and there's actually the whole scientific metaphor- the time it takes light to travel from a star to our eyes is a certain amount of time depending on the distance, therefore a star we see in the sky could actually have already burned out, yet it still gives off the perception of being alive (wait two hours..)
and there's actually the whole scientific metaphor- the time it takes light to travel from a star to our eyes is a certain amount of time depending on the distance, therefore a star we see in the sky could actually have already burned out, yet it still gives off the perception of being alive (wait two hours..)