I think our current Mars operations are absolutely fascinating. When I read the other day that they had discovered ice, and we're working towards getting a chunk of that ice into their ovens on the rover to actually see if life was contained in there.........i mean....the hair stood up on the back of my neck. Just the thought of it...the chance....the possibility...is SO freaking cool.
I don't know if I despise close minded religious idiots...or just pity them. The great irony is that so much of God's beauty and the excitement to be found in the life he created, is passing them by while they rant about.....God! On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got the link from BadAstronomy.com: > > http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/32833.html > > Apparently it's a total waste of money to go to Mars to search for life > because: > > "Mars is a desert planet and perhaps there is ice and maybe even water > there. So what? Who cares? It's water! That doesn't mean a thing. Life > originated on Earth when God spoke it into existence and there is no need > in > wasting billions of dollars of taxpayer money searching for an answer that > is based upon faulty evolutionary ideas." > > (Just to be clear as well: the Phoenix was nowhere NEAR "billions of > dollars") > > Of course he follows that immediately by suggesting that the money would be > better spent... on science. To "fight disease" and "research cancer". So > cancer research (which is absolutely based on those "faulty" evolutionary > ideas) is fine. > > I'm in constant amazement concerning the level of compartmentalization and > intellectual dishonesty displayed by evangelicals. I'm also amazed by the > level of control the seek to exert over their God. Apparently the > "almighty" couldn't speak life into existence on Mars? Or anyplace he damn > well wanted? > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:262783 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
