> there is no absolute reason to stop at human-scale when 
> evaluating our place in the cosmos.  Not only do the atoms in our
> bodies move with us when we move about, but so do the atoms 
> in our bodies circle the sun at 18 miles/second as the Earth orbits,
> and this is just one step out of many going upward to larger and
> larger scale events.  
Yes, and one can also consider other kinds of large-scale phenomena, 
such as cultures, political movements, and religions.  The real source 
of causality in the human world is found in memes, ideas, emotions, 
archetypes, gods, etc.  
Lyle