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ROGER JONES RENO NV — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:55:34 GMT

i think that is interesting. but i would like to hear more about the sagittarius galaxy that is outside and to the right of our location, the one that is falling toward the big picture. i think it's the sag galaxy. i love this stuff ... i want to go there someday and save the hubble. let's take it further out, maybe to the dark side of the moon, use a satellite to control it ... just put it on the event horizon

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Elizabeth, Kodiak, AK — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:40:26 GMT

I am a scientist at heart, but seeing images from the Hubble makes me think that perhaps science and faith must be on the same page... but both sides are just too stubborn to realize it.

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Matthew Britton, Ohio — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:38:37 GMT

Alas, Elizabeth, the problem is that neither science nor faith are fully correct... but only science will admit it. Scientists, while being human and prone to mistakes, have bent over backwards dozens of times to learn from the experience of being wrong about prior assumptions. The very concept of faith is belief regardless of facts... it's kind of like cutting your finger off with a knife and refusing to admit it (that is, you never learn a lesson and put future digits at risk of a repeat.)

The beauty of the universe is tainted by more than enough misunderstanding as it is... but recognizing the nature of the universe at face value doesn't do anything to devalue it. Have your faith while you are allowed to, but don't muddy the waters of science with such nonsense.