Out of Pod Experience

Technically, the Earth and all other orbiting bodies in the Solar System orbit the Solar System's barycenter. Including the Sun. The Sun's orbit around the barycenter would also be called its "wobble".

Which is how we detect the presence of extrasolar planets.

The barycenter of the Solar System lies slightly outside the surface of the Sun.

This picture illustrates an orbit around a barycenter:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Orbit4.gif

Are you really serious? People must be crazy up there.

I studied in some of the most "conservative" Catholic Schools in my country, so hardcore I can say I am an AYSE student that wears proudly my School Ring everywhere over my Psychology Degree ring.

AYSE schools are top notch OPUS DEI schools and they not only offer the best of education, my first insights into Chemistry, Psychology and Biology were not only learned but enhanced there, not to mention they specialize in SCIENCE Grad Titles (down here in school you can spec as a "Bachiller en Ciencias" or "Bachiller en Humanidades" meaning your last school years can either go learning Physics, Algebra, Advanced Geometry, Biology and Chemistry or Advanced Maths, Latin and French, so I specced in Science.

Nowhere, in those years of preparation for College, did I ever stumble upon Forced teaching of "Jesus walking with the Dinosaurs" or other of the things I too have seen coming out from some strange places in the US, fact is, the religion I learned about was about being compassionate, understanding and never falling for hatred, bigotry and to always be skeptic of people and world phenomena since Intelligence was a divine gift and to squander it was practically sinful, views I can honestly, even from the most hardcore Agnostic viewpoint can see as valid to a lot of people.

I find it hard to believe Catholic Schools (which are the ones I have the experience of and can talk with proper knowledge, cant talk about any other ones) up there teach that, and trust me, I have studied in several countries, as a kid in Spain, then France, then The Netherlands and back to Venezuela and I never ever remember such things.

I honestly fear , at least in my country, Public Schools that teach absolute and utter rubbish under the pretense Religion is bad but teach children absolute obedience to the state than a School that besides giving religion (which can be ignored or just passed along once you graduate if you are inclined to do so, since my country still has freedom to chose religion) gives the MOST solid foundations into Classical and Modern Sciences, giving you a wide set of Tools to further enhance your Education.

I´m not against your point, since I could totally understand what you mean, but you cannot , in a fit of passion obfuscate facts and generalize all schools are like that, since it wasn´t my experience and can vouch for the neutrality in that regards to the ones I attended to.

And honestly you could not get more religious dogmatic education than the one I enjoyed, with Men wearing Robes that had actual Hoods chanting in latin sometimes, and others practically wearing Mormon style outfits with religious Imagery all over subtly embedded in the most AUSTERE and Spartan of Settings as everyone else used SCHOOL UNIFORMS and Armed Guards stood outside protecting school proper with 12gauge Shotguns and standard issued .38 Revolvers with a visible ammo belt tucked to the hip , like all OTHER private schools in a "third world" country, oh I almost forgot, it was an ALL MALE school. So yeah, picture that, I could literally wear a Hooded Robe today and not feel out of place to be honest

And I was a regular middle class joe, since Venezuela used to have one of the strongest Middle Classes in all of Latinamerica during the age neighboring countries like Colombia for example, were heavily stratified, almost "Caste" like and Venezuelans could go there to buy half the country and still receive spare change. Oh how times have changed!

Just my very own personal observation. Different countries I presume, totally different countries, but down here, Religious Order Based schools have been the only thing enabling most of us to actually have a proper education, much like the Dark Ages in Europe if you want to picture it like that ! (with all the connotations such image can bring to the learned)

As a funny note, to this day I still remember the ongoing highly personal debates of my classmates during Religion Classes, debates that honestly, not only made you think, but for those inclined in that way opened your eyes to the wonders of the world, and even the most "Apostate Heretic Atheists of spite" that were in my class, all passed and graduated no problem with perhaps a wicked grin to the teachers that confronted them.

And all I could do was laugh as some guys and teachers actually got red in anger!. Ah man, such wonderful times, I think that sparked my desire for Psychology, kinda strange or perhaps proper, when you consider the man that taught me about Psychology was practically an ordained member of The Order that lived in a small cubicle with just 2 or 3 sets of civilian clothes that were always pristine clean and squeaky clean shoes.

Now you made me go down a trip to memory lane

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Fly Safe!

[quote=Brujo Loco][quote=Krixtal Icefluxor]

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.....I learned about was about being compassionate, understanding and never falling for hatred, bigotry and to always be skeptic of people and world phenomena since Intelligence was a divine gift and to squander it was practically sinful, views I can honestly, even from the most hardcore Agnostic viewpoint can see as valid to a lot of people.


Such a posting shows deeper insight/wisdom, especially when sincerely fuelled (originated) by ones real inner (sub)-conscious mind, as I feel it being the case here. So, as a posting of real intrinsic value, it is certainly worth taking notice of. (+1)

The core of same could for instance also be stated as: "doesn't intelligence (and thus developing science) only represent one of the "tools provided to mankind", to be used for our sincere never ending strive for reaching for the next level, the higher insight (wisdom)"? And, if done so in succesfull ways to some extend, would such positive efforts not represent real evolution(s) of mankinds (sub)-conscious mind?

(...and as it is with all tools: those can be used for the good, or, regrettably, for the worse....it all and solely depends on the real intentions of those entities exploiting them. So, the "tool" itself could never be marked as good or evil...)

Ok, well, then let me state same in a more popular scientific way, far easier to relate to for the many, I suppose:

Do you realy think that The Borg (advocating & addicted to a 100% scientifically fuelled goals, only) could ever value music/sounds/lyrics like these?

"I Want to know what love is - Foreigner"( YT)

...I think not...but WTH, they succeed having eternal live enabling their "species" to conquer & assimilate other species till eternity!???? ...while being plugged in & plugged out in the process...

...and then for comparison we have "Species 8472"...at least a million years further in Evolution than the Borg (in ways the Borg cannot even begin to understand with all their assimilated science)...their Evolution only partly based on cold science and additionally being steered/guided by deeper phylosophies which could for instance be compared to ancient wisdoms embraced by say Tibettan Munks or Native Indians, having mastered living in close harmony with nature & all surroundings?

When the "shortsighted" Borg invaded and attacked the Species 8472 all came to an abrupt end for them since the species 8472 easily obliterated them as bugs, instantly.

Here is the hard proof of that:

"Borg vs. Species 8472" (YT)

Would the Species 8472 probably value the sounds & lyrics of the above song? I guess they would. Hell, I am inclined to think they would even swing on the beats of its sounds while wondering: those human species...hmmm...they could well be on the right track...(for now...)