"Do the stars gaze back?" Since this thread is eliciting Sagan quotes, I offer my personal favorite: "Life is a way for the stars to know themselves." Think about stellar evolution, nucleosynthesis, and the inevitable consequences of stirring together hydrogen, physics and time. We ARE the stars gazing back. Seth -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Taylor Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 1:07 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Are we human because we gaze at the stars?(MostlyOT) I'd say we gaze at the star because we are human. And as we gaze, we are reminded that we are made of stardust. Do the stars gaze back? It's hard to imagine that our little planet could be the only one harboring life given the unimaginable vastness of space. Just my $.02 Taylor