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"Why does mankind try to prove its importance by altering the universe when the universe is a nonsentient, uncaring, object?"
I think when we try to "alter the universe," we're really trying to alter the world we live in and the point of view of the people we share it with. Right now, the universe is too vast and we are too small to even hope to alter it a small amount. We try to prove our importance to the people who inhabit the world right now and the ones who will inhabit the world long after we're gone. That's why many people are motivated to do things like write books, become famous, and ect. Shakespeare was born almost 500 years ago, but we still read his plays. I think what we really want to achieve is immortality via proxy. I'm pretty sure as long as our species exists, we'll know about "Romeo and Juliet" and who Hitler was. We want to affect our culture in way that will be remembered.
Are things that are pop cultural really a part of our culture?
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