Re: Bad Astronomy, Indeed

From: celebrial (celebrial_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:01:44 -0400

Rudolph_X wrote:

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> Rudolph_X wrote:
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>> DrPostman wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:25:37 GMT, Rudolph_X <nospam@please.net> wrote:
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>>>> You're a cheap 'establishment' shill, with no credibility
>>>> whatsoever, and you obviously don't even know how to read either.
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>>>> Most of what I wrote was in the form of questions. I didn't make any
>>>> 'wild assertions' as you falsely claim. I'll admit the questions
>>>> were 'loaded', but they were questions, not statements making any
>>>> claims, and every sentence was qualified by 'may be', 'could be',
>>>> 'might be', etc., pure speculation. But, you can't see that, because
>>>> you're so smart?
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>>>> You are the 'dope' claiming that I made 'wild assertions', when all
>>>> they were, were qualified questions. Learn to read! Then maybe you
>>>> won't make such a fool out of yourself.
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>>> Same old Rudy. Make innuendo and use every manner of statement but
>>> your own so that when you get busted for promoting stupidity you cry
>>> "I never said that"! It's your modus operandi. Obfuscation is a
>>> religion with you.
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>> The fact is, is that I never said what you mistakenly attribute to me.
>> I stated clearly that, "reports I read had indicated that the asteroid
>> was coming up from under the Southern Hemisphere." I did not do the
>> research myself, and I gave reference to the sources that did. There
>> were numerous articles, written at the time the Toutatis story first
>> broke, that spoke of all the astronomers going to the observatory in
>> Souther Australia, and to Antartica, to better observe the phenomena,
>> and they explained, better than I did, why the astronomers were going
>> south. Why would all the astronomers and researchers go south to
>> Antartica and Souther Australia?
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>> I am going to go back and dig up those articles and post them here for
>> you to see for yourself. Remember, I was not the author of those
>> articles, I merely passed on what was said in those articles, and
>> clearly stated that the opinions given were not my own, but were from
>> articles I had read. As soon as I dig them up, I'll post them here so
>> you can take up your arguments with those authors who originally wrote
>> them. Then we'll see what you have to say. (But, I suspect you'll just
>> put your tail between your legs and run, like your hero Phil does when
>> asked to debate.)
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>> However, I don't know why I should bother. Because even when I put the
>> undeniable facts right in front of your face, you'd probably still
>> deny the truth, and not admit that you are wrong.
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> OK. Here is the 2nd installment. I'll post more as I dig them up.
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> This one is just to show what kind of destructive power is involved.
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> "At three miles long it would present a terrible danger to the Earth if
> it were to collide with the planet, although scientists at NASA say this
> is unlikely. It is travelling at a speed of about 20 miles per second
> and if it struck the ocean would unleash a "mega tsunami" or giant tidal
> wave that could reach around the entire globe, inundating millions of
> hectares of land, destroying coastal habitations and killing perhaps
> millions of people.
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> "If it hit land it could completely destroy an area the size of Europe
> and would raise enough dust into the atmosphere to change the climate of
> the planet completely, causing a mini ice age that would freeze crops,
> destroy plant life and pre-empt a global famine. It would also
> completely destroy the ozone layer."
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> ->http://www.rense.com/general50/sep29th2004.htm
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> If it is true that it is coming up from under the Souther Hemisphere,
> and if it hits, it will most likely to hit the southern portion of the
> globe. And that being mostly water, it would most probably strike the
> ocean, giving us the 'mega tsunami' scenario. However, if it hits either
> Australia of Antartica, we can expect a land strike scenario and the
> 'global famine' outcome which would be worse than if it strikes the ocean.
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And IF all that happens, and IF Superman pushes it out of the way, no
harm is done. Of course, IF the sun goes nova, it wouldn't matter anyway.

Powerful word, IF.

But its a lot different than the word "WILL"

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