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Earth, observed
The Earth Observatory is a website run by NASA's Earth Observing System Project Science Office (EOSPSO). Bringing together imagery from many different satellites and astronaut missions, the website publishes fantastic images with highly detailed descriptions, feature articles and more. Gathered here are some standout photographs from the collections in the Earth Observatory over the past several years. For more images and information, please visit the Earth Observatory site itself. (23 photos total)
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of a dust storm as it swirled over China in April of 2001. A strong temperate cyclone spun counter-clockwise over China, pushing a wall of dust as it moved. The deep tan dust is not only thick enough to completely hide much of the land surface below, but it almost forms its own topography, with ridges of dust rising up below the clouds. The spiral arms of white cloud are approximately 200km wide. (NASA/Jesse Allen, Robert Simmon/MODIS science team)
The Bear Glacier on the Kenai Peninsula along the Gulf of Alaska seen by the IKONOS satellite took this on August 8, 2005. This image shows the ablation zone where the glacier is primarily losing ice. Upslope from the lake, the foot of the glacier is riddled with crevasses - cracks in the ice caused by the glacier's movement over a rough surface. Down the middle of the glacier run dark gray stripes. As a glacier moves, it picks up dirt and debris from the rocks it passes. When two glaciers merge, as they have here, the dirt and debris they carry form parallel stripes, or medial moraines, on the ice surface. (IKONOS satellite image courtesy GeoEye) #
South of Khartoum, Sudan, where the White and Blue Nile Rivers join, a dizzying arrangement of irrigated fields stretches out across the state of El Gezira. The several bare-looking patches are small villages. This image was captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite on December 25, 2006. (NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team) #
Deep in the Sahara Desert lies this crater. Nearly a perfect circle, it is 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles) wide, and sports a rim 100 meters (330 feet) high. The crater sits in a vast plain of rocks so ancient they were deposited hundreds of millions of years before the first dinosaurs walked the Earth. Modern geologists long debated what caused this crater, some of them favoring a volcano. But closer examination of the structure revealed that the crater's hardened "lava" was actually rock that had melted from a meteorite impact. Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of Tenoumer Crater in Mauritania on January 24, 2008. (NASA,Jesse Allen, NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team) #
Cloudless skies allowed a clear view of Tibet in mid-December 2008. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color, image on December 18, 2008. Snow caps some mountain peaks, and ice partially covers some lakes in this high-altitude region, nicknamed the "Roof of the World." (NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center) #
Sidi Toui National Park, in the southern half of Tunisia, close to the Libyan border, viewed by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) instrument on NASA's Landsat 7 satellite on December 13, 1999. Native vegetation can be seen returning inside the borders of this protected park (approx. 7 kilometers wide), established in 1993 to protect the region against desertification. The effects of continued agriculture, overgrazing and drought can be seen on the surrounding arid landscape. (NASA/Jesse Allen/Landsat,USGS) #
Even the most snow-covered place on Earth has patches of snow-free ground. In Antarctica, a series of parallel valleys lie between the Ross Sea and the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Known as the Dry Valleys, they are swept free of snow by nearly relentless katabatic winds - cold, dry air that rolls downhill toward the sea from the high altitudes of the ice sheet. The Dry Valleys harbor a collection of glaciers and ice-covered lakes. This false-color image was captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite on November 29, 2000. (NASA/Jesse Allen, NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team) #
Roughly 480 by 320 kilometers, Dasht-e Lut is a large salt desert in southeastern Iran. This natural-color image, captured by the ASTER on NASA's Terra satellite shows part of the southeastern portion of Dasht-e Lut on May 13, 2006. This area consists of sand, and it contains some of the world's tallest dunes, some reaching a height of 300 meters (1,000 feet). 9NASA/Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team) #
During the last ice age, Canada's Akimiski Island was buried under several thousand meters of ice, but since its retreat, the island has rebounded (risen in elevation) and new beach areas have emerged, streams and lakes have formed, and trees and other vegetation have colonized the new territory. This image of Akimiski Island was captured by the Landsat 7 satellite on August 9, 2000. (NASA/Jesse Allen, Landsat,University of Maryland's Global Land Cover Facility) #
