Beyond Belief: Carolyn Porco On Science & Religion, Part 1

At the Beyond Belief conference, astronomer Carolyn Porco describes the spirituality inherent in the scientific view of the Universe.

To see what a science-based religion might look like in real life, take a look at http://yoism.org
Go to http://www.yoism.org/?q=node/271 to see the rest of this three part series (you can also download this video there). And see http://www.yoism.org/?q=node/34 to understand what we mean by "saint" in Yoism and why we refer to Dr. Porco as "Saint Carolyn."

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[Loroz92]

science is nerdy

[yocom2]

Is that a comment? Or a typographic fart?

[kurtilein3]

your yo sucks.

you failed to prove the existence of yo. as long as the existence of your strange new-age god is not proven, it would be stupid to believe in it.

it does not seem plausible that your religion is open-source-code, because the only thing i would like to add is that yo doesnt exist.

[yocom2]

How about pointing out the flaws in the arguments proving Yo exists (look in the left-hand column of the yoism dot org homepage for the proof of the existence of Yo and The Word According to Yo). Otherwise you are arguing by fiat, by the dictates of "kurtilein3 said so!" Now THAT sounds like religious thinking to me.

[drewsmilitia]

Those galactic, spiral arms look damn similar to Noodley Appendages.

Just saying.

[alekivk]

You're a moron

[53redditheadit]

We can't reliably weigh a soul yet can we...?Life is supposed to begin at conception. I mean, you can't just take a baby out of the womb and ask it, "Do you have a soul yet?" Think about that...

[Mindslave1985]

I'm in love

[adequatelg2s]

Also, since I grok it might need to be clarified: Yoans are not the average 'religious' people. They are not suicide bombers or child-molesting priests. They are open-minded, curious, thinking people who feel a deep connection to the wonderful and ineffable nature of nature. Carl Sagan was a perfect example of a Yoan, even though he might not have known it himself.

[adequatelg2s]

Reading the comments and can only think "... and that's why Yoism stopped using the word 'God'." Yo is not the god that you guys may or may not believe in. If there's any other adequate word for Yo, then Tao would be more to it. Or just 'the mystery of existence'. Or simply 'the course of nature'.

[UrDevilsAdvocate]

Questions for theist. Religion has claimed science tries to pull ppl from god, only to accept its results later. Religion has also used science to back its claims. So isn't science useful. Why not let scientists work and accept the results? Are theist afraid they will be let down by religion? Differentiate religion from god, and, science cant prove/disprove any gods existence. Religion--- wont disprove and cant prove any gods existence. So why cant the two get along? Please respond.

[ashman165]

I'll agree that you're an idiot; however, that has nothing to do with "the big bang". Do some research, and some learning and then come back and talk with the adults.

[shayneby]

there is no bang without a cause. even an idiot knows that