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20. A religious fundamentalist is afraid of their own insignificance

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 06:58 AM

Sep 2015

That's a good way of putting it.

It takes a bucket load of arrogance to think you are a concern of the universe.

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Video: The solar system to scale [View all] Panich52 Sep 2015 OP

That's was excellent. Skinner Sep 2015 #1

Well, the eight planets are all closely in the ecliptic. longship Sep 2015 #3

Indeed... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #5

And the fact that Pluto does not clear out its orbit. longship Sep 2015 #6

Okaaay... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #7

No worries my friend. longship Sep 2015 #8

Hey, thanks, Longship! I really appreciate that. gregcrawford Sep 2015 #11

and nothing like electrons in an atom. AlbertCat Sep 2015 #15

Ah, nope. Duppers Sep 2015 #10

EXCELLENT! gregcrawford Sep 2015 #4

Someone did this on our bike trail. idahoblue Sep 2015 #9

IT would make a good science class project. Vincardog Sep 2015 #12

We did something like it in my 9th grade Earth Science class. progressoid Sep 2015 #21

As Carl Sagan says in his book Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.... IHateTheGOP Sep 2015 #13

Thanks so much for this. gvstn Sep 2015 #14

Excellent Thespian2 Sep 2015 #16

Thank you Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #17

The way to end wars. Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #18

A religious fundamentalist is afraid of their own insignificance fasttense Sep 2015 #20

Staggering lillypaddle Sep 2015 #19