And Now For Something Evangelical

[aesmael]

Religious belief in Australia is falling, sadly more from apathy than anything else, I think. Our local media seemed not so excited about it but PZ Myers is positively emerald. ^_^

Steinn Sigurðsson|Dynamics of Cats has been to a conference and oh how I envy him. I mean, he has to endure terrible hardships, but just look at the conference highlights he has posted so far here (+!), here (amongst other things, Barnard's Star appears not to have any candidates so far so no Barnardian eels, alas, while Proxima Centauri may with further inspection) and here.

I won't say much because, really, all I have to go on are the quick bullet points he has posted so far, but I have not been so hungry since the last time I was in a really good bookshop. A lot of this is amazing and fascinating and the more information we get on the population of planets out there the more wonders we know.

If I were to go into academia this is what I would study, but alas I lack the skills and the dedication, so I will just sit here on the sidelines. :-P

And now it is off to sleep for me. Keep well, people.

Love,
    Tricia Fakename

Comments

[taraxoxo.livejournal.com]

The fact the religious belief is falling in itself may not be good news, but the fact that we don't have nearly as much fundamentalists as the USA is nearly enough to make up for it. If the figure rises for a good cause, then good on them, but if the figure is made up of 20% uncompassionate fundies, then, I really can't say that's good news.