- Read the "We are all star stuff" handout - this is your science prompt.
- Read the "Writing dialogue" handout - this is your LA prompt.
- Now imagine a senario where two (or more) people might be having a convesation/arguement etc. about being made of stardust, and then write a (max) 600 word story based around your senario that includes the dialogue you imagined.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Talking Stars!
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This argument takes place on October 5, 2010 in the undiscovered Science Hall of Fife, the debaters are Professor Doofenshmirtz of Washington University and Pastor Chillingworth of Rockbridge seminary.
ReplyDelete“I have to disagree with you Professor Doofenshmirtz; humans are made of DNA, bones, skin, muscles, and a soul. Not stardust from some far away galaxy where a baby magically appears from nothingness.”
“Now, now Pastor Chillingworth, it is I who has to disagree. Where are the facts to your theory because I know there are facts for mine?” Professor Doofenshmirtz argued this fact somewhat maniacally.
“Must I answer this question again my worthy opponent? The facts are in the Bible. God made man and from him he made woman, together they made children, there was no stardust involved.”
“But didn’t you say three weeks ago that from dust God made man?”
“Yes, yes I did. What is your point?”
“My point is that is dust is it not?”
“You are very observant aren’t you? Yes he used dust, but not star dust from the great cosmos”
“Very true I take back my question.”
“Now that I have said some of my evidence, I ask of you to share yours.”
“I am sorry my much more prepared opponent, after hearing your evidence, mine is equal to nothingness.”
This heated debate is between Mr. Guy and Mrs. Girl.
ReplyDelete"Mrs. Girl, please calm down. Being made from stuff floating around in space? That is completely unorthodox!," sneered Mr. Guy.
"Mr. Guy, before you make some absurd judgments hear me out," said Mrs. Girl calmly, "Being made from the elements created by stars is the only logical explanation we have. What are our bodies made of? Mostly water right?"
"That is correct Mrs. Girl."
"And what is water made from?," asked Mrs. Girl.
"Why, it is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom," said Mr. Guy feeling proud of his knowledge.
"Those elements had to come from the stars that created them over billions of years!," exclaimed Mrs. Girl, "So that proves man was made from the stardust!"
"Not so fast Mrs. Girl. You haven't heard my side of the debate," said Mr. Guy, "My explanation for the creation of man is God. According to the Bible, God made man, from man he made woman, and together they made children."
"Your proof is the Bible I take it?," asked Mrs. Girl.
"Yes."
"What is more superior? Logic or faith?," asked Mrs. Girl.
"To me faith is," said Mr. Guy.
"To me logic is," responded Mrs. Girl, "We clearly have have different opinions Mr. Guy, but at least I can prove my ideas while you cannot."
With that, the debate was settled.
In Sunday service between a preacher and a respected scientist.
ReplyDelete“We all know that God made people, the earth, and the heavens”, the Preacher explains.
“Really?” the Scientist replied. “I know that we are all just a lot of different molecules made in the distant stars that are stuck together to form us.”
“We are no such thing!” the Preacher retorts. “We all know that God made the world in seven days. In the beginning he created the heavens and the earth. On the first he split light and dark to make day and night and on the second he separated water and on the third water and land. He put plants on earth on the fourth and on the fifth he put animals in the ocean. On the sixth he created man and on the seventh he rested.”
The Scientist who patiently listened to the Preacher’s ramblings said, “So you’re saying that God snapped his fingers and everything appeared.”
“Well, yes.” said the Preacher.
“So we are just supposed to believe that up until about 2,500 years ago earth just didn’t exist” says the Scientist.
“Yes” says the Preacher.
“Well up until about 500 years ago we thought the earth was flat so are we still going off that, no.” states the Scientist. “So you say that we aren’t made of star stuff then what are we made of?”
“I don’t know” replied the Preacher.
“It seems that I have been able to prove that we are star beings and that flesh and blood means nothing” says the Scientist. “Also you seem to think God made everything, so who or what made him?”
“I don’t know” replied the Preacher.
“It looks as if I have won this argument” said the Scientist.
“GET OUT!” yelled the Preacher.
