Sub-Orbital Space Flights & Satellite Exploration
This montage was created to demonstrate that it is the scientific method alone that has elevated the standard of living of many populations to soaring heights and can do so for all the world’s people. Science is not an ideology, but a method. A method which can free us from the shackles of destructive, divisive, superstitious thinking and create a peaceful, sustainable world where the united human race harmonises with the laws of nature, rather than arrogantly ignores them. —————————— You as a human being have evolved to respond to the world around you on impulse. You will instinctively jump out of the way if, say, a bus comes careening towards you. You know it would have a fatal effect if you didn’t. Even if you had never seen such a thing happen to a person before, you can instinctively calculate the weight of the bus, its size, its speed, and you will know that your frail body does not stand a chance. You know this because your very perception is built to comprehend the world in which you live. Defy it, and you will perish. As soon as you realise that this is a certain fact of life, you can apply that mentality to everything that you do. As the old Stoic saying goes: ‘Virtue exists in a will which is in agreement with nature’. This means that if what you choose to do is done without resistance to what you cannot control, then you will not encounter suffering as much. It is a certainty that you cannot break the laws of nature. They are firmly stuck …
Tags: scientific method, Atheism, einstein, aristotle
- – - Tracks: 1. John Williams, Christopher Parkening – The Days Between 2. The Cinematic Orchestra — Breathe Clip extracts from; BBC – Wonders of the Solar System (Prof Cox), Secret Life of Chaos, Life (Attenborough) History Channel – Universe
Tags: cosmos, astronomy, Darwin, solar
The Science of Inflation Theory by Dr. Michio KakuDear viewer, please read the description before placing a comment, thank you for all your support . If you are a creationist read the following instructions: 1st please get a real job, 2nd do some research, 3rd educate yourself, 4th read some books, 5th acquire some culture and knowledge, 6th then make a comment. Thank you. Some Christian, Islamic or other theistic extremists, mix, by pure ignorance, the big bang with evolution, wich are two completely different branches of science. THE BIG BANG The Big Bang is the cosmological model of the initial conditions and subsequent development of the Universe that is supported by the most comprehensive and accurate explanations from current scientific evidence and observation. As used by cosmologists, the term Big Bang generally refers to the idea that the Universe has expanded from a primordial hot and dense initial condition at some finite time in the past (best available measurements in 2009 suggest that the initial conditions occurred around 13.3 to 13.9 billion years ago), and continues to expand to this day. Extrapolation of the expansion of the Universe backwards in time using general relativity yields an infinite density and temperature at a finite time in the past. This singularity signals the breakdown of general relativity. How closely we can extrapolate towards the singularity is debated—certainly not earlier than the Planck epoch. The early hot, dense phase is itself …
Tags: Darwin, Big, Intelligent, creationists
Sun, Nov. 23, 2006 From The Science Network Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the apparent un-intelligent design of the cosmos. www.beyondbelief2006.org
Tags: species, belief, Design, Harris
The television special highlights two very different worlds from Earth, both teeming with life that astronomers believe could evolve if given the right set of conditions. Using computer models and armed with basic evolutionary theory, the scientists imagined not only what conditions might exist on their theoretical planets, but also how life may interact with the environment to form a thriving ecosystem.
Tags: BLUE, science, Extraterrestrial, Bang
Richard Dawkins interviews Steven Pinker for “The Genius of Charles Darwin”, the Channel 4 UK TV program which won British Broadcasting Awards’ “Best Documentary Series” of 2008. Buy the full 3-DVD set of uncut interviews, over 18 hours, in the RichardDawkins.net store: richarddawkins.net This footage was shot with the intention of editing for a television program. What you see here is the full extended interview, which includes a lot of rough camera transitions that were edited out of the final program (along with a lot of content).
Tags: science, Natural Selection, Atheism, biology
Do Atheists Believe In Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life? / Video Do atheists believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life? Many do, despite the fact there is no evidence to support such. Yet they refuse to believe in Gods existence, despite the evidence. Such is the clouded thinking of the atheists. From rosaryfilms of Secret of the Rosary Films.
Tags: Flying, alien, Atheism, Earth
Alien Planet – Part 10 of 10 Alien Planet Official Website: dsc.discovery.com Alien Planet is a 94 minute special on Discovery Channel about two internationally built robot probes investigating for alien life on the fictional planet Darwin IV. It was based on the book Expedition, by sci-fi/fantasy artist and writer Wayne Douglas Barlowe, who was also executive producer on the special. It premiered on May 14, 2005. The show uses sophisticated computer-generated imagery, which is interspersed with interviews from such notables as Stephen Hawking, George Lucas, Michio Kaku, and Jack Horner. The show was filmed in Iceland and Mono Lake in California. en.wikipedia.org
Tags: universe, contact, planet, research
Alien Planet – Part 9 of 10 Alien Planet Official Website: dsc.discovery.com Alien Planet is a 94 minute special on Discovery Channel about two internationally built robot probes investigating for alien life on the fictional planet Darwin IV. It was based on the book Expedition, by sci-fi/fantasy artist and writer Wayne Douglas Barlowe, who was also executive producer on the special. It premiered on May 14, 2005. The show uses sophisticated computer-generated imagery, which is interspersed with interviews from such notables as Stephen Hawking, George Lucas, Michio Kaku, and Jack Horner. The show was filmed in Iceland and Mono Lake in California. en.wikipedia.org
Tags: ship, spacecraft, research, Fact
The television special highlights two very different worlds from Earth, both teeming with life that astronomers believe could evolve if given the right set of conditions. Using computer models and armed with basic evolutionary theory, the scientists imagined not only what conditions might exist on their theoretical planets, but also how life may interact with the environment to form a thriving ecosystem.
Tags: geographic, BLUE, abiogenesis, Evolution