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Old 07-02-2007, 02:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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A picture of God

Just watch it, you will have a little better understanding of.....God

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fgg2tpUVbXQ&NR=1
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Old 07-02-2007, 02:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm sure I've seen it before...

Still Astounding...
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Old 07-02-2007, 03:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Great video. It's a shame the narrator almost ruined it by making it an argument for life on other planets. Show me the stars and the universe. They're more than cool enough without the science fiction.
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Old 07-02-2007, 08:57 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Great video. It's a shame the narrator almost ruined it by making it an argument for life on other planets. Show me the stars and the universe. They're more than cool enough without the science fiction.
I don't believe we are qualified to classify the idea of extraterrestrial life as "fact" or "fiction." Who knows what's out there?

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Old 07-02-2007, 10:24 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I don't believe we are qualified to classify the idea of extraterrestrial life as "fact" or "fiction." Who knows what's out there?
That's exactly the point. They're saying the typical "there's trillions of stars out there, how can there not be life?" which is goofy logic. I don't want to take away from the stunning visuals of the film, though, so if you're going to get pissed like me at their logic, then just mute it and enjoy.
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Old 07-02-2007, 10:32 PM   #6 (permalink)
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How cool and beautiful......plus it ends with a KINKS song (a Dave song at that).............

Thanks for sharing Teco......
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Old 07-03-2007, 08:06 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Great video. It's a shame the narrator almost ruined it by making it an argument for life on other planets. Show me the stars and the universe. They're more than cool enough without the science fiction.
Meh, extending the Drake equation seems to fit the theme of the video quite well if you ask me. It is the only time you truly see the scope and magnitude of the variables in said equation.
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Old 07-03-2007, 09:25 PM   #8 (permalink)
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The drake equation is a fallacy. What we're seeing in the video is reality. I love how beautiful our universe is. I don't need SETI propaganda in order for it to be moving or relevant.
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Old 07-04-2007, 01:56 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I'm with willravel. The Drake equation has about as much scientific merit as the Star Wars films. But, let's not detract. The animation itself is incredible and I'll never tire of seeing these images.
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Old 07-06-2007, 01:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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For those who would like a better viewof the Hubble Ultra Deep Field shot here ya go:

(keep in mind this is in a patch of sky about 2cm or an inch big that seemed to be completely empty and black)



By far my favorite astronomy picture
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Old 07-06-2007, 02:02 PM   #11 (permalink)
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This is one of the posts shared that keeps me coming back here to tfp!! We have so much left to share and learn about and it's out there for us to explore. Thanks for this post...it makes some of us who are cosmic feel like we aren't alone and that there are many new adventures waiting for us, now or in the after life.
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Old 07-10-2007, 03:34 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Heres a bit of perspective.....to make us feel even smaller...heh:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0b0_1184015467
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Old 07-10-2007, 07:18 AM   #13 (permalink)
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OK, so the Drake equation had been debunked, it was never meant to be fact, but was to serve as another “what if.”

Most of today’s items of technology were scientific impossibilities 50 years before they were invented. But, someone, somewhere asked the “what ifs” and before humanity could blink an eye, the things once thought of as impossible are now commonplace. To look at the sheer numbers of stars and planets out there and to NOT believe that there are Earth-like planets with life seems like the nonsensical view. Sure, I love staring up at the sky and appreciating the beauty it holds, it’s my favorite part of camping. But the sheer numbers sway me to believe that we are not alone. Of course the sheer distance between possible civilizations may be the real determining factor, but right now traveling at the speed of light is a scientific impossibility, someday light speed travel may be as commonplace as an airplane.
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Old 07-10-2007, 09:29 AM   #14 (permalink)
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I find the drake equation rather limiting.

Life has a funny habit of showing up everywhere. Superheated thermal vents, the ice of Antarctica, hell there's even a species of bacteria that's happily munching away on plutonium in nuclear reactors.

Seems to me that no matter what the conditions anywhere, as long as there's something that can be converted to energy, life will arise to convert it.

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Old 07-14-2007, 03:01 AM   #15 (permalink)
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A very moving picture.
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