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Can we imagine our descendents 15 million years in the future, living perhaps 15 million light years from Earth, still singing hymns like \u201cThe Old Rugged Cross\u201d or even \u201cAbide With Me\u201d?<\/p>\n

One thing is certain \u2013 any descendants we have then will not be \u2018human\u2019 in the sense of looking like us. We cannot even talk about what their technology might be like, and more than a medieval peasant could discuss playing World of Warcraft. They will almost certainly not speak English or any other language that exists today, although one might imagine languages becoming more static as a result of the existence of print and audio media.<\/p>\n

This being so, can we imagine them telling stories about \u201ca hill far away\u201d on a planet far away and finding the meaning of their lives in them, and finding that those stories shape their significance?<\/p>\n

I merely pose the question, for now. Watch \u201cGridlock\u201d and join with me in thinking about and discussing them further!<\/p>\n

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