Space Trilogy- Buddy Powers

Out of the Silent Planet, starts Lewis' exploration of the possibility of God revealing himself on other planets in the cosmos. Ransom acknowledges that he had always pictured the other known planets of the universe as barren rocky voids, and Earth the sole spring of life. Later Ransom acknowledges the absurdity of this claim, upon seeing first hand the immensity of the universe on his space voyage with Weston and Devine. The interest of this situation is Ransom's presupposition that we are alone in the universe. What is it about our human perspective that limits our minds to this possibility, almost by assumption. It reminds me of how the Church use to claim that the Earth was the center of the universe, only to be blown out of the water by Copernicus. I believe this limited perspective is due to three general factors. First it seems part of our lonely assumptions, is due to our lack of knowledge about the universe. We do not know a great deal about even our own solar system; Pluto's use to be a planet, now its not. At the same time we have no technology, and show no potential for any, that could propel humans from earth into other solar systems, must less other galaxies. Finally, man is immersed in his day to day too deeply that there is often not enough leisure time wonder. Even if we give ourselves the benefit of the doubt, there often too much light pollution to really see the heavens in all their glory. However, the reality is Space does not have a measurable effect on our lives, thus we give it little thought. We objectify its magnitude as empty space, and forget that they are the heavens, and we take on the perspective that Lewis challenges in his space trilogy.