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Swedish Scientist Suggests That There Is Only One Earth (blastingnews.com)

MarkWhittington writes: The conventional wisdom has been among scientists is that a myriad of Earth-like planets exist in the universe, some of which have to be the abode of life, even intelligent life. However, Astrophysicist Erik Zackrisson from Uppsala University in Sweden has run a computer simulation of the universe, incorporating what we know about exoplanets thanks to the Kepler Space Telescope, the laws of physics, and the state of the early universe. The computer simulation came up with exactly one Earth, which is to say the one we live on. Every other planet in the universe does not have the conditions necessary to sustain life. Indeed, strictly speaking, Earth itself should not exist, according to the computer model, according to the story in Discover Magazine.

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  1. Re:Duh. Because God made it by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 1, Troll

    And what I said had everything to do with your over simplification of the bible and anthropomorphizing God.

    The bible is the book that anthropomorphizes god to an endless degree, not me. I don't believe in such utter silliness, so I couldn't possibly equate humans (something real) with "god" (something demonstrably not real).

    So please, don't waste your breath, go find some simple-minded folk to push your fairy tales on.

    Does the bible have nuance? Of course it does, just like "Green Eggs And Ham" does.

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