There is nothing new under the sun... Colonizing the universe is the same thing as exploring deep sea in the age gone by!
We will need a new world view when we put our first colony on other planets... "they will change like a garment"
Hmm. Let's think about that. If God lives in the third heaven,
above what we call
space, then
His kingdom is there. That
kingdom will come to earth! The space in between, far as I can tell will be
rolled away like a scroll, to be no more, no? Therefore, whatever we 'colonize' will have nothing to do with space.
Also, space or the expanse, or firmament
where the stars are, is of a
nature not actually
known to science! For all we know stars may
not be all that big, or
suitable for 'colonization'!
How about the
Christmas star? It was not big enough to even be seen by nearby countries! Does China have a record of it?
Science has
assumes that space is the same as near earth space. We have
never been out there. If space was
not the same further out, then
all we see means something
else, and that includes the
size and composition and nature of the stars we see.
Parallax measure is the foundational
premise for the
cosmic ladder.
Unless that is accurate all rungs cease to exist with any meaning at all!
Parallax measure assumes time and space to be the same. For example if we draw one line to the stars from a point on or near earth on, say, Dec 22, we then have one line. 3 are needed. Now, for the other lines this is what I think they do. (
Anyone with more info is welcome to add their bit about this here) ..Say 6 months later, say, June 22, from the
same point they look at the
same star, and get another line. Now, all that is needed is the 3rd line. They have figured that we know how far the
earth traveled in orbit in that
TIME. That gives them the 3 lines. Hence a distance is determined. That only works out to a certain distance, however, so other rungs must be added, which depend on this first rung.
Now imagine that the
star we looked at did not exist in time as we know it at all!
Do we know it does? No!
That means that we lose the 3rd line. You see the star is right there still in the same 'time' only earth has moved 6 months! So, now we just have the ONE line because both Dec 22, and June 22 would
see the star in the same time! Now if time did exist in some form out there, even if it was a space that was also spiritual in nature, then maybe we could have a line of some sort, however this is not known, so we don't have one!
This means that UNLESS the firmament, (space) is all in earth zone rules and nature, (3d, and physical laws, etc)
no distance to any star is known! That means NO size of any star or temperature or composition, etc etc.
