Haha...that was the first thought that went through my head when the video started....had to immediately go through the comments to see who would comment on it. DSotM rocks! Roger Waters is my Hero!
No, they are pissed off because you reply to her. They don't want scum suckers in their neighbourhood. How about you just piss right off and don't come back.
Yeah, Pod, but you're averaging. The strict bibleist just figures the earth must have had a bad week 6000 years ago and got hit six days in a row, and on the seventh day everthing rested.
0:04 "o" face
0:19 deathstar 1
0:29 giant eyeball
0:55 deathstar 2 (when it was being rebuilt)
1:13 explosive diareha
1:40 sunflower
1:55 silly hawiian hat
3:34 lord of the things eye of sauron
3:55 the veiw from prison
4:40 very bad infected rash
This video, I have seen it before and it saddens me. considering I want to teach Biology and History. All of that would be wiped clean, along with me. It reminds me how much I love my partner. It's sad, but it happens.
What shakarra is trying to say is that she's a biology teacher, and spends a lot of time looking at tiny things we can't really see, hear, touch, smell, or taste on little glass slides.
The partner she's talking about is her lab partner Dweezle. Dweezle is 3 feet tall, has one arm and 3 legs. Dweezle wants to be reincarnated as a fruit bat, or a tampon...
that video is dumb b/c at the very beginning it says's it's 500km wide... or about what? ... 300 miles? ok that's big and all but... I don't think it would orbit the earth if it went by at an angle... it would skip off or swing off... then... the geography when it hits is all off scale... it's too big in the model. Whatever.
Hmm...let's see...unstoppable interstellar death & total annihilation, accompanied by Pink Floyd, with some sorta swanky animation copped from somewhere....I'm saying over-educated college art-type who just discovered psychedelics a couple years ago when he got to the dorms...got any 'ludes to take the edge off, there, pal? But the constant interruption by ads was a real nice bonus. I give it a 2.
The diameter of the earth is about 12,740 km , and the asteriod pictured is 500, roughly 24:1 thats huge but it some shots doesn't seem out of scale. I don't think big ben or the parthenon would be standing after that impact though. I'm wondering if in fact if it happened 6 times and stripped 10km of surface off each time , how are we finding fossils billions of years old ??
Ask 1,000 scientists to date something "paleo," and you will get 1,000 scattered answers.
Ask 1,000 Moslems (the real spelling), Jews and Christians about religion and they will essentially tell you the same story. The people in the Koran, Torah and Bible walked the Earth.
To this day, scientists are re-writing "science" that was called "perfect" no less than a decade ago. Disagree? I give you the prisoners released after DNA testing done little more than ten years ago.
I'm sure you will flame this, or flag it. So what... reading your responses for the past few years, only a handful of posters are worth reading. The rest are drooling lemmings without the capacity for an original thought.
The 500km class of impacts is not that frequent, the only one known for sure in the "huge" class was the one that created the moon.. It is the "dinosaur killer" class that has happened about 6 times, which is roughly 1/10th that diameter. Also the impacts become less frequent, in the early solar system the asteroids were more numerous and on much more erratic orbits, today it is more likely that we will be hit by something that takes out a country or two and cools down the climate for a couple decades.
Syzygy: If you asked 1000 scientists you will certainly get 1000 different answers, with 1000 different error bars as well. They can each describe how they made their calculation and where the uncertainties lie (assuming you asked 1000 "actual scientists"). In giving justification for their result they open every aspect of it to refutation and correction. If it is shown to be in error in an assumption or a calculation it is discarded and the search for errors goes on.
If you asked 1000 people to describe Santa Claus, they would essentially give the same description. They may differ in whether Santa likes biscuits or beer, but that won't make Santa any more or less likely to exist.
And yes, scientists are rewriting science "to this day". Isn't that wonderful that they haven't assumed we know it all and stopped thinking? I think it is.
No scientist has ever claimed that science was "perfect". As soon as science was perfect there could be no scientists. To practice science is to rewrite it to the best of your knowledge - that knowledge obtained through observation and experimentation.
A _lawyer_ may have claimed that a particular method of identification is perfect, but it would be hard to find a real scientist who would ever even _use_ the word perfect to describe _anything_ in the human-scale world.
To everyone else: be very wary of anyone who criticises science. Science is merely a process of asking questions and testing assumptions. If someone is afraid of questions you have to wonder why.
