Dorfman writes:
Even today, scientists admit that they do not know how many stars there are. Only about 3,000 can be seen with the naked eye. We have seen estimates of 1021 stars”which is a lot of stars.[2] (The number of grains of sand on the earth’s seashores is estimated to be 1025. As scientists discover more stars, wouldn’t it be interesting to discover that these two numbers match?)
Too late, from CNN.com, July 23, 2003
CNN.com - Star survey reaches 70 sextillion - Jul. 23, 2003 :
quote:
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Ever wanted to wish upon a star? Well, you have 70,000 million million million to choose from.
That's the total number of stars in the known universe, according to a study by Australian astronomers.
It's also about 10 times as many stars as grains of sand on all the world's beaches and deserts.
The figure -- 7 followed by 22 zeros or, more accurately, 70 sextillion -- was calculated by a team of stargazers based at the Australian National University.
Genesis 22:17
Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
Guess the Bible predicts we will inhabit the universe, as long before that number is reached, the sheer number of people would melt the Earth's crust with just body heat.
The Bible is NOT a science book, NOT EVER. Yet it often refers to the great number of stars in the heavens and other things one might use as stepping stones to 'real' science:
I can't argue with the first sentence.
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