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Nature News ^ | 10 June 2009 | Eric Hand

[Jeb21]

G-d already tells us what the destiny of this world is. We won’t need to look for other planets. It simply isn’t a part of G-ds plan that we live on other planets.

[dragnet2]

It simply isn’t a part of G-ds plan that we live on other planets.

So I guess it's OK to visit them.

[wastedyears]

That just looks like Mars.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

All that depends on whether this God exists/ once existed or not.

[dragnet2]

It simply isn’t a part of G-ds plan that we live on other planets.

No sale.

Some of them are really not much different than home. No reason to be afraid.

Here's one of my favorites images.

Clouds above the rim of "Endurance Crater" in this image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. These clouds occur in a region of strong vertical shear. The cloud particles (ice in this martian case) fall out, and get dragged along away from the location where they originally condensed, forming characteristic streamers. Opportunity took this picture with its navigation camera during the rover's 269th martian day (Oct. 26, 2004). (NASA/JPL)

[EasySt]

"G-d already tells us what the destiny of this world is. We won’t need to look for other planets. It simply isn’t a part of G-ds plan that we live on other planets."


The Bible tells us that we cannot even begin to understand the glorious future he has planned for us. Why would that preclude the possibility of living on other planets? Or of life on other planets, for that matter?

I'm not inclined to place such limits on God's plan.

[dragnet2]

This one will make ya home sick.

On May 19th, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover's 489th martian day, or sol. Spirit was commanded to stay awake briefly after sending that sol's data to the Mars Odyssey orbiter just before sunset. The image is a false color composite, showing the sky similar to what a human would see, but with the colors slightly exaggerated. (NASA/JPL/Texas A&M/Cornell)

[Finalapproach29er]

“With God, all things are possible.”

[ASOC]

I thought God made us smart enuf to get off this rock and carry the Word to all places and to all men.

[Jeb21]

True, but G-d is not a liar. We Jews are commanded to live in the land of Israel. In the Messianic era we aren’t even going to live outside Israel let alone other planets.

[EasySt]

Take a longer view... but I’ll agree that we have many trials to be fired by, before we get to where we’re going.

In the mean time, what better use of our God given senses, than to study His creation?

[dragnet2]

We Jews are commanded to live in the land of Israel.

What part of Israel are you in?

[Talisker]

The image is a false color composite, showing the sky similar to what a human would see, but with the colors slightly exaggerated.

What NASA doesn't want to say openly is that Mars has a blue sky.

[jongaltsr]

I thought God made us smart enuf to get off this rock and carry the Word to all places and to all men.

Did he make man smart "enough" to spell the word "enough" correctly?

[paristwelve]

[muir_redwoods]

Sorry fella, that’s just painfully silly.

[Crazieman]

So why would God put possibly quintillions of planets out there?

[1010RD]

Obviously, Tatooine. I do miss it so.

[agere_contra]

I believe it is God’s plan that we travel to other worlds, and - as well as study his amazing creation - we will find the “sheep of the other sheepfolds.”