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Universe Shaped Like A Soccer Ball?
Rabid Rob writes "According to a New Scientist article, and prompted by data from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), it's suggested the universe could be shaped like a soccer ball - the 'cosmic microwave background' has fluctuations, and a possible conclusion is that 'our Universe seems like an endlessly repeating set of dodecahedrons.' Oh yeah, the universe is only 70 billion light years across, so better buy up the real estate now while it's still cheap!" The NYT has more information (free reg. req.) on this theory, which is quickly being refuted by Wernstrom-like rival researchers.
the uni is shaped like a baseball. Hope God doesn't hit like Barry Bonds
It's all pretty irrelevant in the here and now.
Let's try to think about how we can help our fellow man by lending a hand.
It's wonderful to have the luxury to sit idly and contemplate the universe in all its glory. It's sublime to reach down into the gutters and pull those huddled, wretched masses yearning to breathe free into the full brotherhood of Man.
A great man once said, "Take care of yourself AND each other" No greater admonition exists.
In football (yep, I said FOOTBALL) you can touch other men. You would think Europeans would be more interested based on this alone.
I'm not unwilling to discuss apparent weaknesses - just not on slashdot. I have boundaries, and I don't have an infinite amount of time to waste.
Please also read this post I just made.
I fear I shouldn't have posted again - I can already hear the rumblings of a hundred emails in my inbox - the very reason that I despise discussing the details on slashdot. Every man has his limit. It's like a DoS in an argument, 5 people shouting at one person.
Just because this post I made all of 30 minutes ago hasn't yet reached Biblical proportions, doesn't mean what I said was invalid.
I'm very interested in email discussions - offers I've made previously in slashdot - but no-one was interested in it. I've only ever found two others willing to talk via email - one of them conceded he didn't know enough, the other the discussion just wore out. But no-one on slashdot has ever taken me up.
I considered that email debate offer a nice, legitimate way, of backing up my claim that I'm happy to discuss in a more organised way.
It is true no-one has shouted here, and I respect that ;) Shouting was more of an analogy of the nature of a 'discussion' that entails more noise than one can handle. It begins to sound like a shouting, or a din, in ones ears, than anything civil.
But I'm tired of saying this. Believe whatever you want about me. I'm telling you the truth, and the only thing I'm afraid of is that tsunami of emails in my inbox saying "reply to your post on slashdot".
For the person who is seriously interested in learning about the creationist position, the information is out there if they put in time. But if they are interested in a quicker direction to "the good stuff", then I'm more than happy to help out. For people who are just interested in having an argument, or pointing out how deluded we poor creationists are, I have nothing to do.