Comments on: Religion, asteroid, doomsday… and a dose of reality http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/ 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. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:23:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: RICKY http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/comment-page-2/#comment-173296 RICKY Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:36:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/#comment-173296 THAT WAS JUST A COMMENT THAT WAS JUST A COMMENT

]]> By: RICKY http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-173295 RICKY Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:34:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/#comment-173295 2039...... is going to happen look deeper...for the answers, that are hidden to the naked eye...and from you We are going to experience it definately 2039……

is going to happen

look deeper…for the answers, that are hidden to the naked eye…and from you

We are going to experience it definately

]]> By: Mark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-52739 Mark Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:47:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/#comment-52739 Hi Guys, Sikh men aren't required to wear turbans, but part of the dress code involves wearing their hair long and they use the turban to keep their hair in place - so the turban's become symbolic of them being Sikhs and there's been controversy over Sikhs wearing the turban with police or military uniforms or whether they should remove it in legion halls. With Islam, in some cultures, some form of head covering for men and women is considered part of the recommendation to 'dress modestly' - generally it's brimless like a fez because the forehead is supposed to touch the ground in prayers. Hi Guys,
Sikh men aren’t required to wear turbans, but part of the dress code involves wearing their hair long and they use the turban to keep their hair in place – so the turban’s become symbolic of them being Sikhs and there’s been controversy over Sikhs wearing the turban with police or military uniforms or whether they should remove it in legion halls.
With Islam, in some cultures, some form of head covering for men and women is considered part of the recommendation to ‘dress modestly’ – generally it’s brimless like a fez because the forehead is supposed to touch the ground in prayers.

]]> By: Vulcan Tourist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-52738 Vulcan Tourist Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:44:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/#comment-52738 So, here it is, 9:01pm PST on December 25th, 2007, and I'm wondering whether this wacko's deluded prediction came true? (I set a reminder for myself about this months ago, just to make sure I could wander back here and be the first to jab the moron in the ribs.) Will I be hearing reports of a major catastrophe all over the news tomorrow? He's got three hours left before he becomes a laughingstock in everyone's minds but his own relentlessly deluded one.... So, here it is, 9:01pm PST on December 25th, 2007, and I’m wondering whether this wacko’s deluded prediction came true? (I set a reminder for myself about this months ago, just to make sure I could wander back here and be the first to jab the moron in the ribs.) Will I be hearing reports of a major catastrophe all over the news tomorrow? He’s got three hours left before he becomes a laughingstock in everyone’s minds but his own relentlessly deluded one….

]]> By: Xerox http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-52737 Xerox Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:13:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/#comment-52737 PDF seems to have increased in length to about 400 pages now. Completely different from anything I have ever read! I checked these signs out and they do seem valid... Maybe doomsday after all... Matthew 24:29-30: The sun will grow dark: a symbolic solar eclipse of Egypt on 02/08/2027. The moon will no longer shine: a new moon on 02/08/2027. The stars will fall from heaven: a meteor shower from the asteroid (closest approach on 07/08/2027). The powers in space will be driven from their courses: the asteroid is deflected and returns in 2039. PDF seems to have increased in length to about 400 pages now. Completely different from anything I have ever read! I checked these signs out and they do seem valid… Maybe doomsday after all…

Matthew 24:29-30:

The sun will grow dark: a symbolic solar eclipse of Egypt on 02/08/2027.

The moon will no longer shine: a new moon on 02/08/2027.

The stars will fall from heaven: a meteor shower from the asteroid (closest approach on 07/08/2027).

The powers in space will be driven from their courses: the asteroid is deflected and returns in 2039.

]]> By: arensb http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-52736 arensb Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:46:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/#comment-52736 <blockquote>For example, he predicts that the La Palma volcano will collapse on December 25, 2007, causing a tsunami which will inundate the East Coast of the US. That’s testable! So we’ll see.</blockquote> Have you considered contacting the author and betting money on his predictions? Let's see if he'll put his money where his Bible is.

For example, he predicts that the La Palma volcano will collapse on December 25, 2007, causing a tsunami which will inundate the East Coast of the US. That’s testable! So we’ll see.

Have you considered contacting the author and betting money on his predictions? Let’s see if he’ll put his money where his Bible is.

]]> By: April http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-52735 April Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:49:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/23/religion-asteroid-doomsday-and-a-dose-of-reality/#comment-52735 Texas_JAM, I never said our space program wasn't important. -CraftZombie Texas_JAM,

I never said our space program wasn’t important.

-CraftZombie

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