The Science Is Settled: It’s Filled With Stars

MOTUS A.D. ^ | 5-8-18 | MOTUS

[NOBO2012]

“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know.” - Donald Rumsfeld

Trenton McKinley of Mobile, Alabama, suffered severe brain trauma from a freak dune buggy accident in March. Doctors told his parents he was braindead. They said that if he survived he’d be in a vegetative state. So they signed the organ donation papers.

After days of being brain dead, his parents signed papers to donate his organs to five separate children needing transplants.

She continued: “The next day I got a call...they canceled the final brain wave test...right before they hooked him up his hand moved. Then his feet...so they looked at his eyes and they were back...he had blue eyes...now they are green with small white specks like glitter... – People

The Helix Nebula, created at the end of the life of a Sun-like star.

“ …they say when you look upon God…pigment changes…and my baby was in heaven for a whole day….he is a miracle.”

Trenton faces a long, long road to complete recovery as he relearns to walk and deals with additional surgeries on his cranium but his memory is intact and he can read, write and do math problems with his new green glitter specked eyes.

At the time Rumsfeld made his sage comment, the MSM went into a frenzy of hysterical mockery but ultimately the joke is on them, he was right: science is never “settled.” Because there will always be unknown unknowns. Remember, we didn’t make this planet, we just live here. Or to put it in terms that Leftists might better understand: we didn’t build this universe by ourselves, Somebody else did that for us…

“My God! It’s full of stars…”

Posted from: MOTUS A.D.

[rightwingcrazy]

No unk-unk, no unnngh.

[fuzzylogic]

If somebody doesn’t realize there’s “unknown unknowns” then I question their leadership.

[Dixie Yooper]

It never ceases to amaze me, how much we learn in such a short amount of time. More than a decade ago, Man thought Al Gore knew everything. Science, Politics and Political Science have all moved from his 2nd Chakra releases and monotone dialogue of poor World Wide Climate & Weather predictions.

[wastoute]

Read the “Three Body Problem” trilogy. Pay close attention while reading “Dark Forest”.

[cgbg]

cgbg's Law:

No advanced alien race capable of radio signals would be stupid enough to release them into space--since that would identify their location to potentially hostile outsiders.

Corollary of cgbg's law:

By definition the human race is _not_ an advanced race.

Second Corollary of cgbg's law: Anyone seeking to use government funds to search for these alien radio signals is a con artist and should be locked up with their toys.

[dangus]

The second one is a great movie. The first one was a good theme-park attraction.

[dfwgator]

Came here for the 2001 reference, goes away happy.

[dangus]

Let’s just say that the last two aren’t of the caliber of the first two.

Clarke’s strong point was making the near-future seem both tangible and fantastic. Writing of alien races, or of humans so advanced that they might as well be aliens, deprives him of this powerhouse. His creativity and expertise become like the power of a truck in a swamp.

[dangus]

I certainly remembered it much more from the second one. I guess what fooled me was its use in the book, and the way the second movie placed it in the context of the first movie.

[mowowie]

I really liked the second one as well.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Exactly.

[Mr. Blond]

If 3, why do we always assume the other guy is super-advanced? Seems evolution would be more likely to be parallel. Not that I believe anyone’s out there.