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Planetary System Similar to Sol

Posted by michael on from the new-places-to-go-to-war-against dept.

sgtwilko writes "The BBC News site has an article about how astronomers have found several new planets including some that have a similar distribution to our own Solar System. They are finding planetary systems that are more and more like the one in which the Earth resides. It's only a matter of time until the Terrestrial Planet Finder program gets going and finds another Earth." There's another story on space.com. Update: 06/13 21:51 GMT by M : Space News and Wired have stories as well, with spiffy graphics and artists' renderings and so on.

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  1. another Earth?? by Kargan · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ///It's only a matter of time until the Terrestrial Planet Finder program gets going and finds another Earth.///

    That will never, ever, ever happen. The odds against there being another planet with the delicate ecosystem of Earth is simply incalculable, literally.

    The place we live is unique among all other planets in the universe, it's time to accept that.

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  2. Re:What do Christians think about this? by kaimiike1970 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Christians think? Bwaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaa! Snerf snort Bwaaahaaaaaaaaaaaa!

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  3. Re:What do Christians think about this? by Milo77 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, generally I lean toward being a fundamentalist, but that's less and less everyday :) And here are my opinions...

    My beliefs are rooted in notion that there are no innocent people (beings/aliens/whatever) - the Bible clearly states this. All creatures are inherently wicked. By wicked I mean that ultimately we are more or less self-centered and see no need for God. This is precisely what is meant by the Fall of Man: man sees no need for God. This is why the first step to being saved is realizing that you do need God (call it repentance, or what have you).

    But what's is more interesting is that the Bible says we were designed to have a relationship with God. In fact, you know the hole within you that you think can be filled with the finite things of this world - well, it can only be filled with the infinite pleasures that flow from God. If you do not believe this, live a few more years seeking the things of this world.

    So where do aliens fit into this? Well I certainly believe that an infinite God has more than enough love to go around.

    Be sure to read "Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist" by John Piper. Its good stuff.