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In reply to the discussion: Astronomers spotted something perplexing near the beginning of time [View all]Warpy
(113,130 posts)25. Well, I can synoatguze, dive deeply enough into this stuff
and most people will start having brain cramps.
What is clear is that the universe is both larger and older than we are currently capable of detecting. Even in our own neighborhood, objects far older than the guesstimated 13.4 billion years the universe is have been observed. Add tp tjat the existence of organic chemicals and precursors to DNA wherever we've looked, it seems much of the universe is alive, one way or another.
Now that's being part of something larger than I am that fills me with awe.
I can't imagine needing more.
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Astronomers spotted something perplexing near the beginning of time [View all]
Jilly_in_VA
Jan 2024
OP
Interesting, and a pretty well written article. He does a good job of making it understable to nonspecialists. nt
eppur_se_muova
Jan 2024
#5
I'm curious, Mr. Bill, how being an atheist and not being interested in science are related.
Martin68
Jan 2024
#22
What else is science but the big unanswered questions we have about the universe? You
Martin68
Jan 2024
#31
My disgust includes those without curiosity or an understanding of the quest for knowledge.
Martin68
Jan 2024
#36
I guess, Mr. Bill, you are trying to persuade us that you are a dull thinker. It worked!
Martin68
Jan 2024
#21
The "Guess what...we don't know everything after all!" is kind of silly. Scientists never said we did.
Martin68
Jan 2024
#20