Safferz Posted April 22, 2014 http://vimeo.com/51960515 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holac Posted April 22, 2014 Puts things in perspective, doesn't it? A mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. That is earth!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khayr Posted April 23, 2014 What it does is makes our values pejorative. All is relative because we are a spec of dust. Well, that is an absurdity that takes away our accountability factor. The Earth is "our center", our reality and the rest of the world revolves around that for us (psychologically and ontologically speaking). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted April 23, 2014 <cite> @Khayr said:</cite> What it does is makes our values pejorative. All is relative because we are a spec of dust. Well, that is an absurdity that takes away our accountability factor. The Earth is "our center", our reality and the rest of the world revolves around that for us (psychologically and ontologically speaking). You have the strangest interpretations, Khayr. The Quran itself regularly invokes the scale of the universe and of Allah's creation (the lord of the worlds), yet when the same information is given to you by an American scientist, you react with moronic and archaic geocentric babble. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allyourbase Posted April 23, 2014 I see your Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot and raise you Neil Degrasse Tyson's Disturbing Thought: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted April 23, 2014 <cite> @Allyourbase said:</cite> I see your Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot and raise you Neil Degrasse Tyson's Disturbing Thought: That was great. I quite like his Most Astounding Fact as well, which makes me feel less small compared to these others We are stardust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted April 23, 2014 Irrelevant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted April 23, 2014 <cite> @Allyourbase said:</cite> I see your Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot and raise you Neil Degrasse Tyson's Disturbing Thought: looooool far from disturbing. it was stand up comedy! I thoroughly enjoyed it. thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khayr Posted April 23, 2014 <cite> @Safferz said:</cite> You have the strangest interpretations, Khayr. The Quran itself regularly invokes the scale of the universe and of Allah's creation (the lord of the worlds ), yet when the same information is given to you by an American scientist, you react with moronic and archaic geocentric babble. This is the same scientist that said: Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy. Sagan was not in awe nor humbled by the thought of رب العلامين (lord of all the worlds). Rather, he was in awe of the pimple on his nose (that is as far as he could spiritually see). Meaning - his own opinionation and conclusions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allyourbase Posted April 24, 2014 Neil Degrasse Tyson is a BAMF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites