On 12 Sep 2003 16:06:10 GMT, (Scribe2b) stepped up to
the plate and batted:

so... we see fossil light.
a vast array of billions of galaxies and all the rest.
ancient light reveals millions or billions of images of what was.

but what about NOW?

how do we know that, for instance, andromeda is still there?
how do we know that it hasnt exploded and the first tremors of a tidal wave of
energy arent headed this way?

rather than the most brilliant informed assumptions, i am asking how do we know
about NOW?
are there concrete means of calculation?
means of sensing reality beyond waiting for the lightspeed messabes to arrive?

most people seem to rationalize--- best-guessing gropes for generalizations
based upon solar system objects or localized phenomena--- a visibility within
nanoseconds, or hopeful intrapolations to support probability, etc.

but...
can we prove--- without assumptions or the most imformed guessing--- that
remote objects whose ancient ghost images we observe--- exist NOW???

signed...
Clueless1

Define "now"

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