A 'most astounding fact'

[Orion]

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Just beautiful really.

 

[ataraxia]

Astounding and elegant. I love Neil

Can't wait for the Cosmos sequel he's doing!

 

[Mitakuye Oyasin]

Awesome! Love NdT. Thanks for sharing.

 

[universecannon]

nice

"Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics. You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded. Because the elements, the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars. And the only way they could get into your body is if the stars were kind enough to explode. So forget Jesus. The stars died so you could be here today."

anyone know who said that?

 

[Mitakuye Oyasin]

Sounds like Lawrence Krauss. I love the "So forget Jesus. The stars died so you could be here today." line. I wish more evangelicals and fundamentalists of every religion would truly take this concept to heart.

 

[ewok]

nice

"Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics. You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded. Because the elements, the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars. And the only way they could get into your body is if the stars were kind enough to explode. So forget Jesus. The stars died so you could be here today."

anyone know who said that?

Yes was Lawrence M. Krauss.

Thanks for sharing. Astounding indeed.

 

[Dante]

Beautiful! You made my day

 

[Purges]

Yeah 8)

 

[alert]

nice

"Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics. You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded. Because the elements, the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars. And the only way they could get into your body is if the stars were kind enough to explode. So forget Jesus. The stars died so you could be here today."

anyone know who said that?

Yes was Lawrence M. Krauss.

Thanks for sharing. Astounding indeed.

His new book is out and is worth reading, it is called "A Universe from Nothing". He has a good talk on Youtube with the same name.

 

[DeMenTed]

The tears i cry could once have flowed in a river on a distant planet in a distant galaxy many moons ago. that fact makes me happy.

I wonder where my body will be in 10 billion years time

 

[Psyren]

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