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Old 01-16-2008, 13:50 PM   #31 (permalink)
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witnesses also see david coperfield move an island, so is it the case?
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Old 01-16-2008, 14:42 PM   #32 (permalink)
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That ain't enough to take out the human civilization. At best, it would take out several city blocks. If you wanna take out human civilization, you have to use a mile long asteroid. That, my friend, is very and extremely hard to move.
So you do it piecemeal rather one big shot and what can we do? Nothing except to take it. It's not like they're going to run out of rocks.
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Old 01-16-2008, 14:50 PM   #33 (permalink)
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One look at Texas and I'd run too.
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Old 01-16-2008, 14:52 PM   #34 (permalink)
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So you do it piecemeal rather one big shot and what can we do? Nothing except to take it. It's not like they're going to run out of rocks.
Except that gives us plenty of warning and ample time to build our defenses, the necessary technology base and prepare for a counterstrike.
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With what? They can chuck rocks a hell of alot easier we can build missile defences.
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Old 01-16-2008, 15:48 PM   #36 (permalink)
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what is misssle defence?
a defence against missiles? or a defence that uses missles? or both?
in any case i don,t think it will protect us from rocks. lots of big rocks.
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Old 01-16-2008, 16:12 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Ironduke wrote:

It may be possible to distort the space time fabric. The theory is that it may be possible to bring two points of space-time together and jump across them.

It may . An intruiging theory? Possibly, or a construct of desperation by some astro scientist?
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Old 01-16-2008, 16:55 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Ah, the infamous 'Black Hole'. I don't fancy going near there!
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Old 01-17-2008, 00:14 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Here we go , out come the septics and de,bunkers, de,fibrilators de,stabalisers , and all the other D,s , why is it that people can not accept that MAYBE we are not just the B all and end all of life in the universe , in our galaxy alone there are over 400 billion stars , google the drake equation and The Milky Way , where we live, to find out how many COULD have planets that COULD have life as we know it and which could be far far technologicaly superior to us ( yes i know , they may not be as well ) the universe and space is infinite is it not (and expanding so im told ) , and with infinite galaxies , so that = lots n lots n lots n lots , in fact quite a few actually the ESTIMATES are at 750 billion to ONE trillion solar masses in the Milky way alone , and its 100.000 light years across , and we are only one of infinite galaxies , as Hubble is still pointing out and coming up with more and more surprises , and i for one (ONLY MY OPINION) dont think that all the majesty and wonder of the universe is for little old Planet screwed up , called Earth , to stare up at , why is it that when prominent people ( even a US president ) of good stature say they have seen SOMETHING they can not explain , and by that definition it becomes a UFO , of course that is not to say its an alien craft ,, but maybe , maybe and then out come the earthbound , im right Mr Blind Pew , you only saw Venus skimming over the tree tops types while being persude by Fighter Jets , take the piss and , de,bunk . What are they afraid of ??????????????? answers on a post card please .

Have a good day out there , and take care .Warp speed Mr Spock .

That's actually my personal justification for believing in God with a logical mind.

Hey, you never know!
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Old 01-17-2008, 00:25 AM   #41 (permalink)
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It may be possible to distort the space time fabric. The theory is that it may be possible to bring two points of space-time together and jump across them.

It may . An intruiging theory? Possibly, or a construct of desperation by some astro scientist?
Or warp fields that distort the space around a ship so that you are moving faster than the speed of light but no splattered against a bulkhead or not aging.

There are lots of cool theories and one thing we have proved time and time again only our imagination is our limiting factor. Someone comes up with an idea we just have to figure out a power source, like cold fusion.

Sure some of them may be desperation but a lot of them have been done in math and the warp field is one of them

I mentioned my dads English engineer buddy before. He showed me this cool Russian book, that I could not read but the pictures where cool. Anyway, there was a device in the Pyramids that when you ran an electrical current through it made stuff lighter so why can't you do the reverse? He used to tease me a lot but I don't think so much on this one. He only used to tell me tidbits over the years and one day I put them all together and when I did he smiled and said, "now your thinking".

All far fetched of course but we have already "teleported" atoms and made stuff move at light speed.

We have also made 'anti-matter' and all kinds of other Star Trek stuff. If you could make a lot of anti-matter that is one hell of a power source.

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Old 01-17-2008, 00:35 AM   #42 (permalink)
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Several dozen people -- including a pilot, county constable and business owners -- say they have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Some reported seeing fighter jets chasing it.
So this thing flies across the universe but relies on bright lights...
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Maybe it was a huge intergalactic moth?
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That's actually my personal justification for believing in God with a logical mind.

Hey, you never know!
Thats exactly why i dont Expat ?

But Hey , you never know. ,

Imagine the scenario , we get visited , or not ? now then , IMAGINE there is a planet , zillions of light years away , occupied by the most advanced civilization in the universe , they have eradicated all disease ,pestilence ,famine , and wars, they live in peace and harmony , they have conquered space travel and can go anywhere they wish faster than the speed of light , Einstein wasnt born there do you think they will have ,and worship, the same Gods as we seem to have on Earth ,if they are the Grey,s we hear so much about , why were they not made in Gods image ,or maybe they were ???? just like we were , but some of us came out of Africa and turned white and some turned yellowish with eyes that are a different shape to Europeans ? and some brownish , and some stayed Gods color , Black ? if the historians and anthropologists and (Darwin) have it correct that we all came from Africa and were made in his image (God that is ) ,, Ahh but which God do we mean , our God or :their God : or one of the many Gods that spring up all over the place ?

But hey Expat , you never know ?
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It always amazes me that with lens technology, there is never a clear picture or video taken, the vast majority are questionable to say the least. Just one other thing..if the Universe is expanding, what is it expanding into
I asked that same Q Dave i said how can space be expanding , i thought the matter in it was , but alas i was told i was wrong by Ooe , and Dalem .

And maybe you only get to see the bad foto,s that THEYlet you see ( who are they ?) .

not the ones you are capable of taking ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a conspiracy theory is afoot Watson .
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