Tag: Universe
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Extraterrestrials
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (1917 – 2008) was a science fiction writer, inventor, explorer, and screenplay co-writer for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey once said, “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe, or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” A recent poll showed 56.9% Americans believe in aliens, and a…
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WOW!!! – Wonder Of Wonders
One of my favorite pastimes is passing time in silent wonder gazing up into the heavens . . . lost in space . . . lending credibility to those who claim I’m often spaced-out 😊 The edge of the Universe, calculated by astronomers with Hubble and James-Webb telescope data, currently measures 13.8 billion light-years in all…
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The Hand of God
World headline news, both at home and abroad, has become depressing. This ole ragamuffin is forever grateful he grew up in far more peaceable, collaborative, and nonviolent times. Creation’s wonders are my depression Go-To remedy. Climbing mountain cathedrals, wilderness wanders, cloud watching, and star gazing are among my favorite tonics. Light from stars thousands of…
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How Big is Little?
Today our world’s population reached 8 billion . . . Happy Birthday World! It’s estimated 8 billion grains of sand would fill 8,000 cups and weigh 2 ½ tons. Recently, while I was counting sheep snuggled against my pillow, a group of obviously wide-awake researchers at the University of Hawaii estimated there are seven quintillion,…
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Finite vs. Infinite
NASA’s just released James Webb Space Telescope’s spectacular deep space images of our unseen universe imparted an ambivalent consciousness of my own finite, trivial minuteness and God’s infinite, stunning immensity. Today my 24/7/365 Last Frontier backyard ‘Nature Channel’ displayed terra-firma exhibits of His magnificence, imparting a peaceful assurance . . . “Heaven is my throne,…