The Scientist triumphantly walks out knowing he has changed another person.
The unfortunate results of an overturned relationship can be unpleasant, as this episode describes; in Night Springs.
ReplyDelete"Why do you insist we came from the stars?" Joey asked.
"Why must you keep asking?" Shealla retorted.
"Well, because it must exist. The stars are the birth of all of us!" Joey raised his voice, as did Shealla.
"You did not listen, I never said you were wrong, just that your ability to comprehend is smaller than mine."
"What do you mean by that?" Joey asked, frightened.
"What if I said that I was closer to this star stuff that you refer to, and that I had lived far beyond your puny existence."
"That would not be possible, as you would have to be billions of years old. Besides that I am also made of the precious star stuff that you are referring to." Joey was obviously extremely proud of this statement of knowledge.
"My civilization will stand the test of time, but yours will fade with the implosion of your precious sun!" Shealla was now very angry, and somewhat insane.
"But your 'civilization' so called, would have failed millions of years ago with another solar event." It took all of Joey's restraint to not sprint to the door.
"You know too much, about me, and about the sun, and about life in general. You have been reading too many articles by that scientist Moseley." Joey bolted for the door, as he could not think of one way that she could know that he was a personal fan of Mr. Moseley's work.
Joey's last words were that "Everything was created by stars, and you will never stop their eternal march of fusion!"
Joey was consequently never seen again; as is again a well know fact that people disappear, in Night Springs.
The argument takes place in a church. A daily church goer who happens to be a great scientist walks up and asks "How do you believe we were made?" to the preacher.
ReplyDeleteThe preacher responds with "God made us, just like he made everything" smiling as if he was in a different world.
"Yes, but how do you suppose he did it?" Demanded the scientist.
"He did everything within seven days, like a miracle."
"So you have no evidence?" Questioned the scientist.
"It's in the bible" Said the preacher
"So that would be no then."
"Well how do you think we were made?" Demanded the preacher.
"We were made by stardust." Said the scientist promptly.
"How do you get that?" Asked the preacher.
"We were made by the elements created by stars. Made from millions of years ago."
"That's impossible."
"Actually it's the only logical reason. We were made from elements that were released, the elements that are in our body."
"That can't be right." Said the confused preacher.
"It is." Said the scientist.
There the argument ended, with the scientist winning.
This takes place during a regular morning Sunday church service between the pastor and a regular going scientist.
ReplyDeleteAs the pastor speaks he says “we must all rejoice and cherish our Christ, for creating us”.
After hearing this, the angered scientist speaks up “so you believe we were all magically created by god”?
Confused by the man’s questioning the pastor replies “why yes of course that’s what the book says”.
“The book may say he created us but he did not say with what, every person here was created by the star dust a million years ago”.
“Why I beg to disagree” replies the pastor.
“Why is that” responds the scientist.
Without being very convincing the pastor quietly says “Well it just isn’t possible”.
“It actually is if you think about it, it’s a very logical thing we were all created by the energy that was released millions of years ago”.
The pastor a little confused and surprised by the scientist’s interruption replies “We shall discuss this later, sir”.
After the later discussion the scientist was found to be correct.
Kendra
This discussion takes place between a young 10 year old boy who is fishing with his grandpa. His grandpa happens to be an astrology professor.
ReplyDelete"Hey Grandpa?" Alex asked, as he sat holding his fishing pole.
"Hmm?" The old professor answered.
"I went to church and Mama said that God made all of us, do you think that's true?" Alex looked at him with an innocent expression only a 10 year old could create.
"Well now I happen to know that we are all made from stardust." The professor answered gruffly.
Alex shook his head. "That’s wrong though! God created the whole Earth in just 7 days, along with man."
The professor looked at his grandson, and then sighed. "What are they teaching you young ones these days eh?"
Alex just waited expectantly; he could sense his grandpa was getting ready for a long counter explanation.
The professor cleared his throat, and then started. "Now, they teach you in school that stars are made up of different elements, and that these elements came about from nuclear fusion, right?" He waited expectantly, and when Alex nodded yes he went on.
