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Bernardo de La Paz

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34. His philosophies

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Fri Jan 10, 2014, 10:17 PM

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Neil deGrasse Tyson tells Bill Moyers: �We�re on a one-way trip to oblivion� [View all] kentuck Jan 2014 OP

Dark energy is responsible for expansion, not dark matter. jsr Jan 2014 #1

data shows the universe could collapse at any moment Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #2

I don't buy it. I go in for the ever-expanding infinite budding quantum foam multiverse hypothesis. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #3

quote from the article lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #9

Certainly past a certain point one blurs into the other. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #14

Each advance of physics doesn't narrow the scope of the unknown, it multiplies it. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #47

Yeah, behind every exclamation point is another question mark. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #53

His philosophies Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #34

That website shouldn't try to claim him--as he himself has said... MADem Jan 2014 #54

excellent - already admired him . . . now a tad bit more DrDan Jan 2014 #61

I like this attitude a lot. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #66

Damn! Maybe I should cancel my weekend plans... brooklynite Jan 2014 #4

Like a drunk driver speeding down the wrong side of the highway... hunter Jan 2014 #5

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED! Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #6

LOL n/t RainDog Jan 2014 #19

Some have, of course, an alternate take: Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #23

I thought that would be RainDog Jan 2014 #26

+1000 kentuck Jan 2014 #36

magnolia is the best RainDog Jan 2014 #38

That reminds me of ... kentuck Jan 2014 #40

glad you liked it. RainDog Jan 2014 #56

"You play football, Harris?" Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #45

yeah RainDog Jan 2014 #55

I guess I won't bother fixing the side yard gate then. Throd Jan 2014 #7

I wish I could be here when the lights go out, but I'll be long gone by then. LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #8

Dark matter is not dark energy. longship Jan 2014 #10

I read Tyson as saying that the current *nomenclature* is "dark matter" BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #29

If you watch the video he mentions both. joshcryer Jan 2014 #63

And I haven't even seen the movie "Her" yet... Tom_Foolery Jan 2014 #11

I've thought it over, and I can slip in another deer hunt Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #12

"We are so far beyond fucked now... alterfurz Jan 2014 #13

Awesome! zappaman Jan 2014 #15

the point is, make the most of your time while you're here on this earth Skittles Jan 2014 #17

Exactly! zappaman Jan 2014 #18

I appreciate the concern, but we have more pressing problems right now, Neil struggle4progress Jan 2014 #16

You are so right. Let's deal with the problems that haunt us within the next 10 years. YOHABLO Jan 2014 #28

Don't worry, Tyson's got your back Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #35

Don't worry about. kentuck Jan 2014 #20

Khan!! MerryBlooms Jan 2014 #21

and the last words donco Jan 2014 #22

What would a two-way trip to oblivion look like? n/t eggplant Jan 2014 #24

Not worried about this at all. silverweb Jan 2014 #25

"There is no safety in the cosmos." Alan Watts Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #27

I thought Neil had gone "doomer" on us! Jessy169 Jan 2014 #30

I don't think about astrophysics often, but when I do BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #33

good to know there *will* be an end to Fux Spews. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #31

"All sparks will burn out in the end." Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #32

It's okay... derby378 Jan 2014 #37

Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of my favorites today, and though man4allcats Jan 2014 #39

In time and space... kentuck Jan 2014 #42

You're arguing semantics, not functional differences. Gravitycollapse Jan 2014 #43

I agree that we do not know much. man4allcats Jan 2014 #48

Soon, the oblivian deniers will be showing up here. Kaleva Jan 2014 #41

"...we�re on a one-way trip to oblivion" Fucking hello. Stupidest SHIT I've ever read... cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #44

I guess I have time to get the laundry done before it hits then. But only barely. Squinch Jan 2014 #49

Don't use the second rinse cycle. You might find yourself without undies when the Universe ends. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #50

It's up there with the "what will earth be like after the people all die off?" Squinch Jan 2014 #51

I know the answer to that question by the way... cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #52

I assume 'we' as in "the contents of the universe." joshcryer Jan 2014 #64

The Earth won't survive to a quadrillion years from now. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #46

But if it doesn't (50/50 chance) Nevernose Jan 2014 #57

Hmmm. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #58

No idea. I just happened to see this chart earlier :) Nevernose Jan 2014 #59

Here's an idea: Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #60

Dark energy could be an illusion. joshcryer Jan 2014 #62

... RainDog Jan 2014 #65

I'm more of a hand to mouth thinker, let's focus on the next 10 billion years or so TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #67