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  We discovered a Dyson Sphere! . . . maybe

  by Coded Logic in

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  okay, okay, okay - i know we're not supposed to jump to conclusions.

  but the odds this is a "naturally occurring event" are pretty low.

  and it's just the sort of megastructure we would expect an advanced alien civilization (type 2) to build.

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  prologos:

  The idea is too, to beam the captured energy onto further colonized bodies, it would be h-- to live with no shade, sunlight coming and going. yes, the star/collector would still have to maintain a heat balance. but, build them and they will come, look at this planet.

  It doesn't have to be hell since the distance from the parent star can be calculated to the point where the temperature would be modest.

  Shade can also be provided when clouds form (they only need a few miles of atmosphere to do so). If you were to need artificial shade it can be provided by orbiting parasols above the ringworld/Dyson sphere.
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  We discovered a Dyson Sphere! . . . maybe

  by Coded Logic in

  1. social
  2. current

  okay, okay, okay - i know we're not supposed to jump to conclusions.

  but the odds this is a "naturally occurring event" are pretty low.

  and it's just the sort of megastructure we would expect an advanced alien civilization (type 2) to build.

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  prologos: ...would not a Dyson Sphere block the star light completely, surround, encapsul the light source?

  It might still be under construction. Even if it were to block all visible light it would still shine in the infrared as waste heat absorbed from the sunlight. It would still be visible by satellites with infrared capability.
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  No 'Tight Pants' policy is now official - classed as 'disturbing'

  by wizzstick in

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  2. beliefs

  in short:- tight pants is no longer just a am3 hang up (or is that a hang up on the well hung?

  )- brothers who have effeminate body language are flagged up- as are sisters with 'masculine' hair styles or dress- such dress is 'disturbing to the congregation'- the above must heed the (repeated) counsel from the elders...or they get stripped of the right to share on the ministry- however...this will not be revealed (announced) to the congregation.

  wow.

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  DarioKehl: "Sometimes, we must demonstrate absurdity by being absurd."

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=P5mtclwloEQ
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  Living forever

  by jws in

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  someone on facebook posted john 3:16 where it says people will live forever.. not that i believe it, but i just cannot imagine this.

  this, to me, would be the true hell.. if i'm very lucky, i will live to be 100. at nearly half that, already some parts of life no longer hold much interest to me.

  even tv shows.

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  Village Idiot

  I would not mind living to be a thousand or more years. There is plenty to learn within that time frame especially if we become a space faring species.
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  It takes a village

  by oppostate in

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  had to share.

  kudos to the photoshop artist!

  well done and very, ehem, insightful : - ))).

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  Village Idiot

  HOW DARE YOU DEFAME MY NAME!
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  Hitchen's describes what would happen if the Watchtower got real power:

  by Coded Logic in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7xpa2rgbjo.

  maybe someone should tell the jw's that 1984 is not supposed to be a manual..

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  Actually 1984 did have a 'church' and a theocratic mentality. It was the worship of Big Brother.
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  We discovered a Dyson Sphere! . . . maybe

  by Coded Logic in

  1. social
  2. current

  okay, okay, okay - i know we're not supposed to jump to conclusions.

  but the odds this is a "naturally occurring event" are pretty low.

  and it's just the sort of megastructure we would expect an advanced alien civilization (type 2) to build.

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  What life might look like in a free floating space colony. Torus colony above, O'Neill Cylinders below:

  

  
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  We discovered a Dyson Sphere! . . . maybe

  by Coded Logic in

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  2. current

  okay, okay, okay - i know we're not supposed to jump to conclusions.

  but the odds this is a "naturally occurring event" are pretty low.

  and it's just the sort of megastructure we would expect an advanced alien civilization (type 2) to build.

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  Village Idiot

  Coded Logic, great cartoon on peer review. Can you please provide me a link to the website where you got that from.
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  We discovered a Dyson Sphere! . . . maybe

  by Coded Logic in

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  2. current

  okay, okay, okay - i know we're not supposed to jump to conclusions.

  but the odds this is a "naturally occurring event" are pretty low.

  and it's just the sort of megastructure we would expect an advanced alien civilization (type 2) to build.

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  This would be a good reason for building super telescopes in space that would be able to see planets and other objects with great clarity.
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  Belief in God Can Be Turned Off Like a Light Switch

  by cofty in

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  2. beliefs

  researchers in york used magnetic stimulation to target an area of the brain called the medial frontal cortex in a group of volunteers.

  a control group received a sham treatment.. both groups were asked to think about death.

  the group who experienced the magnetic energy reported 32.8% less belief in angels, god and heaven.. when faced with difficult challenges people often take refuge in ideology.

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  Village Idiot

  Vidiot:

  "So, we've got a "God particle", The God Delusion, and now...

  "...a "God switch"."

  Don't forget the "God helmet" which breakfast of champions alluded to when he mentioned experiments done to induce religious experiences and yes, that's Richard Dawkins: