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Science

Martin68

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31. What else is science but the big unanswered questions we have about the universe? You

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #24)

Wed Jan 17, 2024, 10:21 PM

Jan 2024

sound totally clueless about what science is all about. It’s about learning about that which we don’t understand. Just being in the now is cool but it doesn’t add to our knowledge. We’d still be living in caves. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s anti-scientific to the extreme.

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Astronomers spotted something perplexing near the beginning of time [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 OP

Must be gawd rurallib Jan 2024 #1

You just can't begin to wrap your head around it montanacowboy Jan 2024 #2

Carl Sagan had a snarky answer: SCantiGOP Jan 2024 #19

Ha Ha montanacowboy Jan 2024 #29

I've been entertaining a theory I read recently EYESORE 9001 Jan 2024 #3

Does your theory limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #37

Yes, but it's not my theory alone EYESORE 9001 Jan 2024 #39

Something perplexing from the beginning of time? Jerry2144 Jan 2024 #4

High school graduation photos? (n/t) PJMcK Jan 2024 #28

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

the tardis? AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #6

The FSM RainCaster Jan 2024 #8

settled cosmology. hem cool though. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #7

I'm not saying aliens, but... spike jones Jan 2024 #9

I don't know, and I don't care. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #10

And you came here Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #11

I'm an Atheist. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #12

You don't have to believe in God Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #14

This is an arguement I'm going to choose to not have with you. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #16

I'm curious, Mr. Bill, how being an atheist and not being interested in science are related. Martin68 Jan 2024 #22

If I was not interested in science, I wouldn't have clicked on this thread. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #24

What else is science but the big unanswered questions we have about the universe? You Martin68 Jan 2024 #31

I don't think that's what he said at all.... AZ8theist Jan 2024 #32

Saying "There's something bigger than ourselves" Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #35

In fairness limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #38

My disgust includes those without curiosity or an understanding of the quest for knowledge. Martin68 Jan 2024 #36

Well, I can synoatguze, dive deeply enough into this stuff Warpy Jan 2024 #25

Hey, take a chill pill. Geez some people take offense at nothing. machoneman Jan 2024 #26

I guess, Mr. Bill, you are trying to persuade us that you are a dull thinker. It worked! Martin68 Jan 2024 #21

You guess wrong, my friend. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #23

Well you sure did a good job of sounding dull! You fooled me. Martin68 Jan 2024 #30

"Fascinating" Auggie Jan 2024 #13

What if... There was more than one Big Bang in an abutting Universe? JohnnyRingo Jan 2024 #15

There is endless room Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #17

"Endless room for speculation" JohnnyRingo Jan 2024 #34

Could be? sumus Jan 2024 #18

The "Guess what...we don't know everything after all!" is kind of silly. Scientists never said we did. Martin68 Jan 2024 #20

Saying "settled cosmology" Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #40

True that. I guess there will always be those fools who assume we've figured everything out and can Martin68 Jan 2024 #41

Fascinating. Beartracks Jan 2024 #27

Simple: Early galaxies saw what was forming (us) and turned around. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2024 #33

And now they've found Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #42