As they lay down for the night, the fire dwindling nearby, Holmes said:
"Watson, look up and tell me what you see".
Watson said "I see a fantastic panorama of
countless of stars".
Holmes: "And what does that tell you?"
Watson: "Astronomically, it suggests to me that
if there are billions of other galaxies that have roughly similar stellar
population densities as represented by my view, that, potentially, trillions of
planets may be associated with such a galactic and, therefore, stellar
population. Allowing for similar chemical distribution throughout the cosmos it
may be reasonably implied that life-and possibly intelligent life-may well fill
the universe.
Also, being a believer, theologically, it tells
me that the vastness of space may be yet another suggestion of the greatness of
God and that we are small and insignificant.
Meteorologically, the blackness of the sky and
the crispness of the stellar images tells me that there is low humidity and
stable air and therefore we are most likely to enjoy a beautiful day tomorrow.
Why? - What does it tell you, Mr. Holmes?"
Holmes: "Someone stole our tent"
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