Steep Antarctic mountains channel the flowing ice sheet into a fast-moving river of ice named Byrd Glacier located near McMurdo Station, the principal U.S. Antarctic Research Base. The glacier plunges through a deep, 15-mile-wide valley in the Transatlantic Mountains to create a 100-mile-long, rock-floored ice stream. This image, captured by the Landsat 7 satellite on December 24, 1999, shows part of the Byrd Glacier flowing through the Transatlantic Mountains. (Jesse Allen, Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica,LIMA) #
The Arabian Peninsula's Empty Quarter, known as Rub' al Khali, is the world's largest sand sea, holding about half as much sand as the Sahara Desert. The Empty Quarter covers 583,000 square kilometers (225,000 square miles), and stretches over parts of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. The Enhanced Thematic Mapper on NASA's Landsat 7 satellite captured this image of the Empty Quarter on August 26, 2001. (NASA/Robert Simmon, Landsat,USGS) #
In mid-December 2005, the diminutive Amsterdam Island made waves - not in the Indian Ocean where it resides, but in the clouds overhead. The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on December 19, 2005. The island itself is almost too small see in this image, but it serves as the starting point for the clouds that flow toward the northeast in a giant V shape. (NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC) #
This highly detailed image from the Taiwanese Formosat-2 satellite shows the different sizes, shapes, and textures of ice fragments from an ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula on March 8, 2008. Several large icebergs float amid a mosaic of smaller pieces of ice. The level of detail in the image is so great that it can seem as though you are standing over a scale model made out of papier-mâché and foam blocks. The detail can make the bergs seem deceptively small. In reality, some of the large bergs are several hundred meters (yards) long. (Formosat image © 2008 Dr. Cheng-Chien Liu, National Cheng-Kung University and Dr. An-Ming Wu, National Space Organization, Taiwan) #
This simulated natural-color image of southeastern Fars province in southern Iran shows a dry river channel carving through arid mountains toward the northeast. A broad belt of lush agricultural land follows the curve of the alluvial fan and stretches out along a road that runs parallel to the ridgeline. The valley-ward margin of the intensely green agricultural belt fades to dull green along streams (or irrigation canals). The image was captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite on October 12, 2004. (NASA/Jesse Allen, NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team) #
This image of forest in the northern Republic of Congo was captured on June 27, 2002, by the commercial satellite Ikonos. Dirt logging roads (orange lines) cross the center of the image. This image is one of hundreds of satellite images from commercial and NASA satellites that scientists from the Woods Hole Research Center used to create a map of logging roads and forest disturbance across 4 million square kilometers of tropical African forests in the three decades proceeding 2003. (NASA /Jesse Allen, IKONOS, Nadine Laporte, Woods Hole Research Center) #
Harrat Khaybar in Saudi Arabia contains a wide range of volcanic rock types and spectacular landforms, several of which are represented in this photograph taken by an astronaut abourd the International Space Station on March 31, 2008. Jabal ("mountain" in Arabic) al Qidr is built from several generations of dark, fluid basalt lava flows. Jabal Abyad, in the center of the image, was formed from a more viscous, silica-rich lava classified as a rhyolite. (NASA-JSC) #
Two-toned dust plumes blew northward off the coast of Libya on October 26, 2007, as the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite took this picture. While plumes in the west are beige, reminiscent of the Sahara's sands, the plumes in the east are distinctly darker. (NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center) #
When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, the north face of the mountain collapsed, and a massive avalanche of rock, mud, and volcanic debris thundered down the mountain. this photograph, taken on October 28, 2008 by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station shows the scene nearly three decades after the eruption - the impact on the forest in the blast zone still obvious. South of the mountain, lush green forests cover the landscape, while north of the mountain, vegetation remains sparse, particularly on higher elevations. (NASA/JSC) #
The setting sun glints off the Amazon River and numerous lakes in its floodplain in this astronaut photograph from August 19, 2008. About 150 kilometers of the Amazon is shown here, about 1,000 kilometers inland from the Atlantic Ocean. This image was acquired on August 19, 2008 by the by the Expedition 17 crew of the International Space Station. (NASA/JSC) #
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black sea is the best!!
very very very nice
Unbelievable these pictures should help put us humans in a proper perspective as to you the grand plan of the universe. Truly unbelievable. Beautiful. Awesome.