"So millions of years ago it starts out with the main element Hydrogen which then fuses with another of its kind due to the high temperatures, creating Deuterium and then Helium and so on and so forth." The professor got a glassy look in his eye.
“But according to God’s word the Earth is only 6,000 years old.” Alex pointed out wisely.
The professor thought for a few seconds, and then a light lit up his eyes, “I suppose the universe could have accelerated differently back then, and we don’t know exactly how old it actually is.”
Alex smiled with pride, glad to have made a point.
“Now then,” The professor said, getting back on topic. “We know of all kinds of elements that are in the periodic table, and we can identify them inside ourselves.”
“Wait!” Alex said quickly as his grandpa took another breath. “So you’re saying that we as humans share the same elements that are in the middle of stars?”
“Correct.” His Grandpa replied. “But what your wondering is how did all the elements get from the stars into us?” When the professor saw Alex nod, he knew he had gotten it right.
“I could go into immense scientific detail with this, but I shall try to sum it up for you.” The professor stopped, trying to decide how to word the idea.
“Ah, here we go.” Stopping to clear his throat one last time, the professor went on. “As the elements fuse the matter gets denser and denser, that’s what we learn yes?”
“Yes!” Alex nodded eagerly, wanting to hear what his Grandpa had to say.
“Well then, our body is made up of roughly 70% hydrogen, so how do you think it got in there?” The professor asked this as he tapped on his bulging stomach.
Alex furrowed his brows in thought, and then made a little sound of exclamation. “It’s because since elements are formed using nuclear fusion this must have happened in our bodies too, just on a smaller scale!”
“Right you are lad.” The professor said as admiration filled his eyes.
On April 26, 1996 an argument breaks out between a group of three scientists and a pastor.
ReplyDeleteThe pastor overheard the scientists talking about being made of star dust. This intrigued the pastor and he decided to walk up to them and ask some questions.
"I couldn't help overhearing your conversation," the pastor said while approaching the scientists.
"Oh," said one scientist, "We were just discussing our latest theory; humans are made of star dust."
The pastor just laughed.
"Is something wrong?" asked another scientist.
"No," said the pastor still laughing. "It's just that everyone knows that God created man, then woman and they created children. This 'stardust' you speak of is not involved whatsoever."
"Oh but there's where you're wrong. Star dust is very much involved," said the first scientist.
"Oh?" said the pastor, "How so?"
The third scientist began to state their evidence. "The human body is 78% water and water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Stars need hydrogen to be created and survive so we have concluded that this was the first element in the universe and is also the main element in water and the human body. So therefore, humans are made of star dust."
"Well that explains hydrogen and oxygen but where do all the other elements that make up our body come from like iron, copper, zinc and selenium?"
"Those elements come from massive stars," answered the second scientist. "When their core temperature increases to three trillion degrees kelvin, iron forms. More layers form inside the star each containing a different element. The star's core expands until it collides with the shells then it collapses and explodes turning the star into a supernova. The elements are released from the core and spread out all over the galaxy. Some isotopes collide creating some of the even heavier elements found on Earth today. Does that answer your question?"
"Yes it does. Thank you for taking the time to explain this all to me, but i still believe that God created humans and our universe."
Then the pastor left, ending his argument with the scientists.
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ReplyDeleteOn a early Monday morning, in a local restaurant in the suburbs, two men got into a heated argument about the creation of man. One man, as he is a scientist, over hears a regular church go-er rambling on about how God created mankind. The scientist’s name is Dr. Stars and the church go-er’s name is Mr. Stuart.
ReplyDelete“Yes, yes, I’m telling you, it’s actually very fascinating. God created a
man named Adam and a woman named Eve and together they started
whole generation of human beings!”, exclaimed a very excited Mr. Stuart.
“Wait a second there,” said Dr. Stars as he intervened into the conversation.
“Are you telling me that God just magically created human beings from thin air?”
“Why yes, of course he did, as he is God.” said an annoyed Mr. Stuart.
“That is absurd as God first needs the elements to create humans.”
“It’s actually the work of stars that started the whole chain of humans” states Dr. Stars
Mr. Stuarts face was red as a cherry as he became agitated by the mere seconds.
