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SidDithers

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10. Because billions of years ago, gravitational forces caused matter to condense...

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 11:30 AM

Feb 2013

into a giant ball, where the pressure is so intense and the matter so dense, that thermonuclear fuion takes place, and hydrogen is fused into helium, releasing enormous quantities if energy.

Thinking that the incoherent mystic ramblings of superstitious, savage ancient civilizations are somehow relevant to the world today is nonsense. Ancient civilizations are important or their historical value only. They show us from where we came, and how far we've journeyed and how much we've learned since then.

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Recommend a click through to watch video. longship Feb 2013 #1

"Sure" - Huehueteotl Berlum Feb 2013 #2

Science. You should try it some time...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #3

"Spirit. You should try it some time." - Huehue Berlum Feb 2013 #4

Good of wind and rain to erode that rock over millions and millions of years... SidDithers Feb 2013 #5

Why is that rock smoking? sharp_stick Feb 2013 #6

Why is there fire in the sky? Berlum Feb 2013 #9

Because billions of years ago, gravitational forces caused matter to condense... SidDithers Feb 2013 #10

Science is the poetry of reality...n/t PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #13

Beautifully said... SidDithers Feb 2013 #14

"Reality is the science of poetry." - Huehue Berlum Feb 2013 #43

"So you claim this is purely coincidence? What a quaint notion." - Huehueteotl Berlum Feb 2013 #16

Hehehe. "Smirk"... SidDithers Feb 2013 #17

The Moon Goddess is still angry that we bombed her. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #18

Two of the best threads in DU history... SidDithers Feb 2013 #22

OMG!!!! Sissyk Feb 2013 #49

Ancient cultures also tell us how we learn Taverner Feb 2013 #19

Good point... SidDithers Feb 2013 #20

True, although the "Sun God" stories may point to historical events Taverner Feb 2013 #21

At least not as far as any independent historical corroboration, no. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #23

I heard last they thought there were three Jesuses Taverner Feb 2013 #24

The research I've read speculates that a few things may have happened, primarily a mystery cult Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #29

"transmogrified" - love it when scientific progress goes "bonk" Taverner Feb 2013 #30

Yeah; my kids are real into C+H right now Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #33

...and Jesus really isn't named Jesus either Taverner Feb 2013 #32

The only proposed archeological evidence of a First Temple was proven to be fake also. PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #34

and people like to embelish... snooper2 Feb 2013 #28

Living in the Pacific NW, I can tell you for sure there have been some big floods in recent history Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #36

"Just because we're right is no reason to get snippy." Ronald Reagan's Dead Republican Astrologer (R Berlum Feb 2013 #25

"Smirk"... SidDithers Feb 2013 #27

Now there was a wise entity Berlum Feb 2013 #40

Oh, I don't think it's resting at all...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #42

Oh, and stay away from the topic of Chemtrails.. SidDithers Feb 2013 #15

Hey buddy... didact Feb 2013 #41

Here's another video ..with the impact. the noise was awesome SoCalDem Feb 2013 #7

According to various reports (AP, USA Today) reported injuries range from 100-1000 Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #31

"We'll survive the day, I promise, chuckle" Thanks Neil, you make me feel better. mountain grammy Feb 2013 #8

2008 TC3 hobbit709 Feb 2013 #11

Cool. Thanks for posting... SidDithers Feb 2013 #12

I'm surprised this is a once in 10 year event. HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #26

Actually, it's more like once every 100 years, not 10: jsr Feb 2013 #46

Thanks for the update...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #50

The several videos I watched were outrageous nature. PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #35

Pffft! zappaman Feb 2013 #37

I love the tie Dr. Tyson is wearing. GrantDem Feb 2013 #38

Cool stuff! greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #39

The DECADE did not dither, but apparently went by faster than, um, anticipated Berlum Feb 2013 #44

Oh, SpiralHawk. We missed you so...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #48

Really? So I should have read of 5 or 6 other strikes on populated areas? I wonder where I've been. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #45

No, the point is that something this size happens somwhere on Earth about once a decade muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #47