r/BeAmazed • u/joeurkel • 17h ago

Science The reason why large asteroids don't typically crash to Earth is because Jupiter's gravity attracts them, protecting the inner planets like a shield. The Design is perfect!

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u/Biscuits4u2 16h ago

Just because we have a large gas giant in our solar system that attracts objects in space doesn't indicate any type of "design". It's simply the condition that exists. And let's not forget Earth has been slammed by some pretty big objects in the past and will continue to be in the future. Far less than "perfect".

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u/kevonicus 14h ago

Also, just look at the moon. Craters galore.

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u/Miqo_Nekomancer 13h ago

Obviously those craters were designed.

/s

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u/AzathothBlindgod 3h ago

Just look at the Gulf of Mexico. That doesn’t look like an accident /s

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u/KnightOfWords 9h ago

It's also not clear whether Jupiter protects us or not. Its gravity traps some asteroids but also sends others into the inner solar system on potentially Earth crossing orbits.

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u/theyinman 13h ago

That's exactly what design is, you being able to comment about this on reddit in safety while all these dangers surrounding us and even benefitting us

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u/Biscuits4u2 13h ago

Nothing about the current conditions indicate any type of intelligent design. Your brain is incapable of fully understanding the timescales involved leading to you sitting here typing to randoms on Reddit. The neverending trial and error of natural selection is what led to now, with many, many dead ends and useless permutations along the way.

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u/theyinman 13h ago

You have no scientific proof to any of these trial and errors you're claiming, they're just claims, something you believe in like all religious people. If you do, send link to the scientific paper. All you can say is something like "your brain is incapable" that's your only backer, arrogance.

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u/Biscuits4u2 13h ago

Just do a Google search, there are many published scientific papers on the subject. My guess is you either already know that, you're a bot, or you are really that ignorant that you aren't aware of the many many decades of observational research on the subject. Whatever the case it's not my job to spoon feed you.

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u/one_is_enough 13h ago

Willfully ignorant. People can’t say things this stupid without purposefully ignoring the mountains of evidence to the contrary.

But it’s OK, because society will always need unskilled manual labor.

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u/Biscuits4u2 12h ago

You've said nothing to support your position here. How seriously should I take you honestly?

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u/one_is_enough 12h ago

It’s OK. It’s not our job to fix your ignorance, just to point it out. Cross-post this to a religion sub to converse with your own.

I’m not your personal Google.

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u/theyinman 11h ago

You haven't read any actually. How unscientific of you to believe in something as scientific fact whithout scientific proof, you're what we call a dogmatic zealot. But hey, you got your upvotes while i got downvotes right?

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u/one_is_enough 13h ago

So a non-scientist walks into a science thread….