what would be the point of almost everything?

[flobadob]

We are pretty sure that there is no intelligent, if any, life in our solar system.
I'm not saying that there is or isn't other life out there, but what I am
wondering is what would be the point of our solar system and everything
in it if we weren't here to realise it?

[mibn2cweus]

Just look at us, winners all in a super lottery of cosmic proportions.

Now if only we can learn to invest our astonishing good fortune wisely.

[naomi24]

Flob, //I'm not liking all this creationism insinuation.//

With a question such as the one you’ve asked, it’s impossible to avoid the concept of creation arising. As has been said, for there to be a point, there has to be a plan. Look at it this way. If no plan exists, what determines the ‘point’?

[jomifl]

^ Flob, Why? there is lots of stuff both here on Earth and in other parts of the universe which nothing and nobody is aware of, yet it presumably exists. If things didn't exist before we became aware of them how could we become aware of them? They obviously must have existed because they have been interacting with things that we know existed whist we were unaware of their existence. It is possible for things to exist without being appreciated.

[Seadragon]

I think there are too many questions here.
The main question used the word 'realise'...that is defined as 'becoming fully aware of something as a fact, to understand clearly.'....It is being conscious and relates to living things.

So I don't understand then, Flobadob when you state the tree falling in the type scenario? If Earth just fell out of our solar system, I'm no scientist but I would guess it would not affect the gravitational fields of the other planets (or not?) but I would imagine they would continue their circulations around the Sun??

We 'realise' the countless number of galaxies outside our own and we don't 'realise' the countless others....yet there is nothing strange about those 'galaxies, planets and the like just floating around space.'

[flobadob]

Does it need its existence validated?

[naomi24]

Flob, I think that's what most people have been saying.