Space Exploration

Ignorance with Wings Part 3 ::intelligent design::

by MisterE on 12/5/2007 1:02:22 PM

It is no joking matter that many people, nay, most people in the middle and southern states of this country actually believe that man was designed by some grand architect in the sky, and that evolution is nonsense. The problem with their beliefs is that there is no evidence backing up their claim... Continue »

The universe has no edge and no center

by MisterE on 9/11/2007 1:02:48 PM

The universe is an impossible object to grasp. It is understood that the universe is expanding, but often people wonder what the universe is expanding into? I admit that I have spent a lot of time trying to answer that question, but I don't think I or anyone else really can. The reason being is alm... Continue »

Faith in Science = Faith in Religion

by Freddie Montogomery on 9/10/2007 1:45:12 AM

One of the more interesting aspects of the religious debate on whereistand has been the supposed irrationality of religious beliefs compared to the cold rationality of atheism. Let's look at Nick's statement on religion: What kind of value system forces you to take at face-value - no, at less than... Continue »

Of course there's intelligent life out there

by Persimmon on 9/9/2007 11:59:24 PM

The thought that our human population is the only advanced race ever baffles me. I don't have any proof that there is extraterrestrial life out there, but I think that's because science's scope outside our planet is relatively limited when you try to imagine the entirety of the universe. I can't. ... Continue »

God, the Big Bang and the Blind Faith of Atheism

by Freddie Montogomery on 8/26/2007 3:17:35 PM

The Big Bang theory poses an interesting problem to non-believers. As the current theory states, the universe began to exist some 10 to 20 billion years ago. The standard big bang theory holds that the present universe, if traced backward in time, will diminish spatially and temporally until final... Continue »