Nice pictures, but I needed size indication on the pictures.
bunch of creatards. complexity doesn't come from greater complexity, things have evolved. take infinities and chaos into consideration on a multiuniversal scale and you will find the idea of a god laughable. stop reverting to this human-based concept of a 'father-figure' creator, the rest of us are embarrased for you. just enjoy the view and keep you childish brainwashed concepts to yourself, thanks.
Think of all the components that are required for our spaceships and cameras. Think of all the sciences involved, math, chemistry, computers.Consider how many of these achievements were realized by scientists who only had an a priori hunch or intuition.Consider that all the elements needed to build the spaceships and components are found here, ON OUR WONDERFULLY RICH PLANET, enhanced by our scientists and mathmaticians. And of course, our wealth. This is a recent development.Consider that our planet provides us with nutritous food and medicines, wool, cotton ...all accident? evolution? I say Phooey. To paraphrase Shakespeare, What a work of God is Man.
I am amazed at the beauty in photos . . . What an outstanding universe we live in . . . It is a privilege to help preserve and care for the portion we occupy.
Never Seen Anything Like That And It Is Truly Amazing. Wonderful!
Gripping.... It is humbling to see the vastness of Earth and all it's splendor. It is amazing at how tiny we truely are. Earth is a beautiful place, it saddens me to know that some people think it ugly and rotten when really it is a delicious, ripe fruit... =)
"When you look at these pictures how can you give credit to the theory of evolution."
Easily. You realize that at some point in history, all of this was completely different (which is proven). Of course, that is easy to dismiss when you have comfortable fairy-tales about creation all around you. They require far less mental effort.
Absolutely Beautiful. Seems a lot of people are concerned or confused about whether there is a God or not. When Star Wars came to be, the phrase "let the force be with you" I found, was a cool way to say goodbye to people. Then in ballet, it was always "find your center" that was where you will find your power, that "source" that was with everyone. The best one I thought was "the intelligence behind all form". I used that last phrase for a long time because I thought it made me seem intelligent. One day, after many years of searching, listening and wondering; I realized all these phrases were what everyone called GOD!
#22 "Pedestrians? What are those" That Vegas picture, though stunning, is enough to make the urban planner in me sick to my stomach. What an absolute travesty. All of the pictures are fantastic and fascinating.
The astounding number of people who think these pictures "prove" God and dismiss evolution terrify me. To the people who say live and let live, remember that these creationists have a vote and with it a direct influence on government and government policies, including your human rights and your child's education.
i can"t found i want to found it............how?
"The heavens and earth declare the glory of GOD." Awesome photographs!! Seeing these pictures remind me of how great GOD is and how small I am. I am thankful that I can be a witness to the grandure of the heavens and to the beauty of our beautiful earthly home.
"The heavens and earth declare the glory of GOD." Awesome photographs!! Seeing these pictures reminds me of how great GOD is and how small I am. I am thankful that I can be a witness to the grandure of the heavens and to the beauty of our earthly home.
Yes Yes, Only the one Almighty God could have made these wonders.
After viewing these pictures an evolutionist is just a Godless Being.
I used to ask God: "If you are so Almighty let me see you and I'll never question you again". When I least expected it, One night I was reading in my bedroom,not the Bible either, and suddenly the entire feeling and lighting in the room changed. I ask my wife; "Do you feel that?" She was reading a novel
I remained silent knowing it was just for me. A warmth and unimaginable safeness swallowed me up. There was no doubt. For the first time in my life I felt the, unmistakable presence of God. That forever ended any doubt I'd had.
These images can make one wonder how insignificant humans are in realm of universe, but just think of how much damage we incur….
These pictures surely give one an idea of what the earths surface realy looks like.
A absolutely amazing array of pictures thanks to whoever put them together.
I can only be disapointed that people are so nieve to believe in a fictional book written to comfort people afraid of dying to credit its creation to an etherial being, that is non existant. Millions of years of nature created these landscapes, appricate and look after nature more than you beliefs in your booky wook, to ensure these scenes continue to be as breath taking, as religion wont.
who cares!! If there is a G-d we'll find out later. If G-d gives you comfort, meaning and joy, great! If not Great! Just dig the beauty of our planet and the amazing minds that have created the opportunity to view it...Wow!
Fabulous pictures! For me, the glacier picture was the most telling. Keep it up
Did this almighty "god" make all of those subdivisions, also?
Did this almighty "god" make all of those subdivisions, also?
