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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:26am on 2008-02-23

"GP attempted to reassure me by pointing out that the Sun would burn out long, long before this other galaxy whumped into ours. Oddly enough, I did not find this thought reassuring. I rarely find statements that include the Sun burning out reassuring. It's just a thing." -- [info] cadhla, 2007-12-21

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Be afraid because...

posted by [identity profile] elbowfetish.livejournal.com at 11:30pm on 2008-02-23
The thing is, we have the technology, or will, to get off this rock, possibly out of the solar system. We could outlive the end of the sun.

Getting out of the galaxy in time, that's another matter. It could be the end of us.
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Re: Be afraid because...

posted by [identity profile] dptwisted.livejournal.com at 10:42pm on 2008-02-25
Considering the empty space within each galaxy, I wouldn't expect the collision to be catastrophic (except near the center). Bits and pieces may break away from the rest, but that doesn't preclude life.
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