INTERSTELLAR ETHICS.

Physical properties are everywhere,

in the exploded, expanding universe.

If reality is a multiverse bubble bath

of Einstein’s possible worlds,

at least in our bubble gravity holds power

and time is relative,

and laws of energy are uniform.

I wonder if this holds true for morality,

the sense of right and wrong,

or “should” and “ought to.”

Like, if I met a sentient brother

from another planetary mother,

and we could somehow communicate,

shake hand and tentacle,

all with good intent-icals,

and I could drink a beer

while he ate those little toads

like Jaba the Hut—

yes I’m dissociating, aren’t we all—

would he think murder was wrong

and that some way, some how,

we ought to get along?

While there might be some cultural variance,

if you got past first glance,

are ethics interstellar?

Laugh all you want,

isn’t the ecumenical Jesus

a deep-space rabbi

sent from other worldly realm

to solve a moral dilemma?

By the way, we solved it with God

but not one another.

Just doing some basic theology here:

God help us.