Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at Janu04:14 PM (KZzsI) If we can communicate with them, then we can eventually understand them. Kind of like men trying to figure out women. that it cannot be comprehended really by humanity. am uber-progressive organization that puts its religious spin on the Left's favorite issues.īut if we actually did ever encounter alien intelligence it probably would be so. We share the distilled wisdom of our research program to inform public thinking and policymaking on the problems of religion and society in a global era, fostering a civil dialogue. As a nonprofit, we perform a public benefit. Second, we raise theology's relevance in the public conversation on such global concerns. For example, you will see that we are currently conducting a five-year Inquiry on Religion and Global Issues, connecting research on climate change and the pandemic with local and global trends in forced migration, violent conflict, economic inequality, and our interdependent built and natural environment. >Center for Theological Inquiry (CTI) in Princeton: At CTI, theologians and researchers in the natural and social sciences, humanities and law work together digitally and locally across disciplines to study basic questions and complex problems of global concern. I don't know if this means they're anticipating the world being confronted by the existence of alien life in the near future, or if, as usual, the government just likes pointing the Money Hose in random directions and soaking everything in US currency. No, for you, friends and family discount - $40,000. You're telling me that when faced with a paradigm-shattering revelation, people will turn to the foundational traditions that sustain them for guidance." In 2014, NASA awarded CTI a $1.1 million grant to study worshippers' interest in and openness to scientific inquiry called the Societal Implications of Astrobiology study.Īccording to the Times, Davison's book notes that a "large number of people would turn to their religions traditions for guidance" if extraterrestrials were found. This is the latest dispatch to come in a partnership between the US space agency and the religious institute. That's the question that NASA hopes theologians at the Center for Theological Inquiry (CTI) in Princeton, New Jersey, can answer, in a recent effort to understand how humans will react to news that intelligent life exists on other planets.ĭavison's upcoming book, "Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine," due out in 2022, according to the Times, will cover part of CTI and NASA's joint spiritual exploration, in which his "most significant question" is how theologians would respond to the notion "of there having been many incarnations " in the universe, he added in the blog post. AliensĪny, uhhh, particular reason you're explorin' this particular conundrum at this particular time, fellas?īetween heaven and Earth, where do aliens fit in? I live in Philomath, Oregon (about 80 miles south of Portland).NASA Hired 24 Theologians to Study How the Public Might React to the Existence of. So I recommend you pick this up in person. And the tube is too big to ship by any means other than freight. I can provide a link to additional pictures of this scope upon request. The optics alone are worth what I am asking for this OTA. O Dust cover for open end of the tube (actually a black elastic rain cover for a kettle-style BBQ - fits the tube nicely, like an over-sized shower cap) O A University Optics 16-inch aluminum mirror cell, converted into an 18-point flotation cell but never installed (because the Meade cell, though heavy, seems to perform well enough) O Original Meade Dobsonian mount components still in shipping crate (never assembled) O Robofocus-compatible stepper motor for focuser (robofocus controller NOT included) O Home-built dovetail base for piggyback guide scopes with Vixen-style dovetail plates O Heavy aluminum tube rings (non-rotating Parallax rings, over $300 if I recall correctly) O TeleVue Visual ParaCorr with tunable top Black flocking has been placed opposite the focuser to improve contrast.
O Meade Starfinder 16-Inch f/4.5 OTA with original tube, spider, mirror cell, and optics. The following upgrades & extras are included with this OTA: And I can't afford to tie up a pier with a scope I don't use much. But I prefer to spend most of my time imaging with smaller scopes. It has been fun observing through such a big scope. I bought this new several years ago as a Dob and re-mounted it on a computerized (SiTech Servo System) OpticCraft Model 5 German Equatorial Mount (9-inch/285 tooth DEC & RA drives). Please note that this scope is also listed in a separate ad (#573800) where it is bundled with a heavy duty computerized German equatorial mount for $4000.įor sale here is a Meade Starfinder 16-inch f/4.5 Newtonian.