Howler, that's a good approach. He was asking a series of questions testing out how human life is affected by different factors. Before asking about black holes, he asked about what would happen if:
- there were no fresh water, or fresh water couldn't be made
- there were no trees; no plants
Of course, there were some goofy "what if"s interspersed in there, but he seemed to be driving to "would humans be able to survive if there were no black holes?"
He's been on an existential kick lately. Ever since I had to be away for mornings for two weeks and hired a sitter, he's been cycling back and forth between questions about separation, life/death, and identity (baby/boy). The real root of this is concern over separation. That was temporary and obviously very short term, and ended 2 months ago, but it's thrown him through a loop, and he often talks about wanting us to be together forever, how long I'll love him, what will happen when I die, etc.
Last edited by aquinas; 03/13/15 01:13 PM.