Look around you. The things we have that work like they claim to are made possible by science. Even when they stop working, a scientist is more likely to tell you why than a priest. I maintain that religion does nothing useful, except maybe to apply exactly the right kind of guilt to make people be charitable (they take a sizable cut of the proceeds of course).
Nicely said Bucket. And yes, it is quite amazing the creativity and time that Religous fanatics will spend trying to disprove science, they remind me of a lawyer trying to get a mass murderer off, simply change the facts and distract from the real arguement.
Personally, I don't see why these folks are so scared of this, if there is a God, he gave us this big brain for a reason and it wasn't to worship social beliefs of a bygone era.
Bucket, correct on all accounts, though still lost on the religious zealots. If faith replaces thinking no rational argument will get through.
Serious, they are afraid of accepting thier place in the universe: Insignificance.
Thinking up a god (or adopting one thought up by others) makes you more important: There is a being far more powerful than you are who cares for you.
For some people such a concept is necessary for living. It has to be gods hand who punishes the sinners by smashing an asteroid into earth (as if an allmighty god could not just make them drop dead, or turn bright pink and explode). Such impersonal things as orbital mechanics and statistics (bad luck would already be subjective) are scary for them.
I just checked in again to see if I got any thoughts , wow. I hadn't considered the effect of this video in religious peoples eyes. Science is built on questioning of others ideas , and thats how we function these days. I'm thinking Billion year old fossils could still be possible anyhow, even this strike demonstrated did not heat up all rocks on earth to destroy them all.
On a reigious sidenote , I think most religions started by some guy telling a story of hope to people who needed to hear it, then the story grew and grew like the kids passing a message down the line. Everyone of us still likes a good story and life is easier if you can believe your actions will make a difference when your are dead. Living conditions are still miserable for lots of people so thats why religious icons still exist. Blind faith over logic , I can't figure that out ! BUT all said I'm still not sure 100% if I'm going to hell / heaven or just rotting to fertilize some plant. Rotting is what my heart and mind tell me , but thats pretty dismal for those of us who won't make a name or leave a legacy. At least I have 2 kids which bring me joy most days, until they are teenagers !!
So what are you saying? Leave the science to the theists? I'm sure the Jews and the Moslems (sp?) can come up with a microwave in the time between they spend praying to the same non existent god...
Or maybe the Christians can come up with the vaccine for polio... when they aren%u2019t bashing doctors for giving birth control to teenagers.
"To this day, scientists are re-writing "science" that was called "perfect" no less than a decade ago."
No (sane) scientist ever calls a theory perfect, moron.
Do you know what scientific theory is? No on re-writes science.
Science, unlike religion, is continuous and %u201Cchanges%u201D (evolves) with time... As more facts are collected laws and theories are made... conclusions are never set in stone. Sounds better than "how did we get here?" "god did it!"
Scientists come up with answers using DATA. Not FAITH. Scientists debate one another to come up with the best tested results. And they never draw conclusions on anything unless there is overwhelming evidence %u2026They don%u2019t kill each other because their imaginary friend said that this piece of dirt is holier than their piece of dirt.
you can ask 1,000 Christians if they ACTUALLY believe that Noah made a boat and put 2 of every single species of animal (that breathes with its nostrils) on this planet on it and I guarantee you will get the most whacked out bs rationalization for how he did it or if he did it or if Noah himself was even a real man.
You clearly have no idea how science works, and I will never expect you to. You and people like you have already accepted that an invisible creator and no evidence will convince you. Fortunately since the age of enlightenment science has only grown more reliable and we haven%u2019t yet declined back into the dark ages. science will continue to disprove superstitions and accelerate technological advances, until, hopefully, one day religion stops brainwashing people into thinking that we didn%u2019t evolve and some deity is interested in our every day lives.
Does that make you uncomfortable? Go read the "word of god" and you will feel better about yourself.
People like Syzygy fail to understand things like error margin (theirs is 100%), statistics, orders of magnitude, and the meaning of the word "theory".
He may want to hook up with our dear friend "mountainclimber" who disqualified himself in the "ruinmuseum" thread. They could then assure each other that the bible is the center of the universe and all bullshit rotates around it.
