The Universe IS Infinite and Alien Intelligences Understand Our Threat

 

"As it was in the beginning, now and ever shall be; world without end. Amen. Amen." 

As a kid in the Methodist Church, this benediction was a routine chant during the sermon. I never grasped the significance until decades later when I would come to realize this is one of the wisest prayers ever. 

In fact, it may well be the secret to the universe!

Is There No Such Thing As Present or Future, Only Past?

 

Once I was asked about time and I said, I don't believe in it. I think we use time to measure attrition. This is more or less a measurement for a world filled with mortal beings and days measured by sunlight and darkness, aging, nearing mortal end. 

Here, I am proposing this simple observation - is there such a thing as present time or future?