“Don’t be ridiculous, God created the, what’s it called, elements that you’re going on about.” said Mr. Stuart in triumph, thinking he has it all in the bag.
“That might be so, but as supernovas occur, dust and stars are blown into the
galaxy as our very own earth is created from stardust and gas. The stars also create
the element hydrogen which makes up the compound in which the human body is mostly made of which is H2O. In H2O, there’s two hydrogen atoms.” Dr. Stars said calmly.
Mr. Stuart suddenly jerks up from his chair and causes the chair to go chattering
down on to the tiled floors. “Who do you think you are, telling me what to believe?!” shouts a very angry Mr. Stuart.
Dr. Smart instinctively puts his palms up toward Mr. Stuart as he backs up a step.
“Now, now, nothing to get rowdy over.” Dr. Smart said soothingly.
“I am merely stating my own beliefs as you stated your own. Whether or not we
believe it was the works of God or the stars, everyone has their own theory.”
With that, Dr. Stars exited the restaurant in a hurried manner and drove down the street
in his Ford, leaving Mr. Stuart heaving with anger.
This takes place in church, where a preacher is talking about how God made everything on Earth.
ReplyDelete“As many of you know, God created Adam and Eve, and from them everyone else on Earth was created.”
“Excuse me,” said a scientist sitting in the front row of the church, “I’m afraid you’re wrong about that.”
“Excuse me?” said the preacher, who had never been interrupted before.
“You’re saying that God magically created two people, when in fact people are made out of stardust.” The scientist explained.
“I’m afraid that what you’re saying is impossible. How can people be made out of things that are flying around in the universe?” the preacher said.
“Well, answer this, what is 78% of the human body made of?” the scientist asked.
“Water, of course,” said the preacher, confused.
“And water is made of what?”
“Hydrogen and oxygen.”
“That’s right,” said the scientist, “so there is Hydrogen and Oxygen in our bodies. And Hydrogen and Oxygen were not created by God; he did not magically just place them on the Earth. Hydrogen and Oxygen are formed from stars in the universe, spread all over the galaxy, and come to Earth, where they are placed into the human body.”
“Well… I… well, I never thought about it that way.” Said the preacher, who was now deep in thought wondering if what the scientist was saying could be true. After a minute he went back to his sermon, talking about something completely different.
The scientist sat happily throughout the rest of the sermon, knowing that he was right.
During a Sunday church event a scientist feels free to state his opinion about the pastors view of how we are made.
ReplyDelete"My friends", said the pastor to the crowd, "God has put us here. It is by His hand that Adam and Eve were created. And through their love that the rest of us are here. There is none greater than our Lord. It is because of him we are here!"
"I must disagree." the scientist interrupted. "We are here thanks to the stars in the sky. We are made of them."
"Don not be ridiculous!" the pastor responded. "God created each and everyone of us!"
"Out of what did He make us then?" Inquired the scientist. "Did He make us from nothing"
"Of course He did! For He is God and He has the power to do so!" The pastor argued.
"Sir, we are made up of mostly water. Water is made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen. Oxygen and Hydrogen are formed in massive stars. To be created massive stars must have Hydrogen. From there they make other elements such as Oxygen, Iron, Lithium and Helium. You see sir, everyone of us is made from many of these elements. Everyone of us is made from star dust."
The scientist stood and waited for the pastors response. As none came he promptly walked out of the church. He was very sure he'd made his point clear.
A few days later the pastor found the scientist and approached him.
"Excuse me," said the pastor, "But I must tell you that what I have learned is that God has put us here. It is through Him that everyone of us lives and breaths. I respect you're beliefs and I wish you to respect mine."
The scientist was quite taken aback by this. Thinking it through he said, "I had no intention of looking down on you, your religion, or your beliefs. Every man is entitled to what they believe is right. But science clearly backs up my theory of how we all got here. What have you to prove yours?"
The puzzled pastor thought for a moment before replying in a hushed voice, "I have the faith of millions of people. I have the Bible for it is what I believe in and what I teach. I understand that I cannot go up against you're scientific proofs and theories and facts. But I do understand what I am saying and that is what I most believe in."