Everyone knows that when you have a video showing the destruction of the Earth you're supposed to show a shot of the Statue of Liberty standing in tattered ruins...not some Greek (Roman?) architecture crap. Another good ending would have been showing a few cockroaches and Cheney crawling out from under some rubble to repopulate the earth with non-intelligent life. OR...Chenyey can crawl out from under the ruble and scream at the sky..."You Maniacs, you blew it up, ah damn you, God Damn you...God damn you all to hell!"
Statue of Liberty has been given to the USA by France in the 1880s (or 70s?). Westminster Hall is in parts more than 900 years old, the Akropolis of Athens is almost 2500 years old.
Statue of Liberty is to be used only in US American movies for this purpose. If some serious movie or documentation depicts the downfall of civilization Big Ben and the Akropolis are appropriate. The Pyramids of Egypt could do too, though there is no major city close enough to show the devastation.
actually I don't think the first God Damn you is there...I think he just says Ah Damn you, God damn you all to hell....it's been a while since I watched that master piece of cinematic art.
"God here, is that tech support?" "Yes, Sir! How can I help you?" "I have some problem with the G2 solar system you sold me 4.6 billion years ago, I think this is still covered by warranty?" "Sure Sir, G2 major sequence stars come with 8 billion year full warranty including all firmware upgrades and 10 tech support incidents." "Ah, great. One of the planets does have some surface condition that is not really nice." "Self motivated objects Sir?" "Nice description, yes that fits very well. It's on the third planet. They are defacing the whole surface and atmosphere. How can I get rid of them?" "I am sending you an anti virus patch right now, it is a bit bulky, about 500km in diameter, please make sure no celestial objects interfere with it while it is uploaded, the system should then restart itself after the infection is purged. If it does not work please call back in 800 million years."
System message to all users: Earth is about to reboot in 15 minutes, all users please save their data and log out. Processes still running on reboot will be terminated, memory dumps will be routed to either "Heaven" or "Hell".
How come this asteroid is still glowing molten orange? After all, most asteroids were formed billions of years ago when our solar system came into being. It should have cooled off by now and lost its glow.
The only time they glow is when they enter the earth's atmosphere and begin to collide with molecules in the stratosphere, making them red hot, then white hot, and ultimately violet hot -- which would burn anyone within a thousand miles. Let's get the science right next time ladies. Bonus points for using the Great Gig in the Sky though...
No, it's an advert for plastic surgery. You see, being the flop-eared elephant that dumbo is, he is constantly tripping over himself. When this happens, his face becomes progressively disfigured. Since all his brain cells are already bashed to uselessness, the few left that care about poor little dumbo would like him to at least have a decent face. All this said: you can go get your implants now. ;) Welcome to Glumbert :)
I watched a show last night about asteroids hitting earth.
- A small one about 150m (500 ft) across wiped out most animals and humans in North America about 13,000 years ago.
- Tunguska which hit Russia in the 1908 was only 30-70m (100=200 feet) across and flattened 2000 square kms and 8 million trees. These smaller events happen frequently.
- Even the dinosaur killer 65 million years ago was only 10km across but killed almost everything on earth. 500km across, yup thats a reboot.
Poor evolutionists... I suppose it'll be a few billion more before some of the soup they believe we come from evolves into more little midgets in lab coats that plague us all with their incomprehensibly foolish scientific drivel.
If it did happen, I say we'd be lucky to be rid of them.. real scientists are hard to come by any more.
oh wait your wiccan? Believe you can do magic?... go cast spells then. Inaccurate assumption of your religious beliefs? wow how does it feel?
By the way it%u2019s hilarious how you say "evolutionists" like it%u2019s a movement or it%u2019s a "belief" system. its based on TESTED factual data, not what moses said, or some stupid crap ass book you can buy in a head shop in a college town.
Let me put it this way: modern medicine depends on evolution, if we didn%u2019t understand it the way we do; we couldn%u2019t have possibly come up with newer antibiotics to kill evolved bacteria. (I.E. MRSA) look it up.
If you think real scientists are hard to come by then how do you explain recent advances in cancer research? What? Do you think wiccan's or islam or the catholics did it or something? NO. Science did it. Enjoy your life and realize that you couldnt even write your drivel crap on the internet right now if it weren%u2019t for REAL scientists.
