Are We in a Space Opera?

 

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Well, for all we know, we may be living in a Space Opera without even realizing it, hidden to normal human eyes by something like Rick Riordan’s mist. Remember all those faster-than-light spacecraft and action and the wonderful chemistry between the cute little Groot and tsundere Rocket Raccoon and the more exhilarating Star-Lord and Gamora? We may as well be living in a world like that. 

Stephen Hawking had already talked about the possibility of wormholes, why not a Space Opera, then? And this might be even more exciting for all those Star Wars fans out there than the theory of the whole Milky Way galaxy just being a playtime activity of alien kids. Then again, can’t ignore the possibility of those asteroids being just some rocks thrown our way by some naughty alien kids. Another question that pops up is, though it may have been just asteroids all this time, what if it is the whole of our resources next? It’s questionable if we would be able to defend ourselves against such an attack even after all the research and efforts or maybe, we just wouldn’t be quick enough on our feet (Ah, will it be quick enough on our “spacecrafts’’ by then?). 

Anyways, considering that the world works in alignment with the laws of Physics and that you occasionally find anomalies, can we really cross out the possibility? Moreover, we don’t even know how far this world of ours extends. Either way, aren’t we ourselves trying to conquer and colonize other planets too? What guarantee do we have that there aren’t others trying to do the same? I would say, none. 

So, what do you think? Doesn’t it seem like we may be living in one like all those fantastic melodramatic adventures we have seen to-date? And if it were, would you be excited, sad, scared, numb or feel empty? Or would you get out there in a spacecraft yourself with all sophisticated technologies available to beat up those naughty alien kids?