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> several people claimed that there was not sufficient evidence, that >scientists could not all agree, or that evolution is “only a theory” which >they equate with an unfounded idea.
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uhmmm, these are the same people that can "PROVE" the exsistance of a god?

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The Cassini Mission and Astrobiology

For the past year, the SETI Institute has been one of the lead teams in NASA’s Astrobiology Institute (NAI), and this week many members of the SETI Institute have been in Boulder, CO for the biennial meeting of the NAI. The SETI Institute’s team pulls together a dozen of our scientists and educators in Life in the Universe research, SETI research, and Education and Public Outreach to address some of the most important questions in astrobiology. Chief among these is to understand how the origin and evolution of life depends upon particular planetary environments, and how, in turn, planetary environments may themselves be shaped by biology. We are pursuing these questions by investigating a number of worlds in our own solar system, and by asking similar questions about worlds orbiting other stars.
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I find this baffling.

I'm a minister of religion (OK, in England, where maybe we think differently).

I have no problem whatever with teaching the theory of evolution - it makes an awful lot more sense to me than the "6000 years" stuff I see put around by a few extremist groups. Why would a minority group try to suppress teaching a theory in the USA, and why would the majority go along with that?

The Genesis story is aetiological myth (I think Americans spell that differently) - it's not accurate history, and can't be. That doesn't devalue it in any way.

What am I missing?

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> I find this baffling.
>
> I'm a minister of religion (OK, in England, where maybe we think
> differently).
>
> I have no problem whatever with teaching the theory of evolution - it makes an
> awful lot more sense to me than the "6000 years" stuff I see put around by a
> few extremist groups. Why would a minority group try to suppress teaching a
> theory in the USA, and why would the majority go along with that?
>
> The Genesis story is aetiological myth (I think Americans spell that
> differently) - it's not accurate history, and can't be. That doesn't devalue
> it in any way.
>
> What am I missing?
>
>
I don't know but I am missing it too. I was taught evolution and that the genesis story was more a morality play than accurate history in parochial (roman catholic) school.

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The mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe.

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The Center for the Study of Life in the Universe

We live in an awesome universe, rich in remarkable, complex, phenomena. Every advance in our observing capabilities reveals new and often unpredicted objects, such as other planetary systems, and processes in the universe. Of all these phenomena, the most marvelous, and at the same time of the greatest interest to us as human beings, is life in the universe. How many planets exist which might support life? Indeed, what is required for life to exist? How does life start? How does it evolve, and what fabulous creatures can evolution produce? How often do intelligent creatures appear in the giant tapestry of life? It is exactly these questions, and all of them, which are being addressed by the scientists of the Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, LITU.

To make progress towards answers, some scientists in the Center are searching for other planetary systems by relentlessly watching for the slight dimming of starlight which occurs if a planet crosses in front of the star as seen from Earth. We even utilize an automated telescope for this program in the very harsh winter of Antarctica, where almost six months of continual darkness provides ideal observing conditions. In the near future our scientists will participate in the Kepler spacecraft mission, which utilizes a special telescope that will look for the characteristic dimming caused by planetary eclipses. For the first time, there will be adequate sensitivity to detect planets like the Earth. This telescope will continually watch a hundred thousand of stars, always alert for the tiny changes in brightness which would signal the presence of other Earths.
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The Juno Mission to Jupiter

NASA has announced the selection of a new concept study for a Jupiter mission that will now move into a preliminary design phase. The mission is called Juno, and its goal is to perform a detailed study of the giant planet Jupiter.

The Juno spacecraft would be placed in a polar orbit around Jupiter. This would allow it to perform detailed gravitational measurements that could detect whether or not Jupiter has an ice-rock core beneath its clouds of hydrogen and helium. The mission will also study the composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere, determining the amounts of water and ammonia present. Another investigation will be a study of convection within Jupiter’s atmosphere and the profiles of deep winds. In addition, Juno will explore Jupiter’s magnetosphere, especially in the unmapped polar regions, and attempt to determine the origin of the jovian magnetic field.
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.. could detect whether or not Jupiter has an ice-rock core beneath its clouds of hydrogen and helium...

I'ld get rid of the hydrogen.. Use a match ;)

Happy crunchin'

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.. could detect whether or not Jupiter has an ice-rock core beneath its clouds of hydrogen and helium...

I'd get rid of the hydrogen. Use a match ;)

It would still need oxygen to burn. Electrical storms on Jupiter would've ignited it already if it didn't.

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.. could detect whether or not Jupiter has an ice-rock core beneath its clouds of hydrogen and helium...

I'd get rid of the hydrogen. Use a match ;)

It would still need oxygen to burn. Electrical storms on Jupiter would've ignited it already if it didn't.

I was just kidding...

Cheers!

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