Fourier transformed

If William Shakespeare hadn’t written a play about him would Julius Caesar be just one amongst many rulers on ancient Rome that most people have never heard of?

Did Julius sneak into the consciousness of modern culture because of a quick decision made by William one day down the pub?

It just makes you wonder why certain information is held in high esteem. Possibly the cream rises to the top but maybe not. 2000 years after the fact there are no facts. Just stories.

Historians, if they were prevented from filling in the gaps with their imaginations and ramblings, would be quickly placed into the same importance bucket occupied by the SETI folk and them gravitational radiation seekers.

There’s just noise out there swamping any signal that may or may not exist. And not a voyeur in sight.