I never thought of this, Helen. Thanks for making me notice it. It is indeed interesting that now each and every one of us appears as the center of OUR universe in maps. “Our” here is critical, as each of us has a different universe they relate to. In a way, this is a horizontal multiverse driven by the uniqueness of every human. The fact that Google Maps superimposes the geographical dimension over it enriches this idea with one more layer. I don’t know, I’m just rumbling in real time here. Nothing too thought out. But this is a very interesting concept. Not even Copernico, though, got it right, imho. The sun is definitely not the center of the universe lol. But, hey, I’m not really as versed as you are in this whole domain. :)
Thank you for always being here Silvio! Your knowledge and comments are always so enlightening and delightful :) Indeed "OUR" is the kicker here -- hard, physical geographic boundaries are overlaid with mental conceptions of our places in the universe, and that creates some interesting implications as I can see. Haha and of course, Copernicus made good progress on advancing scientific understanding of the universe, but he was still a product of his time -- nonetheless he did his best and I, for one, am grateful that he pursued the truth.
(also no, you are not rambling at all! I always appreciate your sharing your thoughts in the comments -- they inspire me :D)
I'm glad you gave yourself more time on your long piece if you feel like you need it, but now I am extra interested in this spicy new essay!
Thank you Michelle! Now I've hyped it up already, I gotta REALLY deliver it LOL. Hopefully it won't be too shabby and lives up to the hype haha :D
I never thought of this, Helen. Thanks for making me notice it. It is indeed interesting that now each and every one of us appears as the center of OUR universe in maps. “Our” here is critical, as each of us has a different universe they relate to. In a way, this is a horizontal multiverse driven by the uniqueness of every human. The fact that Google Maps superimposes the geographical dimension over it enriches this idea with one more layer. I don’t know, I’m just rumbling in real time here. Nothing too thought out. But this is a very interesting concept. Not even Copernico, though, got it right, imho. The sun is definitely not the center of the universe lol. But, hey, I’m not really as versed as you are in this whole domain. :)
Thank you for always being here Silvio! Your knowledge and comments are always so enlightening and delightful :) Indeed "OUR" is the kicker here -- hard, physical geographic boundaries are overlaid with mental conceptions of our places in the universe, and that creates some interesting implications as I can see. Haha and of course, Copernicus made good progress on advancing scientific understanding of the universe, but he was still a product of his time -- nonetheless he did his best and I, for one, am grateful that he pursued the truth.
(also no, you are not rambling at all! I always appreciate your sharing your thoughts in the comments -- they inspire me :D)