Comments on: Pale Blue Dot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:40:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Marpet http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31519 Marpet Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:28:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31519 James....WOW! Did you sacrifice a lamb any time during this post? The people involved with this post are merely saying that they prefer to "SEE" the evidence rather then "BELEIVE" in the absence of evidence. Your arguement is simply "I believe and that is my proof." Creationist's place their belief in God based on a book written by God and given to man . A book that says there is a God. Isn't that convenient. Well, I guess your entitled to that opinion as we are entitled to ours. Also, If God is the creator, does that mean you believe in aliens? Wouldn't that make a great bumpersticker! Marpet James….WOW! Did you sacrifice a lamb any time during this post?

The people involved with this post are merely saying that they prefer to “SEE” the evidence rather then “BELEIVE” in the absence of evidence. Your arguement is simply “I believe and that is my proof.” Creationist’s place their belief in God based on a book written by God and given to man . A book that says there is a God. Isn’t that convenient. Well, I guess your entitled to that opinion as we are entitled to ours.

Also, If God is the creator, does that mean you believe in aliens?

Wouldn’t that make a great bumpersticker!

Marpet

]]> By: kiva http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31518 kiva Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:41:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31518 excellent post, irishman... Mr. Murphy: please read M. Scott Peck's book "Further Along the Road Less Traveled" where he discusses Stages of Spiritual Growth. He was a christian, btw. this is an abridged summary (not well-written, but has the general ideas): http://www.factnet.org/Stages_Of_Spiritual_Growth.html good day excellent post, irishman…

Mr. Murphy: please read M. Scott Peck’s book “Further Along the Road Less Traveled” where he discusses Stages of Spiritual Growth. He was a christian, btw.

this is an abridged summary (not well-written, but has the general ideas): http://www.factnet.org/Stages_Of_Spiritual_Growth.html

good day

]]> By: David http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31517 David Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:48:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31517 I made a new version of the Pale Blue Dot if anyone would like to see it. Just visit http://www.youtube.com/user/XXXSDESDEXXX I made a new version of the Pale Blue Dot if anyone would like to see it. Just visit http://www.youtube.com/user/XXXSDESDEXXX

]]> By: james dawson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31516 james dawson Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:04:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31516 Evolutionist. You learn a few science words and quote Sagan enough, you'll actually start sounding smart. Learn about the transitional evidence and you swear by it. Course you trust the ''scientist'' to interprete them for you, then you do your ''knowing.'' Then again, the evidence is quite disconcerting when it's applied to theoretical standards which are supposed to be upheld. Disregard the evidence which completely contradicts the facts. Quite often, science is misused as a parameter of knowledge when mere speculation is surely the fact that has creeped up into the arena of AAS. The AAS for those who doesn't know what I'm speaking of is a contrived socialist educational steering commitee of self righteous humanist/atheist who have taken control of our public school systems thru intimidation and a disregard of freedom from competition with their IDEOLOGY of humanism and atheism. Don't dare deny that statement. It will make even the most pompous rascal in this room more ignorant and blind to the reality of indoctrination, not education. You would have to be opened minded to to see the wonderful obvious Creation by God, and closed minded to allow yourself to be lead to the grave by a dead man who offers you nothing but whimsical folly and false predictions that have been made and should make you think for yourselves! I'm talking about Carl Sagan the dreamer who made up what he didn't know and he couldn't predict two weeks in advance a simple oil fire. Laugh if you desire. But the fact is, believing in a man who was simply an ordinary man and disregarding God's obviousness is denying evidence that is clearly seen and heard, but to call attention to one's self for glorification, is another sad testament to the pompous evolutionists final chapter of I don't need God, I am the master of my own destiny! Oh, no you're not! The final judgment is waiting for all of us........ believe it or not. Good day.............Jesus is my Savior...a ransom for all who believe. Evolutionist. You learn a few science words and quote Sagan enough, you’ll actually start sounding smart. Learn about the transitional evidence and you swear by it. Course you trust the ‘’scientist” to interprete them for you, then you do your ”knowing.” Then again, the evidence is quite disconcerting when it’s applied to theoretical standards which are supposed to be upheld. Disregard the evidence which completely contradicts the facts. Quite often, science is misused as a parameter of knowledge when mere speculation is surely the fact that has creeped up into the arena of AAS. The AAS for those who doesn’t know what I’m speaking of is a contrived socialist educational steering commitee of self righteous humanist/atheist who have taken control of our public school systems thru intimidation and a disregard of freedom from competition with their IDEOLOGY of humanism and atheism. Don’t dare deny that statement. It will make even the most pompous rascal in this room more ignorant and blind to the reality of indoctrination, not education. You would have to be opened minded to to see the wonderful obvious Creation by God, and closed minded to allow yourself to be lead to the grave by a dead man who offers you nothing but whimsical folly and false predictions that have been made and should make you think for yourselves! I’m talking about Carl Sagan the dreamer who made up what he didn’t know and he couldn’t predict two weeks in advance a simple oil fire. Laugh if you desire. But the fact is, believing in a man who was simply an ordinary man and disregarding God’s obviousness is denying evidence that is clearly seen and heard, but to call attention to one’s self for glorification, is another sad testament to the pompous evolutionists final chapter of I don’t need God, I am the master of my own destiny! Oh, no you’re not! The final judgment is waiting for all of us…….. believe it or not. Good day………….Jesus is my Savior…a ransom for all who believe.

