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Bears Checking Out
I
was asked the other day a question about the stars, "What does
it matter that the stars we see are already dead?" I was stumped
and of course I put it to rest along with seems a zillion
rhetorical questions I have been asked. "I dunno."
When I got home I went to old trusty fellow, Mr. Bing whose helper is Ms. AI. They know a lot, trivia and otherwise. Well, he scratched his head calling a friend. Those two knew, he wanted to make sure.
Bing's retort, “No matter how you look at it, the idea that all, or even most, or even a lot, of the stars you can see in the sky are already dead is simply wrong. It sounds true, and kinda sorta fits with things you might think you know, but in the end the facts will win.”*
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- * Note: found when asked the question in paragraph one, Bing (substitue for Google) answer word for word. (URL)
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Haha! Mr. Bing is right that most of the stars we see are not dead, but I suppose in poetry, such technicalities don't matter, it's the way we look at things! It's unsettling to think that some of the most distant stars have gone extinct though we can still see them billions of light years away. But think of how many more are being born all the time! Amazing.
ReplyDeleteLook where those of advance degrees took you Dr. Jim ... straight to Mr. Bing and Ms. AI? LOL
ReplyDeleteHah! I should have my friend with the telescope who provided photos for my recent prompt, read this!
ReplyDeleteIn the end, facts will win. One can only hope, relating this to a myriad to issues happening today.
Way to go, Jim. I thought about this when I first read the prompt sentence.
ReplyDeleteI love your story.
Jim, that was very creative to look to programmed databases to get the answers. Now the big question is do we trust the programs to tell us the truth (rhetorical question.) Your prosery has motivated me to look at the line again and see other perspectives. This could be taken as a film critic harping on modern actors. It could be ideological stars.
ReplyDeleteYou have both feet on the ground, Jim, and an inquisitive mind. I love the way you personified ‘old trusty fellow, Mr Bing whose helper is Ms. AI’ and the way Mr Bing ‘scratched his head calling a friend’.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if we can trust anything these days... the only thing we know is that what we see is ancient... dead or alive.
ReplyDeleteThe facts or the fiction. I think we are stuck with a mix of both these days.
ReplyDeletebears will go over the mountain to see what they can see-enjoyed the story write
ReplyDeleteIt's true we should look for the facts and do research on our own--something most people do not do. Cute story.
ReplyDeleteGood one, Jim!
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