Looking at this makes my wanna paint abstract with oil paint on a canvas.
Looking at those pictures almost staring makes it surreal- Look at this again as if it was a 2d. My god- the colours are amazing.
those pictures where so amazing
Contrary to some atheists belief that they see no God in all these magnificent scenery, I see God's handy work all over in each and every one of these breath taking beautiful views! I just don't understand how would all this happen in such articulate orders if there's no God's hand in it!
Truly interesting pictures and along with the pictures from the Hubble and the cameras on Mars and the deep space probes makes me realise how insignificant we are and at the same time how smart some of us are.
Everything is a form of energy. Entropy will eventually reduce it all to a big flat nothing. If you want to call that God so be it. Who cares!
Better to do good and enjoy your brief nanosecond of existence - it's all you get.
Wonderful images
What a wonderful world. Thanks, Edd
I like them very much.
excited
These are some unusual photos, Some are relativly easy to figure out what they are, but others are works of art. Thankyou for sharring these unique views.
super bueno
lindo ,lindo ,nunca ví fotos tão bonitas,tenho acompanhado os voos da estação espacial, via tv.nasa,mandem mais fotos, do BRAZIL, pois é um país muito bonito principalmente da amazonia.
COULD YOU SEE ISRAEL? I COULD !!!
WITH X 1000 MAGNIFIER.
The most noisy country in the World.
When one considers that our universe has no end and one sees the beauty all around us how can anyone believe there is no God?
When one considers that our universe has no end and one sees the beauty all around us how can anyone believe there is no God?
The diversity on our planet is truly amazing. What also is amazing is that there are people that have the arrogant audacity to presume they have, in their millisecond of existence on this planet, the ability determine the existance of God. Remember, opinion has nothing to do with the truth. Good luck, nuf said.
WTF? Im not putting my beliefs on anyone but if the big bang theory is correct and the world was created in an explosion then how did people or dinosaurs or even bugs get on it ? there must have been someone there to start the world right?
- Denarah
13 from wi
What a treat, bestowed upon us, by Mother Nature and some of our most talented, technical comrades. Each, deserves our awe, our thanks and our respect.
A wonderful collection of pictures showing us how lucky we are to have EVOLVED alongside this particular bit of coagulated space dust. It depresses me imeasurably to read the uneducated, uninformed, unthinking, unquestioning theist garbage that is appearing within these comments. As more enlightened contributors have said (above) "enjoy the ride" and look after what we've got here. This is as good as it gets. Life is a one-way trip. Don't spoil it for our children. Sadly, I suspect that we already have!
amazing oicssssssssss
So you can only believe in science if you do not believe in God...sounds narrow minded to me. Also for those of you who are angry (it appears it is the atheists), why are you so angry that some people see the beauty on God in these pictures? How does their believe effect you? It is ok if you just believe in the science (sad and lonely for you) but certainly ok and your choice.
Stupefying humans everywhere! oh humbleness
Our tiny world is such a beautiful place and so full of wonder and amazement.
Thank you for posting these pictures.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, to all the angry evolutionist who just hate to hear others speak of the handiwork of God. You are all so right... believing that we came from a rock that exploded out in the universe somewhere makes so much MORE sense.
These pictures are absolutely amazing. I would love to see these pictures in real life from space!! Maybe someday I will get the chance...... That would be AWESOME!!!!!
God made the havens and the earth! HE DID CREAT IT! There is no such thing as a Big Bang! Some dumb, stupid guy woke up one day and thought of the most stupid idea that the earth was from an explosion! Well... he is an idiot. And plus... evolution is the most stupid thing that is to be thought of ! What a moran to think we came from the sea or from a monkey... what a dork. pPics are awesome though! :)
I am glad that Barack Obama has created such a beautiful world for me to live in. All hail the holy one!
Amazing!!!
I wanna get down on the ground and look up when the next lot of photos are taken
look out for me
Jah is great
You have to climb a mountain to see the valley. Now science has lifted us higher to view our home, this lonely planet, held in its orbit by a star, our sun. Wow!! Thank you, scientists,engineers, mathematicians and ordinary folks who put it all together.
