Is Science fiction telling us the secret of the universe?

As long as there has been humans looking up at the stars wondering what is out there, where we came from and what is in store for mankind there have been story’s of strange lands monsters and heroes. Some sci-fi tells us stories about our self’s, about humankind, past mistakes and future worries. Shows like star trek and stargaze makes us look at our selves and the society we live in, and the wrights and wrongs of past and present. Sometime sci-fi looks even deeper, to find the answer to life, the universe and everything. And we all know the answer is 42. But what is the question? 

As my paranoid and half psychotic mind ponders on these questions, I cannot help to see a trend in recent episodes of Sci-fi shows.  In Fringe, we hear of the first people and a device called the vacuum, it goes deeper than human mistakes and feelings (Walter crossing over), monsters of the week and social and political questions, it centers on the origin of the universe and the secrets it holds.

In SGU we learn that Destiny’s mission is not just to explore the universe, but to find the source of a code hidden in static from the big bang, to find the answers to why and what our universe is.

In the (sadly) canceled Defying gravity there is also a search for questions to secrets of the universe, magical alien objects that hold the key to understanding the universe and our place in it.

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Was the idea of Star wars planet in George Lucas head by aliens, just like star trek was planted in Gene Roddenberry? Is there a galactic federation waiting for us out there when we travel beyond the solar system? Is technology being pushed forwards by aliens to protect us from our misguided road?

Maybe we are closer to a new era in mankind than we think? Maybe we will se Aliens land (or be publicly revealed) in our lifetime?

Anyway I feel lucky to be here for the great Sci-fi and entertainment we have today.