I'm in agreement with the blue dot notion. That's the flipside
  of the "how improbable it seems that communication happens at
  all."

  Sometimes I liken life on earth to a giant slime mold that's
  existed for millions of years, that we are a part of. I enjoy
  going to extremes to help clarify my thinking smile emoticon

  In short, the differences only seem magnified but they're
  typically minor and statistically barely even there.