]]> By: The Web Pen Blog » Blog Archive » Roundup - Week Of Feb 24 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31515 The Web Pen Blog » Blog Archive » Roundup - Week Of Feb 24 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:24:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31515 [...] Zone News had a great write-up on their thoughts on the Best Animated Film category and Bad Astronomy Blog reacquainted us with one of Carl Sagan best [...] […] Zone News had a great write-up on their thoughts on the Best Animated Film category and Bad Astronomy Blog reacquainted us with one of Carl Sagan best […]

]]> By: Reflections on a Mote of Dust « KuiperCliff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31513 Reflections on a Mote of Dust « KuiperCliff Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31513 [...] 2nd, 2007 Bad Astronomy Blog posted a link to Carl Sagan’s ‘Reflections on a Mote of Dust‘. I’d never [...] […] 2nd, 2007 Bad Astronomy Blog posted a link to Carl Sagan’s ‘Reflections on a Mote of Dust‘. I’d never […]

]]> By: JustAl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31514 JustAl Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:10:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/pale-blue-dot/#comment-31514 Pursuing James J. Murphy any further is probably pointless - he is quite clearly only here to foster a persecution complex and parade it around as how science is hostile to religion. He has brought his cross, and he wants to believe that us asking him why he brought it is the same as nailing him to it. In some way, this is how many religious people justify their belief system. Attempting to approach such from a matter of intelligent thought is meaningless, since no intelligent thought is involved. It is simply a matter of, "I like this idea [some deity and its plans, or whatever], so it must be true." Introducing any possible fallacy about the idea automatically breeds resentment. But then again, there's a certain amount of fun in asking very simple questions and watching the person so questioned start to wail and fling holy water. Just don't expect much else. Anyone who has a nice little scam for taking money from fatuous religious folk is likely salivating like Pavlov's dogs by now, though... Pursuing James J. Murphy any further is probably pointless - he is quite clearly only here to foster a persecution complex and parade it around as how science is hostile to religion. He has brought his cross, and he wants to believe that us asking him why he brought it is the same as nailing him to it.

In some way, this is how many religious people justify their belief system. Attempting to approach such from a matter of intelligent thought is meaningless, since no intelligent thought is involved. It is simply a matter of, “I like this idea [some deity and its plans, or whatever], so it must be true.” Introducing any possible fallacy about the idea automatically breeds resentment.

But then again, there’s a certain amount of fun in asking very simple questions and watching the person so questioned start to wail and fling holy water. Just don’t expect much else.

Anyone who has a nice little scam for taking money from fatuous religious folk is likely salivating like Pavlov’s dogs by now, though…

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