Astronomers estimate that there are approximately 100 billion stars in the Milky Way (the galaxy we live in). They also estimate that there are 200 billion galaxies in the universe.
That’s around 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That’s 200 Sextillion stars. Just for the fun of it, after billion, there’s trillion, then quadrillion, then quintillion, then comes sextillion.
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How Far To The Nearest Star?
Humans are an optimistic bunch of beings. We assume that someday we will travel to the stars and beyond just like what happened in Star Trek.
The closest star to us (earth) is a star called Proxima Centauri which is one of three stars in a cluster known as Alpha Centauri. This star is 4.3 light years away. That’s 5.88 trillion miles “in one light year x 4.3 = a little over 25 trillion miles away”. A nice Sunday drive.
If, for the fun of it, there was a planet circling around this star and we wanted to go visit this planet to see if there is an atmosphere with oxygen in it, so that we may start a new civilization there, let’s see how long it would take us to get there.
First of all, the fastest space craft we have made was the New Horizons probe that went to Pluto. It’s speed got up to 106,000 mph. One light year has 5,880,000,000,000 miles in it. So if we divide 106,000 into 5,880,000,000,000, we get 55,471,698 years. If we now multiply that number by 4.3 (remember, the distance from earth to Proxima Centauri), we get a time to get to the nearest star at 238,528,301.4 years. Raise your hand if you think this is going to happen.
Even if we come up with a space ship that can travel at the speed of 500,000 mph, it would still take 47,705,661 years to get there. That’s millions.
So in the end of our calculations, we can forget about traveling to the nearest star. IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN UNTILL WE CAN TRAVEL AT HALF THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
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There’s Something About Hydrogen
This is what a hydrogen atom looks like. Hydrogen is the simplest kind of atom in the universe. This atom has a nucleus that is made up of one proton. Circling around the nucleus is one electron.
In the beginning of the universe, hydrogen was probably the only atom there was. These atoms gradually grouped together into clumps called nebulae (the definition of a nebulae is nothing more than two or more atoms that have gotten together). Once enough hydrogen atoms got together, and started to swirl around each other and generated enough heat, and started banging into each other, that’s what causes a star to be born.
Now hold your breath, because I’m going to tell you how many hydrogen atoms are in the average adults body. The number is, let’s hear the drum roll, 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 That’s 7 Septillion atoms. Now get this. There’s that much and more of oxygen and carbon atoms in your body.
To impart just a little more information on how the body is made up, read the following.
The average adult body contains about 53% water by weight. Hydrogen makes up about 11% of that weight. Now get this. Hydrogen is 67% of the body by atomic percent. Of all the elements in our bodies, oxygen is by far most of the mass of the body than any other element.
Just thought you would like to know these facts. I find them very interesting.
Just so hydrogen and oxygen I mentioned above don’t feel lonely, below is a list of the other elements that are in our bodies in no particular order.
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Jesus’ Gift: The Incredible, Amazing, Pervasive & Essential SPIRIT of TRUTH
In this Cosmic Citizen webcast, hosts Paula, Andre, Christilyn, Derek and their callers explore the truth about The Spirit of Truth.
In those unusual cases in which “spirit” is sharply defined in Western scriptures or teachings and distinguished from the soul, it refers to an otherworldly entity or pre-existent “divine spark” that abides within us as a gift from a higher being. In ancient times many Gnostic sects posited an indwelling pneuma that was trapped in the physical world, but perhaps the purest version of this notion emerges much later in liberal Quakerism, with its teaching of the “inward light,” re-baptized in the late nineteenth century as the “inner light” by the popular Quaker writer Rufus Jones. By some interpretations, it may also be said that traditional Chinese religion distinguished soul from the spirit, as yang and yin. The Egyptians at times distinguished the ka and the ba; the soul (ba) was not usually believed to be pre-existent, only the ka. The Egyptian Book of the Dead describes the judgment and then ascent of the ba into the next world without requiring a return to earth—a primitive version of our concept of an ascending personal soul. — Byron Belitsos
In November of 2008, the Lead Trustee for the soon to be established Aevia Charitable Trust (The ACT), gave a talk on the carryover from person to person, or from one generation to another, that permits us to stand on the shoulders of greatness. The talk included the following statement:
“The scientific quest, the curiosity that leads to adventure and discovery yields knowledge that guides us along useful and progressive paths of physical, intellectual and spiritual growth. The collaborative urge, the desire to socialize and the ability to harmonize all point to a Spirit of Counsel prompting the exchange of ideas and opinions as we learn to cooperate for mutual benefit. Such an endowment transcends natural law and provides further evidence of mind ministry.
The religious impulse serves to differentiate the soul deprived creature from those with the capacity to appreciate origins. The worshipful expressions of the appreciative individual create deep channels through which wisdom may flow. And this wisdom yields even greater appreciation. And so we come full circle to the rolling tides. A process that favors the granularity, particularity and the specificity from which meaningful constructs and useful value propositions are built.”
The Grand Universe
This awe inspiring painting by Gary Tonge is now being offered as a 40″ X 23″ print! You can also get a 36″ by 19″ canvas!
When we align our objectives with the Divine will, when we strive for the attainment of a worthy goal, when we begin our work with a well defined plan, and when we have ability to work together with others effectively, we have already achieved the trajectory for success. For we know that “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Vincent Ventola (1948-1991) painted his way to light and life! This video features many of his most inspired portrayals of new horizons along the journey to Paradise. The lyrics of Troy Bishop and music by various artists complement the imagery in the most thrilling, yet tranquil, way.
Gobekli Tepe
Gobekli Tepe is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and mysterious archaeological sites in the world. The two main mysteries surrounding Gobekli Tepe are:
1) How did people this primitive cut, carve, move, and build with enormous stones in excess of 15 tons? The artifacts are inconsistent with prevailing theories about the development of civilization because every place else in the world, where ancient civilizations have built structures with enormous stones, there is also evidence of settled communities that practiced herding and agriculture. Prevailing theories about this region suggest that around 11,000 years ago, primitive man was just beginning to evolve from being a hunter-gatherer to a herder-farmer.
2) Why did this civilization decline over a period of several thousand years and then intentionally bury the site around 10,000 years ago? One of the peculiar aspects of the construction and art at Gobekli Tepe is that both become less refined over time. The older structures are significantly larger and more ornately decorated. There are clear indications that the site was intentionally buried but nothing to indicate why.
When we align our objectives with the Divine will, when we strive for the attainment of a worthy goal, when we begin our work with a well defined plan, and when we have ability to work together with others effectively, we have already achieved the trajectory for success. For we know that “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
