Those who know me know that I spend my weekday daylight hours as an electrical engineer, and therefore I am what most would describe as a technology freak.
Ergo I spend time perusing technology and science articles. Today, one caught my attention. The title read, "Scientists Confirm Existence of Earth-like Planet Kepler-22b." We are so very preoccupied with finding "other" life in the cosmos that people dedicate their entire lives to the pursuit. In this particular article, the planet in question is a mere 600 light years away. Let me put that into perspective for you. The fastest spacecraft ever created by mankind achieved a speed (as it will pass the planet - oh, I mean rock - Pluto) of about 50,370 miles per hour. The speed of light is 186,000 miles PER SECOND (not "per hour"). Thus the fastest thing mankind has ever built could make it to this wonderful potential little oasis that is 600 light years away in nearly the blink of an eye - if it took your eye roughly 8 million years to blink.
Problem is, we're looking for life in all the wrong places (sorry - I'm NOT trying to paraphrase or play on words from popular songs....).
The life we should be looking for is eternal life. While it's true that the focus is therefore not "of this world", it is neither part of any other "pseudo-earth." The life we seek, being eternal, is not related to things that are perishable.
So if you see a confused astronomer or physicist, point them to Holy Scripture, or better yet, to the doors of an Orthodox Church.
We can show them life, and abundantly!
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