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The Prodigal Son is drawn from an ancient parable of the Particle Sun which was actually very insightful and shows that long dead societies knew more than we realized even if their science wasn’t fully developed. I explained it here a while back and you might be able to find it. I’ll summarize: The best way to describe light for the ancients was as a concentrated force residing within the sun. They theorized that not all of the sun’s energy was concentrated on Earth but that much of it went elsewhere. When some of this light missed the Earth it was destined to be gone forever……but……some small percentage…..a few particles….bounced off other nearby objects, primarily planets. These planets, of course, do not generate their own light. That light came from the sun but was only a small portion of the whole. Mars, for instance, could not be given credit although it seemed to shine in the night sky. These particles of light that bounced off Mars and allowed us to see it became known as the particle sun. They had passed Earth by and yet returned. You can see how the Prodigal Sun is an offshoot of this. At some point we came to “know” that light is not made of particles, but of waves, then it became unclear again and really isn’t completely understood even to this day. It is an example of how ancient wisdom holds up over long periods sometimes even if inexact. The Bible did a good job of taking this ancient parable and applying it to the human condition, so call Frank the Prodigal Son is appropriate but the Particle Sun is the origin and also applies.
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I have a feeling they will be very impressive vs. Austin Peay and will fly up the rankings.
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Lol try again. They’re in.
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Hilarious SNL skit about Jets/Bills game.
4merper4mer replied to Bubba Gump's topic in The Stadium Wall
Five kindergartners spent at least 8 minutes writing that. Have a little respect. -
Kid n play fan amirite?
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Livin in the city?
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Do you see the Josh Allen era Bills as having a "window"?
4merper4mer replied to Success's topic in The Stadium Wall
The Texans window didn’t have a happy ending, that is true, but it was an outlier of a situation. Seattle’s window was in fact open for years, they just failed to go through. Unlike Andrew Luck, Josh Allen is not the most overrated prospect in the history of team sports. Allen has proven both his talent and will to win. Luck was deemed, and in some circles is still regarded, as a franchise saving elite talent on the level of Babe Ruth, Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan. In reality he was the equivalent of an above average player prone to mistakes in critical moments. Drew Bledsoe-ish if that. His legend far exceeds the reality. If he didn’t retire, he’d still be “ofer”. Although I agree that nothing should be taken for granted, your examples fall short IMO. -
Terry McLaurin Catch v. DJ Moore Catch
4merper4mer replied to st pete gogolak's topic in The Stadium Wall
Somewhere between 2 and fifteen. My guess is either 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 or 14. -
Week 9: Bills at Jets - Sunday Nov. 6th 1pm
4merper4mer replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall
I just looked at the standings and the Bills are listed at 6-1. It looks like the NFL somehow overlooked your definition of acceptability and awarded the Bills a win anyway. Do you think the Packers will throw a challenge flag and we’ll end up 5-2? Gosh I hope not.