'Intelligent life' presentation slideshows

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?. WELL, WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?. 126 Years Ago My Grandfathers homesteaded in Kansas. One of them planted this tree. 90 Years Ago My Grandfather and Father stopped farming with horses.

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Extraterrestrial Life

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Computational and biological analogies for understanding the fine tuning

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The Father of SETI

The Father of SETI. In 1961, Frank Drake organized a conference at the Greenbank Observatory to discuss the possibility that we could carry out an experimental program designed to detect alien communications.

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Is Anyone Out There? Solving the Drake Equation

Is Anyone Out There? Solving the Drake Equation. A Statistical Approach. Q: Is there life beyond the earth? How many of these planets have intelligent life? How many are able to communicate with us? (have adequate technology to send signals into space) (How many of them want to?). ?.

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Reason, Relativism and Wisdom

Reason, Relativism and Wisdom. How do we engage with the wider world?. A popular Catholic myth. The evil secular world rejects Catholic teaching.

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Student Bulletin for 14 th January 2012 Week A

Student Bulletin for 14 th January 2012 Week A. Reflection . All Years. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Gospel. All Years. Gospel story for this week: Luke 3:15-16

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Other Interesting Aspects of Astronomy

Other Interesting Aspects of Astronomy. I. Formation of the Earth. Around 4.7 billion years ago, a young nebula in the middle of a Milky Way spiral arm existed Nebulae are full of gas and dust, the birthplace of stars

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THE FERMI PARADOX

THE FERMI PARADOX. Where are the little green men?. FERMI SPECULATES. At Los Alamos in the summer of 1950, Enrico Fermi, Edward Teller, and Herbert York speculate: The universe is very old. There are billions of stars in billions of galaxies.

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Put these objects in the correct order, from nearest to farthest from Earth:

Put these objects in the correct order, from nearest to farthest from Earth:. The Moon, Mars, the Sun, the nearest stars, Pluto The Moon, Mars, the Sun, Pluto, the nearest stars The Moon, the Sun, Mars, Pluto, the nearest stars Mars, the Moon, the Sun, the nearest stars, Pluto.

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The ultimate future of Artificial Life: Towards Artificial Cosmogenesis

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The Cosmological Argument

The Cosmological Argument. Versions of the Cosmological Argument. St. Thomas Aquinas. In this book Summa Theologica . , Aquinas puts forward five ways to the existence of God. The first three of his ways make up the popular version of the Cosmological Argument. .

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Recent versions of the Design Argument

Recent versions of the Design Argument. Describe the teleological argument for the existence of God. 4KU. An argument for the existence of God or a creator based on perceived evidence of order, purpose, design, or direction, or some combination of these, in nature

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Lisa Brenan

Alien Psychology. What do our aliens say about us?. Lisa Brenan. Why do we choose to use aliens in our fiction?. What can our representations of aliens help us to understand about ourselves?. Could our stories of aliens help us to understand an

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Life in the Universe

Life in the Universe. Are We Alone in the Vast Cosmos?. The Questions?. Is there intelligent life on our planet? Is there intelligent life out there? Are we alone? How can we find them if they are there? Would they be looking for us?

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Extra-Terrestrial Life and the Drake Equation

Extra-Terrestrial Life and the Drake Equation. Astronomy 311 Professor Lee Carkner Lecture 25. Final Exam. Monday, 3 pm, SC102 Two hours long Bring pencil and calculator Same format as other tests Matching, multiple choice, short answer About 50% longer Covers entire course.

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Recent versions of the Design Argument

Recent versions of the Design Argument. So far we have considered the classical arguments of Aquinas and Paley. However, the design argument has attracted many philosophers and theologians and we need to be aware of some of the more recent contributions. Recent contributors. F R Tennant

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It says, I Say

It says, I Say. By Omar-Abdul Lawrence and Sean Means. Why is it practiced. It seeks to guide the student to infer more often. Pushes students to go beyond literal interpretation Encourages students to link words they find in the reading to their conclusions revolving around the text.

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Dionysus, God of Wine, Ecstasy and Theater

Dionysus, God of Wine, Ecstasy and Theater . By Alex Roth 9/24/10. How was he celebrated?. Dionysus was celebrated in the spring season when the leaves appear on the grape vines. . Examples of stories . Dionysus visited Thebes, dressed as a young man and puts the women under his spell. .

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