I sometimes wish we had 67 words to describe the end of the world… then perhaps discussions wouldn’t be comparing apples with oranges.<\/p>\n

It was “not even worth discussing the scientific basis of these claims,” the Jesuit priest from Argentina said in the article, which criticised “pseudo-prophecies” about the end of the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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He acknowledged that the Universe was slowly expanding but that the destruction of the Earth \u2013 if it ever happens \u2013 will not occur for billions of years.
\n[Source: The Telegraph<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Funes holds a master’s degree in astronomy, plus degrees in philosophy and theology. You would think that makes him smart enough to know that the most intelligent discussions on a Mayan doomsday speak of TEOTWAWKI – The End Of The World As We Know It. Completely different to the destruction of our planet<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n
He wouldn’t be an idiot, which means yet again someone in authority has taken a cheap shot at doomsday theory, failing to address to hard questions.<\/p>\n
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I sometimes wish we had 67 words to describe the end of the world… then perhaps discussions wouldn’t be comparing apples with oranges.
\nFather Jose Gabriel Funes is the chief astronomer from the Vatican:<\/p>\n
It was “not even worth discussing the scientific basis of these claims,” the Jesuit priest from Argentina said in the article, which criticised “pseudo-prophecies” about the end of the world.<\/p>\n
He acknowledged that the Universe was slowly expanding but that the destruction of the Earth \u2013 if it ever happens \u2013 will not occur for billions of years.
\n[Source: The Telegraph]
\nFunes holds a master’s degree in astronomy, plus degrees in philosophy and theology. You would think that makes him smart enough to know that the most intelligent discussions on a Mayan doomsday speak of TEOTWAWKI – The End Of The World As We Know It. Completely different to the destruction of our planet.
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