In Matthew 24, Jesus tells us that the stars will fall from the sky. I highly doubt that only the planets will stay up there. So I see stars and planets as synonymous. And since no scientist has ever visited a star, they can't prove they're different from planets. I acknowledge that my belief is only a theory. But I'll stick with it since scientists haven't shown their infallibility the way Jesus has.
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Holy crap, I never knew that every star and planet in the solar system was converging on Earth!
We should feel honored, guys.
In case you've forgotten, our sun is a star. And scientists have been studying it for a very long time now. And they can prove that it is different from the planets that revolve around it.
And, please, your belief is an idiocy, not a theory.
Luckily I know almost nothing about astronomy myself, so I can explain this on a level that a fundie can understand:
STAR:
PLANET:
Homeschooling at its finest! What an education you've got there, Heidi. I wonder if you've ever picked up a book that wasn't ignorantly focused on god and the bible.
The bible says nothing about an awful lot of things. That doesn't prevent you from using them and accepting them. The telephone; Internet, computers, cars, busses, shopping malls, department stores, grocery stores, checkbooks, debit cards...
Someone get the rake. We have to pull Heidi down off the ceiling... oh, man, she's *high*, wish she'd pass the blunt, man...
Here's a little lesson on the size difference between our star (the Sun) and the size of the Earth.
Earth = about the size of a marble.
Our Sun = the size of a 4 FOOT WIDE beach ball.
Now, do you honestly think that there would no problem for a 4 foot wide fusion powered beach ball made of incandescent gas to "fall" on to that marble?
Hint: NO!
Here's a little lesson on the size difference between our star (the Sun) and the size of the Earth.
Earth = about the size of a marble.
Our Sun = the size of a 4 FOOT WIDE beach ball.
Now, do you honestly think that there would no problem for a 4 foot wide fusion powered beach ball made of incandescent gas to "fall" on to that marble?
Hint: NO!
Look, we have photos of the sun. It is a big, flaming, burning-hot thing. And we have photos of planets. They are significantly smaller, and much more lacking in the "huge jets of flame" department. So, I think that it is fair to assume they're different.
Stars (...) they can't prove they're different from planets
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^^ 99.9999% of the mass in our solar system and the source of all the energy you could ever wish for.
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^^ An insignificant mote of dust called the earth.
... you were saying?
so what exactly do you mean by 'fall' then? you mean everything in the sky is going to rush towards the earth since we are obviously at the bottom of the universe?
and if your belief is only a theory, well how very scientific of you, better throw it out quick though cause i think our own solar system gives plenty of evidence that planets & stars are not the same thing. Like, well, the fact that you know which one the sun is is probably a good start.
scientists haven't shown their infallibility the way jesus has...would that be the bit where he died? hmmm, seems like 1:0 to the scientists so far...
Have you ever laid out on the beach and got a nasty case of planetburn?
What about the moon? Is that the same as the sun?
Just how did you get to be this utterly stupid?
@Alex: because natural selection isn't allowed to happen much these days.
Eh, not really. Natural Selection is still happening, but we've altered our environment so much that intelligence or even awareness is no longer selected for. You can be as stupid as you want in society, and you'll still probably get several grandchildren.
In the Harry Potter books, Harry tells us all about magic and wizards and such. So that means Harry, magic, and wizards are all true, too. I'll stick with it since creationists haven't shown their infallibility the way Harry has.
Confused?
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