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love the earth it has lots of species and cultures and countrys to go and see
everyone is different towards eachotherand eachother we are all differnt even dogs and familys and everyone is i cant stop saying that well nice tallking to you i just love sunny places onthe earth
BEAUTIFULL
kewl!!!!!!!!! =)
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It's realy beautiful, but although bizar, but as we all know, Gods intention was by creating Homo Sapiens to develop His Work. So I and I hope many others would like to see pictures of Gods Creation cultivated and even modifyed by the hard work of men and women.
All I can say is WOW. What a beautiful planet God made in Genesis 1:1. Evrything about it is unique. It is our duty to protect it.
Brilliant photographs.... A never seen our earth in such a lovely view
Isn't God a magnificent artist?
all this things has reminded me something..... i don't know know.... but it just fascinate me..excite me...thrilled me....awe me.. i believe in GOD. and i believe that he is the one responsible for all of this creations.. we human have our limitation this is true..
but think! think.............the is answer is GOD...and i tell you i was an atheist before but not now.
The beauty of the Earth is mind blowing! It's hard to believe all of the negativity that brews below. I'm proud to be an Earthling!
I needed that foe Science and Social Studies Class, thank you so much, and i got 100 as my grade for the pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE PICTURES ARE BREATH TAKING. IT IS AMAZING WHAT GOD CREATION LOOK LIKE WHEN SO FOR AWAY.
How fortunate we are, why question, or argue, why not simply enjoy and absorb the beauty of this gift... earth. By the previous comments, I see only how far we have yet to go.
Realy a very beautyful view of our blue earth. Can i have some views.
Beautiful! Makes a nice folder of Desktop images! :)
I see the only angry ones is the athiests. Why angry? We believe what we want. If it was someone else writing about what they believe, (muslim, buddists, etc.), you would not have a problem. Seems to me the only beliefs that get degrated and pushed around are the God fearing& Christ believing folks. You have your ideas and beliefs. Your choice. Your eternity. OUR God has been around alot longer than other so called Gods or man. I thank whomever took these pics. But I do not praise them nor do I say all things are made by accident or by man. If anything man destroys and does not build up. As for science they can not make something out of nothing. But MY GOD CAN! Obama made nothing. Hes a liar like the rest. So don't hold your breathe for miracles from him. He sure didn't make my life and all that is in it. My God is an awesome God and you will find out one day soon. Hope you find Him before its too late. You can't do all the wrong you do and ignore God. It will come back to you. There are no excuses for all this hating just for what we believe in. And no, I don't own nor carry a gun. Quite opposite. Thank you...
Very beautiful pics!
What breathtaking images!
Yawn, must we always devolve into pointless debates about religion?
"the only angry ones is the Athiests?"
I would be thrilled if God would drop us a comment here, perhaps to clear up his/her nature, his/her future intentions for the planet we see here, and to let us know whether televangelists, tithes, and offering plates are a good investment for sincere people's hard earned money!
Please God, I pray sincerely for you to post a reply!
In my 82 yrs. I have witnessed much beauty on the north American contenant, and your pictures from space show me there is so much more to see and do. I'm so thankful that we have people with the ability to acquire the pictures that we can see the wonders that technolegy has made available for all to enjoy. Keep up this type of educating the people of the world. Thank you. Cy, from Las Vegas, NV
Just goes to show you... Big Brother is watching you.
I don't understand why the evolutionists get so upset because Christians believe in a Creator God. Do they feel threatened by our beliefs? If so, why?
A true Christian respects your choice to not believe, why don't you respect our choice to believe? Can't we disagree without being disagreeable?
I'd rather live my life believing there is a God, then die to find there is not,
than to live as though there is not a God, and die to discover there really is.
"Who discovers the World discovers a carcass. Of him is the world not worthy." Jesus Christ (Gospel of St. Thomas)
The pictures are incredible. What interests me, however, are the comments. Does anyone see a "meanness" and an "arrogance" in the comments of those who don't believe in God? Reading these makes me glad to know I am on the side of the believers.
He said " When you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain --- and so it does; and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot --- and so it is. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time? Luke,13 54 -56 Thanks for sharing it gives one pause for reflection.
I WANT TO SEE IT HIS NATURE BY MY EYES ITS OSAM GOD IS REALLY GREAT PS GOD I HAVE TO SEE THIS NATURE AMEEN IAM SHOCKED TO SEE THIS THING AND GOOD WORK BY YOU YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB
This was one of the most beautiful displays of photography I have ever seen
There cant be one almighty regulating all this and much more in universe!! one panel of gods is minimum required that too with periodic rests and long leaves!!!This is what occurs to a humble soul like me!! not seen any ads of leave vacancy!!
psychodelic drugs are nothing compare to these observing!
