"A Smiley in the Sky" (Venus & Jupiter Conjunction plus Moon, Dec.1, 6:00pm Cebu)

[skyblue_lord]

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I know this is sort of grandstanding, but I would like to seize this moment to ask some of you...

I said a few days ago, that an astronomical event will happen on a certain date. I also said it will be seen by many people, and many people did see it. I am a man of science, and I used science and the scientific method to predict this event, using commonly and easily available materials and tools, that ANYONE who has the zest for knowledge and understanding can learn to use. Some of these tools are free and easily downloadable from the internet, and in fact, I posted these links in the "Downloadable Free Software" section of iStorya last year pa when I was still new here.

Now...in stark contrast, daghan diri mag post ug HALA! Mo-abot ang Mars duol sa earth, ug modako sya like sa Kadak-on sa MOON! This will happen on June 25! Repent and pag-ampo na mo tanan! Hapit na mo kuhaon ni Lord! or THERE WILL BE AN EARTHQUAKE ON BLAH-BLAH-BLAH and similar stuff...so? What happened? Did they come true? What tools and methods did these topic posters use to state their claims? Actually, what bothers me more about posts like this is...there are some who actually believe in these posts!!!. That really scares me.

The only true fear, my friends, is fear of the unknown. Like what Carl Sagan said, in a world full of demons, horoscopes, doomsday mongers, and twisted beliefs, science is pitifully a candle in the dark...let this tiny flame light the darkness with our candles of knowledge and understanding, and rid the world of unknowns, and fear.

...I proudly carry that candle. I hope some of you will too.

-RODION

kanus a ni mahitabo bro..... june next year.........

[acecrystal]

ako sad,kita jud mi sa "smiley in the sky"..... nice!

[rodsky]

kanus a ni mahitabo bro..... june next year.........

Na-misunderstand nimo akong post bro. Actually wala'y events like the ones I mentioned--ang akong buot pasabot, daghan mo-post diri ug ing-ana nga mga balita pero wala'y proof or basis--puro haka-haka lang, and dili based on sound understanding and basic scientific principles. Nag post lang ko niana para makahatag ug impormasyon nga dili angay kahadlukan ang science kay makatabang ni sa atong tanan, pag magamit lang sa sakto nga pamaagi. Is my Cebuano ok? I'm not a native Cebuano speaker pero gatry baya ko'g best nako para masabtan ko.

-RODION

[Mcmurills]

matsalams sa infos mr. rodsky..... and i was really enchanted by this phenomenon...i really thought that 'smileys' can only be seen in cellfons and chatboxes....bwhahahahahaahaha so proud to have witnessed it... rockNroll

[mets]

salamat rodion! kita ko ganina!! wehehe

[ethzneuron]

napa ron.. kita pa ko!!

[skyblue_lord]

Na-misunderstand nimo akong post bro. Actually wala'y events like the ones I mentioned--ang akong buot pasabot, daghan mo-post diri ug ing-ana nga mga balita pero wala'y proof or basis--puro haka-haka lang, and dili based on sound understanding and basic scientific principles. Nag post lang ko niana para makahatag ug impormasyon nga dili angay kahadlukan ang science kay makatabang ni sa atong tanan, pag magamit lang sa sakto nga pamaagi. Is my Cebuano ok? I'm not a native Cebuano speaker pero gatry baya ko'g best nako para masabtan ko.

-RODION

ok thank you so much....... for the info. bro.......

[Blah-Blah]

kita ko ani ganina.. picturan ta nako di lang kaya sa ako cell.. poor man gud ko.. T_T

[benj04]

kabantay ko ani early this evening
nice
gave me a reason to smile sad. hehe

[skyblue_lord]

nice kaau mga bro..............