200 Million Million Jesus's

[jhale667]

Guess who it gets used on first?

We seriously need a JACKASS button...

Yep, for when idiots like you make arrogant statements like "We're alone in the universe" or that we're "God's greatest creation"...

Actually, not sure if statements like that are more arrogant than they are short-sighted - to the point of retardation. It's fucking moronic to think we're unique in the universe, ESPECIALLY when scientists and astronomers are finding more galaxies with Earth-similar planets with increasing regularity.

But of course, zealots can't accept it (or even consider the possibility) because it flies in the face of their superstitious BULLSHIT..."I know that cain't be true cuz the Baaaaahble sez so!"

[FORD]

He can't even use the Bible as an excuse now, because Jesus Himself said so right here in this thread.

[knuckleboner]

All the people in the universe live here on earth...

is it so hard to believe that an infinitely loving God would have the capacity for more than just 6 billion beings to love?

[sadaist]

All the people in the universe live here on earth...

Possibly quite true. But Predators aren't "people".

[sadaist]

is it so hard to believe that an infinitely loving God would have the capacity for more than just 6 billion beings to love?

Love? Any being that would allow anything to burn in agony for an eternity certainly has no capacity for love.

[ashstralia]

back in '85, i used to talk shite and play cvh over the cb radio.
those radio waves are still out there, 25 light years away!

awesome.

[Golden AWe]

Plus, remember these recent news as well...there are way more stars than previously found. It multiplies the previous numbers with at least three...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11888362

Astronomers say the Universe may contain three times the number of stars as is currently thought.

Their assessment is based on new observations showing other galaxies may have very different structures to our Milky Way galaxy.

The researchers tell the journal Nature that more stars probably means many more planets as well - perhaps "trillions" of Earth-like worlds.

The Yale University-led study used the Keck telescope in Hawaii.

It found that galaxies older than ours contain 20 times more red dwarf stars than more recent ones.

Red dwarfs are smaller and dimmer than our own Sun; it is only recently that telescopes have been powerful enough to detect them.

According to Yale's Professor Pieter van Dokkum, who led the research, the discovery also increases the estimate for the number of planets in the Universe and therefore greatly increases the likelihood of life existing elsewhere in the cosmos.

"There are possibly trillions of Earths orbiting these stars," he said. "Red dwarfs are typically more than 10 billion years old and so have been around long enough for complex life to evolve on planets around them. It's one reason why people are interested in this type of star."

[Nickdfresh]

Mind-boggling!

[lesfunk]

Billions and Billions and Billions.....

[sadaist]

It's weird that when discussing the universe we try to wrap our minds around billions & trillions. But when a government throws those numbers around regarding money, it hardly even phases us that they are talking about real dollars and quantities.

[Nitro Express]

Christmas is on December 25 because emperor Constantine said so. He decided to spice up the old Roman paganism with a double shot of Christianity and so he called the traditional pagan solstice holiday the Christ mass or as we call it today, Christmas. Simple as that folks.

[ashstralia]

the solar system at scale

the universe is a big, big place.

[Seshmeister]

That's funny I was just saying last night that I was going to do this soon in the local park. The link you posted is the best version I've seen.

[ashstralia]

cheers sesh. worth noting too; the distance to the NEAREST star, proxima centauri is about 250000x the earth-sun distance.


whoa.

[Seshmeister]

So by the scale above where the Earth is a peppercorn the next nearest star is about 4000 miles away.