Posted on 01/23/2014 9:19:28 AM PST by Heartlander
>> equally rigourous and objective
A fallacy right there. Science is quite political and subjective — not to say all its practitioners are primarily motivated by politics and subjectivity.
It can get that way, but it's not supposed to. No one can be perfectly objective, but if you replace the process with something even more subjective it's going to make it worse, not better.
>> it’s not supposed to
Agreed.
I did a search. That came up. It sounded hokey to start with. No need to get testy. Do you have any good sources for your belief?
How about Buzz Aldrin? ... Oh, never mind. You’re one of the Mormonism apologist trap setters. I don’t respect you enough to give you information. And you come across as having zero research on the matter.
I’m impressed and surprised. That all does sound like actual scientific research—good for the Discovery Institute. Of course, they face the flip side of the problem they accuse “secular” scientists of: will they be able to acknowledge that there is no evidence of a designer if none is found? Or if the work produces an explanation that doesn’t require a designer? We’ll see. In the meantime, like I said, good for them.
Well, I guess if Buzz said so, then it must be true. Him being a spaceman and all. You have a lot of irrational beliefs, no?
You’re in a pissin’ match that nobody’s gonna win, and everyone end up wet.
Coincidence?
I thought the aliens wanted us to stay away from Titan, but it was Phobos all along.
Just as long as the Klingons stay away from Uranus.
Sorry... couldn’t resist.
Please, please, please share with me your arcana on Phobos.
I want to go with you to the hollow moon base, but only if I get a decoder ring.
Do they have lasers or blasters and what’s the difference?
Ah, the old “not necessarily true” gambit.
Think rifle vs shotgun and you’ll understand.
Actually, it’s not at all true.
The more we find out about our place here and the conditions necessary for life,
the more it looks like the Earth is unique.
Even given the number of stars that we conjecture exist, the odds are still greater against even ONE earth existing.
That’s an AU’s worth of commentary. ;-]
And that's about all the attention you will get from me at this point. You are outed.
I have no idea what you mean by "gambit" in this context. The statement means exactly what it says.
Agreed. And apart from being the only planet which can likely sustain life, earth is remarkably positioned for the benifit of intelligent life in terms of cosmological study and other intellectual pursuits. The evidence is overwhelming that life on earth was not just a mere chance happening. See the book: "The Privileged Planet"
Just (re)watched the vid with my kids last week.
PP book was a great leap for my Walk.
LOL. Only you know what you’re talking about. Please educate me on Phobos’ potential as an alien artifact. I really mean it. The article I posted was the least kooky one I could find.
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