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Martial Epicurus said… Those pictures are incredible right! They're even more amazing to me since I only learned about the 8 (9 back in my day!) planets and our sun. Even that "learning" just consisted of the usual My Very Educated Mother... mnemonic. Dropping religion left me with a void. To think you know the origin of the universe and find out you couldn't be more wrong is pretty humbling, lol. Now I'm just soaking up all of the truth I ignored before.
I see you're from Salem. All I know of the place is a small bit of the witch trials. Is it still very steeped in religion?
Martial Epicurus said… lol I was a little worried that the quiz would be a challenge. I got 9 out of 10!!! I wish I had the same luck with skywatching. Very cloudy here tonight. Getting rid of some of the light pollution would help too.
I am going to check around for the programs you and Matt mentioned. Or insomnia will kick in and I will watch it in the next few minutes. I wasn't even aware that the Space Station was visible O.O Mindblower. You seem to be pretty deep in Astronomy. How long have you been stargazing? As always thanks for the info, esp. since space is on my Jeopardy study list.
Martial Epicurus said… I stumbled upon a pair of binoculars just the other day so if it's not too cloudy tonight, I will be skywatching aka getting my Carl Sagan on. I've never seen Jupiter and didn't even know that it was visible to the naked eye. I've been planning a trip to meet with the local Astronomy society but local is a pretty far trip. I'm guessing they try to pick the best spots for observing. Thanks again for another great suggestion. I love meeting so many people with esoteric hobbies.
Martial Epicurus said… I'm not nearly as avid about astronomy as I'd like to be. It's a field that I wish I had become immersed in many years ago. Little by little I'm learning about the universe and our connection to it. It's so much more beautiful, complicated, and grand than I could have ever imagined. Like your profile says, truth is stranger than fiction. :)
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Posted by Larry Taylor on May 20, 2013 at 8:15pm 3 Comments 1 Like
OK. I am venting. My mother died two weeks ago. She was a “god fearing christian.” Before her death she refused all medical treatment. She wanted to be left alone. She even refused to speak with my brother who is a methodist minister. He is a pip, let me tell you! I suspect she did not believe, but a woman born in her time could not and did not state her actual beliefs. This is the opening salvo to all christians; FUCK YOU! I had so many people come and tell…
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This probably should not have shocked me as much as it did (especially since I am in Texas). I actually thought my coworkers were playing a joke on me because they know I am an atheist. Sadly, this was no joke. This actually happened.
I work in a psychiatric hospital. The doctors who admit patients are general MDs. (Psychiatrists see patients after admission) Yesterday evening we received several calls from irate parents. A new doctor who was doing admissions yesterday actually…
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What do you think of this,
Nathan Young,
No Jason Torpy it is you that should be banned for promoting atheism, a belief that has no foundation in reality and zero proof behind it. The letter was a mockery of your atheist beliefs. I request to the board here that they remove Jason for his unverifiable beliefs in atheism for which he has no proof other than his arrogance. The letter was a mockery of atheism. Atheism is stupid and it should be mocked and it…
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What do you think of this Facebook comment?
Nathan Young to Jason Torpy,
for once you and I can agree on something. We should disrespect beliefs that are untenable such as the belief that there is no God. Indeed for me to respect you Jason, I cannot respect your belief in non-belief in atheism. Your atheism comes across as arrogrance, smugness, and self righteous. Indeed after reading "An Open Letter to My Religious Friends" I penned one…
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