All of the time-lapse videos of the stars are taken from a fixed perspective on earth, which makes it look like the galaxy is spinning around us. This video has been edited to hold the stars stationary. Quite a powerful way to illustrate that we’re all riding a rock that’s hurtling through space.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1O66XsbrOA&iv_load_policy=3]Archives for May 2011
Harold Camping isn’t a fringe Christian
Believers weren’t “raptured” up into heaven on May 21st, 2011, like Harold Camping had predicted. That’s no surprise. Camping was a fringe kook. Right?
Don’t be so quick to judge. A 2010 Pew Research poll found that a staggering 41% of Americans believe that Jesus of Nazareth will probably return to earth by 2050. That’s not 41% of evangelical Christians, or even 41% of Christians. That’s 41% of all Americans.
The only difference between Harold Camping and that 41% percent is that Camping picked a one-day span, and they picked a 40-year span. Many of the Christians who mocked or decried Camping’s prediction were not doing so because they thought the prediction was wrong, but because it wasn’t as vague as their prediction. Harold Camping isn’t fringe. He’s just more specific.
US & Japanese views on guns, through video games
Fascinating. Certainly nails why I am a gun owner, despite being non-violent and non-confrontational. I’m extremely invested in ideals of independence and autonomy.
The web is what you make of it
If you are one of the people who creates amazing experiences and unforgettable moments on the web, watch this video. Go ahead, feel proud. You’ve earned it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4vkVHijdQk