Religion for Scientists
September 7th, 2007 by Erich ViethThese Hubble photos from HubbleSite sum it all up. Studying nature with rigor is a high spiritual calling. In my mind, honoring the scientific method is a much higher calling than cherry-picking vague passages from old books of questionable origin.
The following photo is of the Crab Nebula, taken by the Hubble telescope.
Go to HubbleSite for a high-res version of this Hubble photo and more than 1,000 others.
From Wikipedia, we learn that the Crab Nebula was first observed in 1731 by John Bevis, and corresponds to a bright supernova that was recorded by Chinese and Arab astronomers in 1054. Located at a distance of about 6,300 light years (2 kpc) from Earth, the nebula has a diameter of 11 ly (3.4 pc) and is expanding at a rate of about 1,500 kilometres per second.
September 8th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Thanks for the link. It is good.
Speaking of the religion of science, you You might like a link called “Driven mad by paradoxes.” on Clifford Pickover’s site. http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/realitycarnival.html
on cherries: pick the ones you like. We’re here for a good time, not a long time.
September 8th, 2007 at 10:21 am
And there is some amazing footage available of the centre of the nebula, where the pulsar sits.
September 8th, 2007 at 10:34 am
And some more on YouTube….
September 9th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Touché! lol
September 17th, 2007 at 12:00 am
And check this out: the first photo of Earth taken from another planet (Mars). http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/?IDNumber=PIA05547