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[deckardcanine]

Man. First a black hole "bullies" a galaxy with a "punch," then a planet takes a "suicide" course (see last week's entry), and now I'm reading that Andromeda is a "cannibal."

Astronomers, do you need a hug?

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[nefaria.livejournal.com]

The Andromeda - Milky Way collision seems to be the most nearly certain end of the human race. Unless we can travel the featureless, million-light-year gaps between galaxies by then, we're toast. Extra crispy toast.

[thatcatgirl.livejournal.com]

Astronomers totally need a hug. Imagine: science geeks who study things incredibly sparse and vast... Many of whom have at least spent some time had the lonely task of manning a telescope all night long. And on top of that they can't even play with what they study! (My physics prof pointed that last bit out to me as a reason for Astrophysicists to be a bit...off, but I think it would apply to Astronomers also, even if they aren't physicists).

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

You know, I read that astronomers are more likely than psychologists to be theists, probably because there's more obvious "perfection" in celestial bodies than in humans. But our "ideals" for celestial bodies are broader. And like most things in nature, they ought not to be a serious clue for how we should behave. I would not be surprised if many theistic astronomers were essentially pantheists like Einstein.