When life is a horror....Don't look like a ghost!
Pride is yet again in the way of our mind__ ability to accept that we may not be the most intelligent and advanced people in the universe or on Earth since it was formed along with the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
Destined for Oblivion: As Nature Intended
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Pride is yet again in the way of our mind__ ability to accept that we may not be the most intelligent and advanced people in the universe or on Earth since it was formed along with the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
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