-psychodelic satellite
What is is it about the God fanatics that they don't feel complete unless they have forced others who don't believe to read their fervent declarations about their faith?
Given that there is not one shred of provable evidence for the existence of God, why do they so fervently cling to an unprovable belief system? Is it simply that they need an external locus of control, rather than take responsibility for their actions and accept that one's existence ends forever with death?
Breathtaking images! where would we be without the technology to view our beautiful earth from above.
Thankyou
cool
awesome
it is amazing what mother nature has created through billions of years,
lets preserve it for generations to come to enjoy .thank you for the images you have brought us ,they need to be shown on a greater scale for all to see ,maybe we will all realise what a treasure we have.
what do these pictures involve with seasons?
what a super pictures!its really so nice...
Oh here we go again, someone posts images of the world on the Internet and it (of course) descends into another evolution vs. creation mud slinging contest.
Creationalists: you are entitled to your opinions and beliefs, but to those of you who insist on using these blogs as platforms to preach to the rest of us please do us all a favour crawl back into the cave in which you came from, your fairy tale bible brainwashed rants are ridiculous and annoying. Hopefully mankind will move on one day!
Oh and of course my regards to Mr Darwin on his bicentennial year, I'm sure he would have loved these images as much as the rest of us, they are truly spectacular.
nice picture. i never saw one picture like this before.
haha i totally forgot the pics when reading the dialogue. each side has valid points. its interesting to here
but i think we all want peace so why can't we just let things be. lets not try to convert each other just believe wut you want and then everyone can move on
and i mean that for both sides.
don't u agree?
Amen...molliew38! God is great. Let us thank him for this day, these pictures and everlasting eternity through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Brahma made a wonderful job of creating the world. How could anyone think otherwise?
ohhhhhhhhhhh my GOD
it's beautiful
it's sooooooooooooooo beautiful
Wow! Truely Awesome! Thank you for creating and sharing these photos.
All the bickering and name calling is sad to see, and it reminds me of a favorite piece of wisdom...from some "fairytale" book ;)
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."
(Php 4:8 ESV)
Peace and Love everyone =)
Os céus e a terra declaram a Glória de Deus ^^'
The Creation does not ban the idea of Evoultion. They can coexist peacefully. Creation only states that all came at the from a Mind. Evolution has been partially observed, documented and fits inside of our cause-effect nature-of-thought; so it kind of says to u that all works that way. Where does a idea of a God interfere with Evolution, and more extensively science in general? Nowhere.
God is not a bearded, giant man. It's simply a Mind. Can you imagine the shape of intelligence? No. God is just spirit. And by spirit, don't think in a ghost or something esoteric. It is thought. Nature cannot communicate a message by itself. See the code of DNA. We can transmit information, yes; the DNA also. It gives commands. Even the most atheist scientist can confirm DNA uses a language. All in all, if we humans transmit information, it implies that the DNA has been made by an Intelligence. It could have been a man, yes. Then this superman would be everyone's god. But can you see him? No, we can only figure out that he was very very intelligent, we can only contemplate his mind through the tangible. Only an intelligence. So it comes back to the same.
This is not about religion or not religion. It's about the existance of God. Everyone, yes everyone of us have, just by one nanosecond for the less, been intrigued by the complexity if our World. Yes we evolved, there was a Big Bang. How come if this great progress and power of humanity is your god? Then there will always be one. I'm Christian and have come to the conclusion that negating God is impossible. Why we always debate about God in posts like this? Well as far as we are rational, it's impossible not to.
plant in house
wow!
Ha Ha, yes, these atheitsts do seem to be getting very hostile! I didn't notice in any of these comments anyone trying to convert anyone to God! it just goes to show how touchy they are! ...I used to be one of them but got fed up of living a shallow, unsatisfying, sad life and was open to the possiblity that maybe God was real. Thank-fully we have a God who not only created an unbelievably beautiful planet for us to live in but also loves us so much that He cannot resist communicating with ANYONE who dares to hope that He is out there and is prepared to ask Him to reveal Himself! I challenge you atheists reading this to try it!......
What a wonderfull world
It is a very good thing,