Comments on: Blog | We’re Made of Star Stuff http://lucasridley.com/2010/03/03/blog-were-made-of-star-stuff/ Animation and hang gliding Mon, 14 May 2012 16:04:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lucas http://lucasridley.com/2010/03/03/blog-were-made-of-star-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Lucas Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:05:11 +0000 http://lucasridley.com/?p=788#comment-3582 Hi Tegon, for what department are you a TA? Feel free to elaborate here if you'd like. Cheers, Lucas Hi Tegon, for what department are you a TA? Feel free to elaborate here if you’d like.

Cheers,
Lucas

]]> By: Tegon Jobbs http://lucasridley.com/2010/03/03/blog-were-made-of-star-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-3581 Tegon Jobbs Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:59:47 +0000 http://lucasridley.com/?p=788#comment-3581 John Curry i absolutely agree, i am a TA at Harvard University, 3rd year. I would love to elaborate on this also John Curry i absolutely agree, i am a TA at Harvard University, 3rd year. I would love to elaborate on this also

]]> By: pk http://lucasridley.com/2010/03/03/blog-were-made-of-star-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-436 pk Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:36:13 +0000 http://lucasridley.com/?p=788#comment-436 Ummmm.... David.....Did ur star die before it could elaborate!!?? Ummmm…. David…..Did ur star die before it could elaborate!!??

]]> By: David Glover http://lucasridley.com/2010/03/03/blog-were-made-of-star-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-435 David Glover Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:06:46 +0000 http://lucasridley.com/?p=788#comment-435 A star died before you could live. A star died before you could live.

]]> By: Lucas http://lucasridley.com/2010/03/03/blog-were-made-of-star-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Lucas Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:15:27 +0000 http://lucasridley.com/?p=788#comment-434 Hey John, thanks for your comment. I share your awe at this, but in a different way and I too can wax on about this topic for quite some time. I am familiar with William Paley's argument from design and have found it less than illuminating however. One example is vestigial organs in our bodies like our tailbone which is no longer useful, or even on a genetic level our pseudogene's which also no longer serve a purpose. It doesn't seem like a great or precise design and definitely one that could come about only through evolution. Even something as amazing as our eyes has had enough time to evolve many times over along several different lineages of species. As to the exclusivity of man as being the intelligent/advanced life in the universe, I would also have to disagree, but I haven't heard many arguments for it before either. With a little searching and comparing to other species it's easy to find others that have more advanced eyesight, hearing, strength, speed, and do not destructively harm our planet on the scale we now do. In addition, if it was a one and a billion shot that there was another earth-like planet just in our own Milky Way galaxy, then there could be 100 earth's. Now, take that to the scale of the universe which has billions and billions of galaxies, there could be somewhere around 500 billion earth-like planets. I find it hard to believe we are very exclusive on a universal scale or have everything else beat on intelligence. I do appreciate your comment and friendly conversations about these topics, I think they are very interesting but have realized it's better to agree to disagree sometimes, but am open to talking about the subject. Hey John, thanks for your comment. I share your awe at this, but in a different way and I too can wax on about this topic for quite some time.

I am familiar with William Paley’s argument from design and have found it less than illuminating however. One example is vestigial organs in our bodies like our tailbone which is no longer useful, or even on a genetic level our pseudogene’s which also no longer serve a purpose. It doesn’t seem like a great or precise design and definitely one that could come about only through evolution. Even something as amazing as our eyes has had enough time to evolve many times over along several different lineages of species.

As to the exclusivity of man as being the intelligent/advanced life in the universe, I would also have to disagree, but I haven’t heard many arguments for it before either. With a little searching and comparing to other species it’s easy to find others that have more advanced eyesight, hearing, strength, speed, and do not destructively harm our planet on the scale we now do. In addition, if it was a one and a billion shot that there was another earth-like planet just in our own Milky Way galaxy, then there could be 100 earth’s. Now, take that to the scale of the universe which has billions and billions of galaxies, there could be somewhere around 500 billion earth-like planets. I find it hard to believe we are very exclusive on a universal scale or have everything else beat on intelligence.

I do appreciate your comment and friendly conversations about these topics, I think they are very interesting but have realized it’s better to agree to disagree sometimes, but am open to talking about the subject.

]]> By: John Corry http://lucasridley.com/2010/03/03/blog-were-made-of-star-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-433 John Corry Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:17:36 +0000 http://lucasridley.com/?p=788#comment-433 This mind-blowing realization you had is the foundation of the argument for a surpeme creator being from evidence of intelligent design...and also the argument for the exclusivity of man as intelligent/advanced life in the universe. It IS mid blowing, and only gets more mind-blowing when you grok that it took far too much precision to be a randomly ocurring event. It doesn't take much to get me going in that direction around a camp fire...let me know if you want to hear about it. This mind-blowing realization you had is the foundation of the argument for a surpeme creator being from evidence of intelligent design…and also the argument for the exclusivity of man as intelligent/advanced life in the universe.

It IS mid blowing, and only gets more mind-blowing when you grok that it took far too much precision to be a randomly ocurring event.

It doesn’t take much to get me going in that direction around a camp fire…let me know if you want to hear about it.

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