31: Familiarity and Judgment

There are no right or wrong human actions, there are only things that we are familiar and not familiar with. This perspective has shaped my understanding of the world around me.

I've noticed how quickly people label certain approaches as "incorrect" when they simply haven't experienced them before. The binary thinking of right versus wrong creates unnecessary conflicts where learning opportunities should exist instead.

My passion for space exploration has taught me that the universe doesn't operate on human moral frameworks. When I work on my interactive website about the cosmos—from the Big Bang to humanity's future among the stars—I'm constantly reminded that our place in this vast expanse is defined not by rightness but by perspective.

The early astronomers were condemned not because they were wrong but because their ideas were unfamiliar, threatening the comfortable worldview of their time. Today's breakthrough is tomorrow's obvious truth, not because rightness changes, but because familiarity grows.

When I look at the night sky, plotting the next section of my interactive space website, I'm reminded that our moral judgments are as temporary as our physical position in the cosmos—a product of where we stand rather than universal truth. Perhaps wisdom isn't determining what's correct but being willing to explore the unfamiliar until it becomes known.

In my quest to create content about space that spans from the Big Bang to our cosmic future, I've come to appreciate that understanding requires us to venture beyond the comfortable boundaries of the familiar—just as humanity must venture beyond Earth to fulfill our potential among the stars.