Moontanman

As long as we don't get a large asteroid approaching from the direction of the sun... We are fine only because it hasn't happened... yet

I know... and here we are.

To tell the honest truth IMHO, whatever we do, our only real hope is to plan ahead, this discussion should be taking place way before now and action should already be in place. I know others have discussed this but here we are with nothing to protect us... action is needed. I think the current worry is over Apophis, some 300 meters across? Imagine the cluster fuck if it was found that this asteroid was going to hit instead of passing us by in a few years, could we do anything even with such a long warning time? The time to have started this was 20 years ago, anything we do will require years of lead up time, prototyping, testing, not to mention getting international laws bypassed. This should be a major worry for everyone. A side note, if we could, wouldn't be better to direct an asteroid into the Moon or another body, just to make sure it doesn't come back around in a thousand years or so, or would this just open another can of worms?

On the face of it this would seem to be the best if not the fastest way to go in this endeavor. The basic idea behind deflecting an asteroid being conveying energy to the asteroid in a controlled manner?

Interesting for sure, if the distance is too much to over come from Earth orbit why couldn't the laser be moved closer to the target? If the laser is going to be in orbit anyway and if time permits just move the laser closer? I'm not sure how big the space craft containing the laser would have to be but I would assume it could be built ahead of time and stored in orbit until it was needed?

To be honest I am going by a report I watched on YouTube, I agree that the current version of the report contains considerable info related many years after the sighting. But the initial reports are provocative if not confirmable. This is of course a problem with many sightings of years ago. Initial reports are rehashed ad infinitum and are almost certainly added to to some extent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westall_UFO The bold part is less than supportive of the popular discriptions now being made. It is so easy to be impressed by the reports of the people if the report is made after years of discussing among the witnesses and that fact is omitted. Current testimony makes it seem like the sighting has to be extraordinary, I should have looked much closer to see when the testimony was given.

Here is an explanation of laser divergence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_divergence I am math impaired so I am not sure how to use this information but I am sure someone here could.

Of course that ignores the eye witness testimony but your point is well taken.

A laser sounds great but I have to ask how close would you have to be to use a high powered laser in that manner? Even a lasar spreads out as it travels.

Not what happened, please don't critique something from another thread here. Again, not the place for this. Back at you dude.

Who was it that brought up the Westall sighting at a school in Australia 1966? I've been looking into it and this really is an impressive sighting!

No need for that, it is your definition!

You have a right to those personal beliefs, we all have some interesting thoughts rolling around in our heads (I know I do) but unless you are a solipsist you have to admit that your belief does not equal knowledge of the world outside your mind. BTW your definition of spirituality makes no sense to me but then again why should it?

I would suggest you stop trying to be cute and state your question clearly... I know that is a problem for you and your agenda of obfuscation but I suggest you try.

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I would suggest you state your points a bit less obtusely.

Hello pot, have you met kettle? I find your assertions that my philosophy is an aphorism insulting.

In all seriousness I see no empirical evidence of anything supernatural, until such evidence is given the concept of a god is a non starter for me as is everything that flows from that concept.

That would be a true statement but I am not impressed by people who ignore the tenets of their religion so they can tolerate the people who do follow the intolerance their religion demands but they ignore. The intolerant who are actually following their religions tenets are easy to see but the ones who try and pretend their religion doesn't demand those things when it clearly does are not a good thing, they simply insulate the fundies from criticism while they continue to undermine society. I am tolerant of religions who do not think they have the right the tell everyone else what to do, I am mostly familiar with the Abrahamic religions to be honest. I must have missed the question, feel free to ask again.

The really sad part is that that 20% are driving our politics and the intolerant laws that enforce that 20%s religious intolerance. The 80% cannot bring themselves to oppose the 20% due to their own religious beliefs.

You didn't ask a question.

I disagree.

Then I would tolerate them Yeah the MAGA movement and White Christian Nationalism tend to cloud ones perceptions.

No I do not It's called humor Dim, you chuckle and carry on.

This is not a thread to discuss my problems with religion, I'd be glad to school you and your "tolerance" of those who will not tolerate you if you start your own thread on the subject but this is not the thread to do it.