"Is This the End of the World?"

[DamselFly]

i'm not a scientist or even science geek, but i like practical explantions when i get them.
*a curtsey to Aj*
since, however, there are more things than those explainable by humans, i'm keeping an open, ahem, dare i say, even skeptical, mind towards all explanations. i am trained as a Pyrrhonic Skeptic by trade (nomadic retired librarian who wants to read EVERYTHING) and am a Taoist/Buddhist by inclination and study. though i might not add anything pertinent to this thread (yet), i am reading, enjoying, and pondering what is here/not here.
*shuddering at the thought of Sarah Palin as ANYTHING in power, though wishing her enlightenment as a sentient (?) being*
Damselfy, lurking and drinking cha