For the same reason we launched Voyager, buried a time capsule, scrawled an obscenity on a park bench, or tossed a bottled message into the ocean. Amongst all

For the same reason we launched Voyager, buried a time capsule, scrawled an obscenity on a park bench, or tossed a bottled message into the ocean. Amongst all of God's creatures, only man is dumb or spiritual enough to commune with oblivion.