Carl Sagan : ‘What happens if the doctrine of a religion—Buddhism let’s say—is contradicted by some finding, some discovery—in science, let’s say—what does a believer in Buddhism do in that case?’
Dalai Lama: ‘For Buddhists that is not a problem. The Buddha himself made clear that the important thing is your own investigation. You should know the reality, no matter what the scripture says. In case you find a contradiction—opposite of the scriptures’ explanation—you should rely on that finding, rather than scripture.’
Carl Sagan: ‘So, that is very much like science?’
Dalai Lama: ‘Yes, that’s right. So I think that the basic Buddhist concept is that at the beginning it is worthwhile or better to remain skeptical. Then carry out experiments through external means as well as internal means. If through investigation things become clear and convincing, then it is time to accept or believe. If, through science, there is proof that after death there is no continuity of human mind, of life, then—theoretically speaking—Buddhists will have to accept that.’
— Carl Sagan's Interview with The Dalai Lama, 1991
🇺🇦 Ukrainian scientists claim to have just spotted a fleet of more than 20 giant UFOs joyriding across the moon...
Yes… UFOs!
We’re talking disc-shaped aircraft up to 25 miles wide (one nearly the size of Manhattan) zooming at miles per second, with some just “anchored” near the surface like they're observing and reporting.
They allegedly pulse, flash in sync, and apparently treat the moon as their secret base.
They could reach Earth in as little as 20 minutes, according to the scientists.
So is it really aliens? Or just the wildest non-peer-reviewed study of the year? 👽
Source: Daily Mail / Writer: Jamie
The Antennae Galaxies' Dramatic MergerWitness one of the universe's most spectacular slow-motion train wrecks: the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039), two majestic spiral galaxies locked in a gravitational embrace that's been unfolding for hundreds of millions of years. This isn't a gentle dance—it's a full-on galactic merger, with the pair hurtling toward an eventual union into a single, massive elliptical galaxy.Situated roughly 45–70 million light-years away in the faint southern constellation Corvus (the Crow), these galaxies are among the nearest and most dramatic examples of interacting systems we can study up close. Their nickname comes from the pair of enormously long, curving tidal tails—streams of stars, gas, and dust ripped out by gravity and stretching hundreds of thousands of light-years into the void like giant cosmic antennae or feathery plumes.The collision has unleashed pure chaos and creation: enormous clouds of gas slam together at high speeds, compressing and igniting furious bursts of star formation across both galaxies. Thousands upon thousands of brilliant new stars are born in dense starburst regions, lighting up the scene with brilliant blue clusters and glowing pink nebulae of ionized hydrogen. It's a stellar fireworks show on an unimaginable scale, turning what were once orderly spirals into a swirling maelstrom of light and energy.This ongoing crash offers astronomers a front-row seat to processes that shaped galaxies like our own Milky Way long ago—and a preview of what might happen when the Milky Way eventually collides with Andromeda billions of years from now.These stunning Hubble and composite views reveal the heart-pounding details: glowing star-forming knots, dark dust lanes threading through the chaos, and those iconic sweeping tails that make the Antennae one of the most iconic images in astronomy.
A true slow-motion cosmic smash-up—beautiful, violent, and utterly transformative.
This 6,000 year Sumerian tablet is one of the oldest documents in human History
Sumerians claimed great knowledge was given to them by visiting Gods to establish Civilization
Tell me this isn’t depicting 3 individuals on a ‘flying craft’, greeted by those down below? 🧐
@AlchemyAmerican His testimony is way more factual than any journalist or film-maker opinion. Charles is as legit as they get from the 1960s of Dreamland personnel
This isn’t a scene from a sci-fi movie...
It’s a real sunset on Mars!
On the Red Planet, the sky turns bluish near the Sun while the rest fades into a dusty brown.
A surreal view from another world... absolutely breathtaking!
NASA
"At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone: there was a constant surveillance by UFOs." ~ Astronaut Scott Carpenter - Carpenter photographed a UFO while in orbit on May 24, 1962. NASA still has not released the photograph.