Colliding Auroras Produce Explosions of Light 30
elyons writes "Another neat discovery has come from the lab of Larry Lyons at UCLA. As reported earlier on Slashdot, Lyons' group studies the dynamics of auroras. Their most recent discovery reveals for the first time the sequence of events leading to dramatic space-weather disturbances. Using a network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA's THEMIS mission, they recorded over 200 instances of auroras colliding, causing brilliant displays of northern lights (see time 8:22 for such an example)."
Re:Science is cool (Score:3, Insightful)
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Seneca
For that reason , you will never be able to remove it's "protections" . The rulers won't allow it , as that would destroy there must powerful tool for supressing the people.
I don't consider myself an atheist though. I do believe in some things , but i don't need a church for that . I need merely to close my eyes on a sunny day and listen to the birds sing.
No, that's not atheism at all. (Score:4, Insightful)
Atheism is the state of being without a belief in a god or gods. No more, no less.
This state of mind incorporates no agenda. There is no dogma for atheism, no book or agenda or canon that says an atheist "must" be ok with religion, or not. Atheism doesn't define "couldn't care less" any more than it does "cares a lot" with regard to anything, including the lack of belief itself.
In the terms you're throwing around, an atheist might be anti-theist, or not. This is not a consequence of atheism, however. It is a consequence of how the individual sees theism -- which I suspect is in turn a consequence of how theists and the doings of theists have impacted the life of the individual, and those the individual cares about.