The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
Curiosity and the urge to solve problems are the emotional hallmarks of our species.
The candle flame gutters. Its little pool of light trembles. Darkness gathers. The demons begin to stir.
We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.
When permitted to listen to alternative opinions and engage in substantive debate, people have been known to change their minds. It can happen.
If I finish a book a week, I will read only a few thousand books in my lifetime, about a tenth of a percent of the contents of the greatest libraries of our time. The trick is to know which books to read.