Friday, April 08, 2005

Burial of Pope John Paul II

Today Pope John Paul II (18.5.1920 - 02.04.2005) was buried in
Vatican City,
located within the City of Rome,
Country: Italy,
Continent: Europe,
Planet: Earth,
Solar System: Solar System,
Galaxy: Milky Way,
Universe.

More interesting information about the life and work of the deceased Pope John Paul II. can be found on his Vatican Homepage.

With the enumeration I'd just like to express:
  • A human being seems miniscule and atomic in regard to the size of the universe.
  • And god must be very occupied (if compared to a human) if he is truly in control of the universe.
From a scientific point of view,
the human kind is most probably not the only intelligent being in the universe. From the macroscopic point of view, matter tends to self organize. And in regard to the interplay (or better symbiosis) between chaos and order, this results sooner or later in the evolution of some sort of intelligent life form such as the human being.

Therefore, other intelligent forms of life are imaginable and probable somewhere else in the universe. The love of god certainly also extends to these beings in the same way as it extends to the human race - in all areas.

However, does this diminish the meaning of the Pope on planet Earth ?

I think not ! The truth he believes in and enunciates remains a truth, no matter how big the universe might be and no matter how many other Popes there might be in other Solar Systems.