Another thing.. why don%u2019t you read a scholarly journal about evolution or biochem before you make an idiot of yourself in public by saying "the soup they believe we come from " no one ever said we came from soup, only moronic believers like yourself come up with dumb shit to make them feel better about their imaginary friends and superstitions ... lol what a pathetic little mind you have...
what gives you the hairbrained idea that you can trust some science but not all.. you probably dont even have the slightest idea how biology works. leave the big stuff to the experts.
if we let you morons rule the science community we would still think the world was flat and we were the center of the universe.
Great to see a half-intelligent thread developing. Hasn't been one since "Largest Model of the Universe", which, incidentally, also featured Floyd. I won't participate, because I don't know enough about the subject.
Im mountainclimber, and im extremely religious. remember kiddies, always worship god! and please, pray for my mother. she got layed by MJ last night.. Oi Vey!
AZRYEL!!!! LOLOLOL!!!!!!! I laughed so hard at that whole load, my sides are killing me!!! Actually, I must say you are far too quick to jump to conclusions.. I'm not actually involved with Wicca, although I have seen some things regarding it that I only wish I could remove from my mind. At this point, I'm not sure what to believe in.. but I must say, I'm leaning in the direction of science. The little bit about soup; it's an older theory.. and I meant it as a joke. In an argument on topics like these, I would likely be on your side. By the way, your picture is absolutely HILARIOUS. Well, I'll catch you later. Thanks for the laugh!
Oh, better work a bit on the irony thing then, this did not come across quite right ;)
You are right about azryels picture, I think this is a very good idea, the election in November would be a good time to also have a vote on the territorial adaptions.
I know bugs.. I'm horrible with jokes, but occasionally I just have to have a go at it. Perhaps sooner or later I'll figure out that they aren't funny and give up. =P
Let see. Does anyone out there really think that this hasn't happened a few times in the past. Scientists estimate this planet as being 4 billion years old. Human life as we know it goes back about six to 7000 years. A Flicka of light in time. If this happens again it will probably take a few hundred thousand to a million years for life to return and then we could start the shit all over again.
" ...and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken, Then they will see the Sin of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And then He will send forth the angets, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven."
This is expressed by Matthew 24:29, John in Revelation 6:13, Luke 21:35,
Seems interesting.
Was curious as to where or what evidence pointed to 6 previous events as depicted?
An ELE (Extinction Level Event) will not happen before then.
To the best of my understanding, there may be meteor showers of some significance, but none that will utterly destroy us.
More importantly, we have been informed of a digression in society as it relates to moral positions and belief in the Bible. This we see now.
If one has studied (The Bible), the societal signs will be clear.
For instance, we just elected a man that believes, life is subject to convenience. I am referring to abortion.
His party will produce a bill to declare unrestricted abortions legal. Because they now have a supermajority, it is sure to pass if he wishes.
The correct approach would be a national effort to frown on sex before marriage. Take responsibility THEN (before sex) , and uplift or protect the sanctity of life.
Our new president said he didn't want to see his daughter punished by having to bare a baby she didn't want! "Punished"!
I am sure he loves his daughter.
Why not lift up a moral standard that abhors the killing of babies and maybe the huge problem we have of 50,000,000 babies murdered in the US alone, will stop because girls will be far more concerned about their sexual activities, if they can not get an abortion easily or without their parents approval.
Societal pressures, propelled by the Biblical guidance we have, was at the core of the success of USA. Others will say it was a "natural" inclination of man, to reflect Biblical guidelines. Why do we even need God? He isn't real!
So, Rabz, there will be a departure from Christianity. Some believers will cast off their faith and all non-believers will be adamant that religion is bad and it all,...needs to go. We can do this ourselves.
If you are a believer, DO NOT forsake your faith. These things were foretold.
He wins, was also foretold.
Until then, live like there is no tomorrow, study in your field of interest and believe to become the best.
Many will not believe I am saying this. That is because they have pre-determined, judgmental opinions of me.
Be open to other areas of knowledge besides your field. Many wonderful things are worth your attention.
Remember to keep everything in the right priority.
God, your wife, your kids, your work, your ministry, or how you serve God personally. If you should become a public servant, the list does not change.
Seek wisdom in all things and follow your heart! Your mind will mess with you at times. Your heart will not, if it is a good heart. Only you know that.
God can bless, God can curse, He will bless those who bless him, He will curse those who curse Him.
He says the same to His children. " I will bless those who bless you, I will curse those who curse you. And in you (believers) the whole earth will be blessed." (Genesis 12:3)
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