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41. It's sort of funny that the universe doesn't simply disintigrate, then

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 07:53 PM

Feb 2014

Everything that we refer to as a 'law of nature' is really a limit or boundary that nature can't cross.

If all it took to undo that was imagination, then the human race should have torn reality apart by now.

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Not the Onion: NASA discovers 715 new planets [View all] Blue_Tires Feb 2014 OP

It is just a matter of time nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #1

I agree. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #9

Unless faster-than-light travel is possible, we may never meet our neighbors FiveGoodMen Feb 2014 #22

I think we will find it to be possible nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #23

If any of them are "M class"... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #61

We are up to I think 10 life candidates nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #65

Compressing and expanding space requires a mind boggling amount of energy. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #66

Nadine, Check out this post at Icarus Interstellar LongTomH Feb 2014 #68

Thanks, I am nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #69

Go in through the 'Blog' page - there are problems with the home page right now LongTomH Feb 2014 #70

If you can imagine it then it can be done. Bandit Feb 2014 #33

It's sort of funny that the universe doesn't simply disintigrate, then FiveGoodMen Feb 2014 #41

I can imagine omnipotence but it is still logically impossible. These are paradoxes. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #67

surely "they" already know we are here Skittles Feb 2014 #25

I think that when we are mature enough nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #26

I don't think we need to be worrying about other planets bigdarryl Feb 2014 #2

...really? Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #4

But think about all those potential resources under extra terrestrial footing!? Rex Feb 2014 #5

Page me when you figure out a way to get there in a reasonable time frame. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #7

What is your definition of a reasonable time frame? Rex Feb 2014 #8

Lets put it this way: I don't think you need to worry about Exxon strip-mining the Alpha Centauri Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #10

So you are saying we can't do anything about our potential oil being under their 3 toed feet? Rex Feb 2014 #12

Careful Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #13

Sooner or later we are going to figure out warp drive. Bet on it. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #18

I think that would be awesome, actually. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #19

The day we realize that Einstein was trying to tell us that the laws of physics were merely msanthrope Feb 2014 #20

We will have Spooky Action drives one day. Rex Feb 2014 #27

What sort of mystery machine are you envisioning? Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #29

I sold them some green acid. Rex Feb 2014 #31

"Albert Hoffman, thou art avenged!" Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #32

The only people who would think that's the Onion, are people who have been paying zero attn. for the Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #3

Billions of planetary systems in the Milky Way. longship Feb 2014 #11

Oh yeah. I mean, Kepler was looking at one tiny square of sky. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #16

I think that when it's not about spaceships, people get bored easily. arcane1 Feb 2014 #28

I also think people have trouble grokking the sheer size of space Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #30

Scary thought.... Xolodno Feb 2014 #6

There are many stars much older than old Sol. longship Feb 2014 #15

Older can also be a problem. jeff47 Feb 2014 #17

You are, of course, correct. longship Feb 2014 #42

Barnard comes to mind in fact nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #21

Thats strange my first thought goes to Rimmer. Drew Richards Feb 2014 #43

You realize we are a pair of space geeks! nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #44

Lol yep so true. Drew Richards Feb 2014 #45

We think we're unique and important only because we tell ourselves we are. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #14

Amen! FiveGoodMen Feb 2014 #24

Not just our thoughts Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #36

new? SHRED Feb 2014 #34

Okay, so, serious question: why would this be the onion? Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #35

I've just never known them to unveil 700+ at a time... Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #37

Please understand that wasn't intended as a criticism. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #38

*shuffles off to the google play store to search for that app* opiate69 Feb 2014 #46

Yeah, it's interesting, not the coolest one I've found Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #48

Carl Sagan "100 Billion Galaxies each W/100 Billion Stars" Botany Feb 2014 #39

Eh, whaddid heeknow Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #40

Yes, according to Sagan there are more planets in the universe than grains of sand on Earth Bjorn Against Feb 2014 #47

It is a large number in the context that, until 1995 or so we knew of zero. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #49

Yes, I would agree with that Bjorn Against Feb 2014 #50

What some people seem to not be aware of, however, is that compared to just a few Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #51

I agree with that as well Bjorn Against Feb 2014 #52

Sure, we're ants on fleas on fleas on ants. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #53

You could be correct, I have heard theories about a multiverse Bjorn Against Feb 2014 #55

Yeah- logic sort of breaks down either way, but in some ways I think infinity makes more sense. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #56

Its a lot because we only looked at a very tiny number of the total exboyfil Feb 2014 #58

I don't know, my personal thought is that there are many advanced civilizations out there Bjorn Against Feb 2014 #59

One way to look at it is in the course exboyfil Feb 2014 #63

You can download the drake equaition app for your Ipad nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #64

I only realized recently that Sagan was such a Leftist Chathamization Feb 2014 #60

Trivializes the upcoming elections doesn't it? aristocles Feb 2014 #54

All at once? Sounds suspicious seattledo Feb 2014 #57

For those of us who have been following the space mission nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #62