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You've all probably seen these calendars, with the history of the universe fit into a 1-year timeline. Here's one. I've reprinted another, slightly different one below.
I don't really have anything clever to say about it, but I just think it's very cool and puts our existence into perspective.
Jan. 1: Big Bang
May 1: Origin of our galaxy
Sept. 14: Formation of earth
Sept. 14: Origin of life on earth
Dec. 1: Oxygen atmosphere on earth
Dec. 21: First insects
Dec. 23: First reptiles
Dec. 24: First dinosaurs
Dec. 26: First mammals
Dec. 28: Dinosaurs become extinct
Dec. 29: First primates
Dec. 31, 10:30 PM: First humans
Dec. 31, 11:59 PM and 35 seconds: First cities
Dec. 31, 11:59 PM and 56 seconds: Birth of Christ
Dec. 31, 11:59 PM and 59 seconds: European renaissance
Jan. 1, 12:00 AM: <- We are here.
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I think it goes to show how limitless our potential is.
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That's much more thoughtful than the one I thought it was going to be…
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so when is the apocalypse?
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I love this one. Shows you just how much of a blink of the eye our existence has been so far.
Also helps I've been reading Iain M. Banks' "The Algebraist" where one of the alien races live for millions of years each.
Originally Posted by teknopimp
so when is the apocalypse?
Dunno, I haven't accepted the meeting notice yet.
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The Lord said 'Peter, I can see your house from here.'
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Michael Crichton's 'Prey' novel has a similar comparison but fitting the history of Universe into just one day. It is almost the only interesting read about that book 
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"That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops."
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Can you make one that maps it onto, say 5-6000 years?
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
Can you make one that maps it onto, say 5-6000 years?
He he he he he....
I think he is too inteligent to do that one....
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Originally Posted by JoshuaZ
He he he he he....
I think he is too inteligent to do that one....
No, then it would be an intelligently designed calendar. 
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One should never stop striving for clarity of thought and precision of expression.
I would prefer my humanity sullied with the tarnish of science rather than the gloss of religion.
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Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy
No, then it would be an intelligently designed calendar.
I think that would be the most uninteligable calendar. EVER. 
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Originally Posted by Dakar
I think it goes to show how limitless our potential is.
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Good usage of the Christian calendar.
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"Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.”
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after billions of years, the universe is concious of itself
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