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Astrotheology concerns the theological, cultural, and ethical implications of space exploration and identifies the elements of myth and religion in space science. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Astrotheology is a "multi-disciplinary branch of theology that takes up the relationship between God and the creation, especially the creation of the universe over time."
Christian mortalism stands in contrast with the traditional Christian belief that the souls of the dead immediately go to heaven, or hell, or (in Catholicism) purgatory. Christian mortalism has been taught by several theologians and church organizations throughout history while also facing opposition from aspects of Christian organized religion .
On Christmas Eve, 1968 astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman read from the Book of Genesis as Apollo 8 orbited the Moon. [3] A lawsuit by American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray O'Hair alleged that the observance amounted to a government endorsement of religion in violation of the First Amendment, [4] but the case was dismissed.
This is a list of atheists in science and technology. A statement by a living person that he or she does not believe in God is not a sufficient criterion for inclusion in this list. Persons in this list are people (living or not) who both have publicly identified themselves as atheists and whose atheism is relevant to their notable activities ...
The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) is an American non-profit parapsychological [1] research institute. It was co-founded in 1973 by former astronaut Edgar Mitchell, [2] [3] [4] the sixth man to walk on the Moon, along with investor Paul N. Temple [5] and others interested in purported paranormal phenomena, [1] in order to encourage and conduct research on noetics and human potentials.
On 13 February 2015, scientists (including Geoffrey Marcy, Seth Shostak, Frank Drake and David Brin) at a convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, discussed Active SETI and whether transmitting a message to possible intelligent extraterrestrials in the Cosmos was a good idea; [161] [162] one result was a statement ...
2. You Hear the Sound of Their Voice. You close your eyes and start to breathe deeply. You align yourself, all thoughts dissolve into the earth, and you sink into the depths of you.
Olbers's paradox says that because the night sky is dark, at least one of these three assumptions must be false. Olbers's paradox , also known as the dark night paradox or Olbers and Cheseaux's paradox , is an argument in astrophysics and physical cosmology that says the darkness of the night sky conflicts with the assumption of an infinite and ...