in the deep ocean hydrothermal vents. With the abundance of heat, pressure and materials, the chemical reactions that are essential to life began taking place in micro-fractures in the vents structure; like enzymes made of Rock and Stone.
It's really nice to think of life as stardust and whatnot, but I think it's more relevant to think of us as Rock and Stone.
It's been a while since I read that paper (as in read the conclusion), so I bid you to read it for yourself. I probably misremembered some things to make it sound cooler to me.
Valid and true; however, most of the stardust in the universe does not, and will never act as an enzymatic precursor. Therefore, Rock and Stone to the Bone!
“In the beginning the Universe was created.
This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
I'm not so worried about how tiny we are as much as I'm worried how small the max speed of mass is (speed of light). If space warping drives end up impossible then the vast majority of what you can see at any position in the universe is already unreachable for that observer. Viewing eternity through onesided glass.
33 Comments
ch00f@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 187d
You didn't come into this world. You came out of it.
kautau@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 186d
The universe “peoples” just as an apple tree “apples”
merde@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 186d
there is no "you", there are only worlds and spoons.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 30 pts · 186d
You are the product of 4 billion years of ancestors who fucked.
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C-C-C-Combo Breaker!
magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 186d
Look me and my boifriend keep trying for kids, but my lack of a uterus kinda gets in the way.
Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 186d
If fanfic has taught me anything, it's that the solution is to change tack and try getting them pregnant instead.
FailCondition@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 186d
Keep at it, I believe in you!
2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 186d
Breaking the cycle, bold tbh. Also nice handle, peak mentioned
angrystego@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 186d
Why not both?
I am the waking universe looking back at itself and realizing how puny and insignificant I am.
TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 186d
2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 186d
What's it like being enormous? I'm not even 6 feet tall
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 186d
Do you really WANT humans to be able to make a significant impact on the universe? Look at what we've done just on this planet!
snoons@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 186d
I like to think that we are Rock and Stone.
See, the leading theory of how life first started is that the first 'life forms' started in the deep ocean hydrothermal vents. With the abundance of heat, pressure and materials, the chemical reactions that are essential to life began taking place in micro-fractures in the vents structure; like enzymes made of Rock and Stone.
It's really nice to think of life as stardust and whatnot, but I think it's more relevant to think of us as Rock and Stone.
It's been a while since I read that paper (as in read the conclusion), so I bid you to read it for yourself. I probably misremembered some things to make it sound cooler to me.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c01948 (Is behind a disgusting, regressive paywall)
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-underwater-thermal-vents-molecular-precursors.pdf (Discussion about the paper, PDF - 372 KB)
https://www.the-microbiologist.com/news/underwater-thermal-vents-may-have-given-rise-to-the-first-molecular-precursors-of-life/7129.article
Deme@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 186d
Rock and stone are also stardust. Checkmate liberal.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 186d
...DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE?!
Valid and true; however, most of the stardust in the universe does not, and will never act as an enzymatic precursor. Therefore, Rock and Stone to the Bone!
aketawi@quokk.au · 12 pts · 186d
we're rich?
snoons@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 186d
*pings ATP Synthase
We're rich!
lath@piefed.social · 6 pts · 186d
Spiritually.
2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 186d
We're rich. Also very possibly traumatized
snoons@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 186d
riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 186d
ROCK AND STONE, SIBLING!!
2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 186d
Rock and stone you say??? Nice articles ty
the_artic_one@programming.dev · 7 pts · 186d
🍄: significance isn't real, it's just another concept humans made up to make themselves feel bad.
Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 186d
I'm not so worried about how tiny we are as much as I'm worried how small the max speed of mass is (speed of light). If space warping drives end up impossible then the vast majority of what you can see at any position in the universe is already unreachable for that observer. Viewing eternity through onesided glass.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 186d
I mean it wouldn't be eternal if we could change it.
sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 186d
Why not both? JFCOAFC
2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 186d
What is a JFCOAFC?
sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 186d
Interestingly enough it is 201 pan fried cakes.
2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 186d
Woag...
sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 186d
The more you knog
2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 186d
knog sleep now, past knog bedtime... knog wishes good things to you traveler
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 3 pts · 186d
The universe can be just
stupid toothermodynamically challenged, too much dank matter will do that to an ape.hypnicjerk@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 186d
your forefathers gave the universe a name, and you speak it.