“Murphy’s Law—ladies and gentlemen—precedes our galaxy’s formation,” said Professor Wilcox.


    The predoctoral astrophysics students chuckled.


    “But, I do not joke. It’s true. If anything can go wrong, it will. A human contrivance that permeates our galaxy’s fate.”


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    A student raised a hand—“Surely you can’t be serious, Professor?”


    Professor Wilcox projected a future timeline:


    “As you see here, we fold space to reach the stars. But by catastrophic mishap we create a black hole that becomes supermassive. The cataclysm forms a new galaxy, hence a mere human causation. But, perhaps, it’s always been.”


    The students gasped and stared.