this time. it's not an anomaly is it. nor can one say it has always been this way. damn it's hard to think. if we look at the whole time of earth maybe there is a balance between creation and destruction. beyond human design. as humans have designed the destruction of the very earth of creation. maybe it's almost done. many civilizations have lived and died. this could become a dead planet that could be colonized by other life forms in millions of years. species are disappearing at light speed, but some wisdom traditions say nothing really dies. stay tuned, i hear the invisible ones say.