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Yes, there can be no doubt that M31 is very beautiful. But then again, so was Helen of Troy. Her beauty was unparalleled, but she ended up causing the Trojan War, a bloody conflict in which countless thousands of Greeks and Trojans were killed. History is full of examples of beauty being a front for deviousness, treachery, violence, and mayhem. Look at Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, and Margaret Thatcher. And this principle is not limited to living things; the bickering over the lush and disputed province of Kashmir (which has been described as a "paradise on Earth") has the possibility of spiraling into a nuclear war between Pakistan and India.

And so it goes with M31. Despite its splendor, the galaxy represents a clear and present danger to us. The fact of the matter is that it is quickly advancing towards the United States of America at an incredible rate of speed (approximately 300 kilometers per second) and in time, it will collide with us. It doesn't take a degree in astrology to realize that if this were to happen, it would visit untold destruction and mayhem upon all Americans.

There is no obvious reason for this aggressive behavior. Certainly, the U.S. has never threatened or otherwise maligned M31, yet here it comes anyway. M31 has never proven itself to be particularly useful; in particular, it has served no purpose in the recent (and ongoing) war on terrorism. With the lack of any evidence to the contrary, I think the conclusion is elementary: M31 needs to be considered an enemy galaxy. There is no other explanation for its belligerence.

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But then again, so was Helen of Troy. Her beauty was unparalleled, but she ended up causing the Trojan War

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Silly people, everyone knows it was Brieses (sp?)
Boy are they silly!!!

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