DannHuff

Hi Dann, Oh I don't know, something unambiguous that could be prodded and poked (scientifically speaking) by anyone. Something that would yeild the unavoidable conclusion that goddidit. The sort of evidence that leads people to believe that gravity exists. Jack - thanks for the reply. I'm not sure I'm taking your advice but here goes. Science is obviously the study of things physical. I find it interesting that the Bible presents Jesus as "God in flesh", or the physical presence of God that walked on this earth. So in a sense during this time God could be prodded and poked. I guess doubting Thomas was conducting a scientific experiment when he was prodding the resurrected Jesus (as the story is told). It should be noted while Jesus walked on this earth many chose not to believe, including religious leaders of the day. Clearly today the same experiment cannot be conducted but the words and deeds of Jesus (ie God in flesh) are recorded for all to examine.

Hi Jack - just interested in exploring your statement, what type of evidence would satisfy you of an existence of a Biblical God?

Rubbish. A little too easily dismissed given the pedigree of the scientist. Followed by more rubbish... Hint: the authority principle is worthless in a scientific context. Not so in faith-based belief systems where it is preeminent. Cheers, Vale I don't think your logic stands as I was not arguing that the assertions made by the authority are right or wrong, but simply a conclusion was presented without a supporting argument. The person is a recognised expert in his field and he may have something worthwhile to say.

Rubbish. A little too easily dismissed given the pedigree of the scientist. Among other awards Paul Davies has won the Templeton Prize, The Royal Society's Michael Faraday Prize for science communication and a Glaxo Science Writers' Fellowship. In April 1999 the asteroid 1992 OG was officially named (6870) Pauldavies in his honour. The question remains, do we take science on faith?

"Over the years I have often asked my physicist colleagues why the laws of physics are what they are. The answers vary from “that’s not a scientific question” to “nobody knows.” The favorite reply is, “There is no reason they are what they are — they just are.” The idea that the laws exist reasonlessly is deeply anti-rational. After all, the very essence of a scientific explanation of some phenomenon is that the world is ordered logically and that there are reasons things are as they are. If one traces these reasons all the way down to the bedrock of reality — the laws of physics — only to find that reason then deserts us, it makes a mockery of science. …….. But until science comes up with a testable theory of the laws of the universe, its claim to be free of faith is manifestly bogus." Taken from a very readable article in the New York Times written by Paul Davies, who is a well known physicist, cosmologist and astrobiologist. New York Times article

"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless." It is the Bible that claims it is flawless. This is either true or its not. If it is not, then why would you bother believing any of it. If it is true then you are held accountable to it. One should settle this for themselves....

The Australian broadcaster did an investigative piece on the US subprime mortgage situation and its fallout. I found it interesting viewing and it can be streamed online. http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20070917/subprime/default.htm

For any of you that have the Crossroads guitar festival DVDs, there is a hidden track of "Layla" by Eric Clapton. To view, on disc two, go to extras. Push the left arrow button on your control twice. The blue highlight icon will disappear. Press enter to see Clapton play "Layla" at the festival.

Being a guitarist myself, favourites include: Ian Moss in Cold Chisel's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (blows me away every time) Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix (perhaps the best known riff by guitarists) Starry Night - Joe Satriani (very musical) Anything by my namesake.

HSPA for cellular networks is commercially available at a theoretical maximum of 1.8Mbps in the uplink, and will increase to 5.8Mbps in the near future. A 1 Mbps actual connection should be possible, although not giving broadcast quality, the picture would be reasonable.A HSPA enabled mobile device would be sub $1000. Data carriage costs will also need to be factored. On reception, the likely reason you do not get signal at altitude is the antennas on the base stations are tuned for horizontal reception. It would need an array pointing upwards. Telco providers would do this if there is a commercial return and if it was used for tandems at reasonably busy DZ's it is possible it would stack up.

Yes, you are correct, taking risks like these is totally irresponsible.......jumping from a plane on the other hand......

Modern wireless networks today are able to support data connections at broadband speeds. The local carrier in Australia has achieved 14.4Mbps speeds with a single cell over a 200Km distance. It seems plausible to point a base station into the sky and in real time convey a live video feed during freefall. The applications are wide and varied. Tandems could have their families watching the jump in real time, both at the DZ on a TV, or as it is streamed live across the internet literally anywhere in the world. You never know the future of DropZone.Com could be links to skydives as they are happening. What do people think? Would this be received well by the skydiving community and/or the public? Would there be a demand if it could be done in-expensively?

Some of my favourites: Heavy - Collective Soul Long Way Down - Goo Goo Dolls Happy - Ayeisha Woods