Incooo,ooo,ooo,ooomprehensible!

"... the total number of stars in the universe is greater than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth." Carl Sagan, American astrobiologist

Although the size of the universe can be measured, its vastness is unfathomable. Imagine gathering all the beaches on earth and placing them in one pile. The pile represents the universe and a single grain of sand, the sun. What about our planet, earth? To represent it, you would have to use a speck that is 1/300,000th the mass of a single grain of sand.
Can you see why finding a needle in a haystack is infinitely easier than finding planet earth in the universe?

"We are a blink of the eye in time - a subatomic speck of dust in space!" G.D.Fury

Our Galaxy, has approximately 400 billion stars. What is the total number of galaxies in the universe? Carl Sagan assumed 100 billion. Others calculate 130 billion galaxies, slightly larger than Sagans estimate. Then the number of stars in the universe is 400 billion x 130 billion, or about 50,000 billion billion.

A billion billion. That's 1,000,000,000,000,000,000. So, grasp the concept of a billion billion, then think of 50 thousand of those. Easy!

Not to question what we have been taught about the creation of the world, god and religion seems kind of silly.

"Is there meaning to this story...perhaps"

There is a Buddist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his magnificent prize stallion ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. "Such bad luck, we're so sorry" they said sympathetically. "Perhaps," the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other superb wild horses. "How great, this is really wonderful" the neighbors exclaimed. "Perhaps," replied the old man. The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbors again came to offer their sincere sympathy on his misfortune. "Perhaps," answered the farmer. A few days later, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army that was fighting a particularly deadly war. Since the son's leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out. "Perhaps," said the farmer.

Some lessons of the story:

Who knows what tomorrow may bring - Look for the good in the bad - Go with the flow - Trying to predict the future may be a waste of time - Something that at a particular time may seem good may turn out to be bad and vice-versa - Are there other lessons in this story? perhaps...

For more Zen stories refer to - "God's, Deities, Prophets, Religions and the Bible"/Zen and Taoist Stories

"Nothing is known everything is imagined"

At this time of TV debate show - "I'm Right-You're Wrong" - madness, everyone seems to have all the answers to all the questions about everything and anything. This site is about speaking-out regarding illogical answers and the real lack of knowledge we possess regarding God, the universe, where we came from and where we are golng. It's also about using common sense, logical thinking and being opened minded about coming to any conclusions.

"Nothing is known everything is imagined" Federico Fellini, Italian film-maker

Did God create us or did we create god? - All religions are based on faith, good and evil, rewards and punishment. We'll explore the bible, different faiths, gods - ancient and present - religious sects, prophets, beliefs, superstitions and other haunting questions.

Agnostics and like-thinking Freethinkers, Humanists and other supernatural-free perspectives will be heard from - An agnostic is a person who feels that God's existence can neither be proved nor disproved, on the basis of current knowledge and evidence. Agnostics note that since the beginning of time theologians and philosophers have tried to prove that God exist. Others have attempted to prove that God does not exist. Agnostics feel that neither side has convincingly succeeded in making there case.

For more articles on this subject refer to - "Agnostics, Thinkers and Organizations"

Quotes on God, Prophets, Religion the Truth and more...

"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it."Andre Gide, French author

"Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it." Buddha

"Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth." Ludwig Borne, French author

"Man has created heaven above and hell on earth." G.D. Fury

"To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today." Isaac Asimov, American author, biochemist

"Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them."Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher

“We created God in our own image and likeness" George Carlin, American comedian

"The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears." Bill Vaughan, American author

"The wisest prophets make sure of the event first." Horace Walpole, English politician, writer

“When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man” Diogenes, Greek philosopher

“History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with useful men”
Henry Louis Mencken, American journalist

“If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. ” Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist

“It is far better that we admitted a thousand devils to roam at large than that we permitted one such impostor and monster as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and the Bible prophets, to come with the pretended word of God and have credit among us” Thomas Paine, English scholar

“Common Sense is not so common" Voltaire, French writer, philosopher

"Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man -- living in the sky -- who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time! But He loves you." George Carlin, American comedian

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