Bizarre shape of interstellar asteroid

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  1. Derideo_Te

    Derideo_Te Well-Known Member

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    Ironic given that you believe that the BLOTUS is a competent leader. That level of gullibility is hard to beat.

    Do you have a clear view of the Milky Way at night or is it obscured by light pollution in your area?

    If you personally can't see it clearly then how do you know that it contains at least 100 billion stars?
     
  2. cerberus

    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    :roflol:Nah, all asteroids look the same to me, 'interstellar' or no! It's the insultingly condescending way that this one is being reported - as if (sorry to repeat myself) as if they're communicating with children? But I won't go there again! :nana:
     
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    Derideo_Te Well-Known Member

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    Moving the goalposts because you cannot refute the science?
     
  4. cerberus

    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I don't say any such thing; I just say he's no worse than any of the others, past and present.
    [​IMG]

    To be honest I've never even looked for the Milky Way, but I don't deny it's there.

    You've made a typo there - there are at least 100 zilllion stars: it's forgivable though, 'cos z isn't very far from b. But don't forget, D_T, when it comes to things 'universe', big numbers impress much more than small numbers? No need to apologise for the typo though - even I've been known to make one now and again (not as many as you though! :smoking: ) [​IMG]
     
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You're right - I can't refute science. I can refute scientific BS though!
     
  6. Derideo_Te

    Derideo_Te Well-Known Member

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    Since, by your own admission, you don't understand science you are not qualified to know what is and isn't BS when it comes to science.

    In every single one of these threads where you have allegedly claimed to have
    called our BS science" you have been consistently wrong.

    That is not a track record that instills confidence.
     
  7. cerberus

    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    (thinks: I have the distinct feeling there isn't gonna be a meeting of minds here! :lonely: ) But hey, y'cant win 'em all! 'Closed minds can't be opened, young Cerby, no matter how hard you try.' as my nanny used to say when she dandled me on her knee.
     
  8. tecoyah

    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Oh my...I think I get you now...a little.

    It would seem you rebel against information because of a limited knowledge base making you feel inadequate and you become angry or pouty. Kinda like a four year old holding his breath and stomping his feet because mommy wont buy him candy. We are the people shaking their heads and trying to get to another aisles before he starts crying.
     
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    A pathetic attempt to turn the narrative around to make me the childlike one, rather than yourself. You'll have to do better than that - much better!
     
  10. tecoyah

    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    This was an observation, I challenge you to point out ONE TIME in which I seemed childish...ONE SINGLE TIME.
     
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It isn't a question of anything specific - you believe everything they say no matter how ridiculous, and that's what children do - they believe unquestioningly and without the need for material evidence. What really puzzles me is that you come across as an exceptionally intelligent individual.
     
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  12. tecoyah

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    I "Believe" these things for a series of reasons ranging from a respect for the work and abilities of people FAR more intelligent and educated than I will EVER be to personal confirmation of principle or concept through experimentation. Accepting science is not a childish action whereas dismissing it for the purpose of retaining ignorance certainly can be seen as such. I do not accept scientific information out of hand and instead often search or study to confirm the data before allowing it to become personal belief.
    I do however, trust in the peer review process and allow it to do much of my research for me. You should understand the before this asteroid story was even released it was submitted to many other scientists and confirmed by separate observations, it was only then that it was submitted to Nature for publication and picked up by the media. Likely this observation is many months old by the time you and I hear about it.

    By blowing it off or making fun of it you disrespect the work of many people in science and I find that unfortunate.
     
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Finally now, because this is getting ridiculous . . . I don't disrespect the work of scientists, I disrespect the ludicrous spin of charlatans who expect me to believe them no matter how preposterous their outpourings are. You can, but I won't. End of.
     
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    Thus is my observation confirmed...thank you for that.
     
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    I get the distinct impression your nanny wasn't talking to you as much as about you. ;)
     
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    Nice rant.

    Since you don't accept evolution, what do you believe? Spontaneous generation? Magic?
     
  17. cerberus

    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Now this is what I call real science . . .

    "Cancer CURE 'next year': Scientists 'excited' at BREAKTHROUGH treatment"

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/la...therapy-lift-biosciences-treatment-alex-blyth

    And this is what I call fake science . . . just one of the many 'scientific discoveries' :roll: in today's headlines

    "
    Flowing water on Mars' surface may just be rolling sand instead"

    See the difference?? That the first is a proven discovery for the probable benefit of mankind, and the latter comes under the heading 'No news is no news, is no news.' You don't see the difference? No, I didn't think you would!
     
  18. Max Rockatansky

    Max Rockatansky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    LOL Wow. You're a real piece of work, sir. No wonder the Brits had to take over Wales.

    BTW, since you deliberately left out the link to the Mars article, I was curious why you did. Now I know: https://www.usgs.gov/news/previous-evidence-water-mars-now-identified-grainflows
     
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I'm used to my discussions on the subject descending into sarcasm or smart-ass ripostes, or offerings of ridiculous counter-theorising based upon vested-interest sources to disprove my standpoint, and the above is the perfect example of it; so as far as I'm concerned, we're done here.
     
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    No doubt you are. Why do you think that is so?
     
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    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    By now....you should be.
     
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    If you block the crackpots, you end up with entire pages of people responding to imaginary posts! LOL!

    So basically this object is a big pink weenie?
     
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    Big black weenie!
     
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Um, because I'm smarter than everybody else? [​IMG] :mrgreen:
     
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    You obviously think so and that's your major problem. :D
     

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