The scientist took this into consideration. He replied, "I feel as though we can say that both of our hypotheses are very good ones. We may have been put here by god, as you suggest. Or the very atoms that once made up stars could be in us now, giving us life."
The pastor nodded in agreement. Taking the scientists hand he shook it. The pastor then said, "Today I have been enlightened and I have truly learned something new. Thank you."
"You are very welcome." Said that scientist. "I too have learned something new. Something, that through this experience I could not have learned. Thank you sir."
And with that the pastor and the scientist went their seperate ways. Both with a new view of life as we know it.
As the ninja sneaked through the forest he heard a noise and turned whispering under his breathe “what was that?"
ReplyDelete"Hello my good ninja I have heard of you wisdom and traveled far seeking a debate with you" The owl's head turned back around as the ninja came into view. The ninja was feeling very puffed up.
"Of course what is the subject of today’s discussion?"
"How people and animals came about."
"Well that is easy the turtle holds the world on his back and stands on an elephant they are the creators of the world."
"My good ninja did you now that the human body is comprised of mostly water? No? Well did you also know that the elements that make up water are some of the most abundant in the universe?
Coincidence I think not. Don't you see the universe has is abundant in the elements that create water and so are you. So you see that is a fact that can simply not be over looked." The ninja was silent opened his mouth closed it and the spoke.
"The elements that make up water are light so thus water is also fairly light correct?" The owl felt quit secure in his argument and said that yes that would seem to be true.
"I recently read an article called we are all made of star dust. In it it said that light elements were pushed away by the sun." The owl's head snapped up as he realized where the ninja was going with this argument, and the ninja smiled.
"So as you said yourself water was a light element how did it end up on earth?"
"I now see why your fame is so widely known. I do not have an answer for you." The two turned to each other and bowed. The owl flew of and the ninja was nowhere to be seen.
A debacle takes place between Mr. Patrick Shimmer and Ms. Charlie Goldstein. It occurs after they both discover that they have many common interests based on their eHarmony profiles.
ReplyDelete“We are clearly made of stardust,” said Charlie.
“That’s where you’re wrong, God created us, not measly stardust,” Patrick said.
“God? Why that’s just ludicrous. Logically that’s impossible.”
“Not so. Does everything have to have logic backing it up?” asked Patrick.
“I guess not, but this has multiple cases of evidence and science backing it up. We were created by stardust; we are composed of its very elements. Faith has nothing to do with it.”
“But Charlie, don’t you see? Faith has everything to do with it. If there was no faith, there would be no life. What would people have to live for?”
“So what you’re saying is that faith only matters once life has been created? Because even then, that would mean science created life, and faith keeps it going. ”
“That’s not what I’m saying at all,” Patrick said.
“It seems to me that you don’t know what you’re saying.”
“Of course I do, but faith is indescribable. No matter what people say I will always believe God created life because that is what I choose to believe.”
“And I will always believe the elements of science created life,’ Charlie added.
“It seems as if we will always agree to disagree,” Patrick stated.
“It seems so, looks like we don’t have much in common anyways,” Charlie declared.
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ReplyDeleteWhile on a family vacation with their families in the Caribbean Tim a scientist and Bob a preacher got in an argument about the creation of humans.
ReplyDeleteTim started, “I still find it quite amazing that we humans were made from star particles.”
Bob annoyingly replied back, “What on earth are talking about?! What an absurd idea, I mean it is obvious that God created everything we know of!”
“Oh really now, then tell me, what does the bible say about how he created us? Tell me.” Tim proudly said.
“Well of course, he used that thing you uhm…” slowly stuttered Bob, “well then how do you explain we’re made from stars?!”
Tim said with a smirk, “That’s what I thought Bob, well first of all we all know we are made from about 70% water right?” he then continued, “and how was water made?”
Bob nervously said replied, “Well of course, God created water and everything else in the world!”
“I don’t think so, water is H2O in its chemical form, and how was H2o made?” said Tim then after drinking some of his own H20 continued, “when a star is alive it fuses atoms over and over to make fuel for it to live, shine, and heat and its very first elements are hydrogen which fuse into deuterium then they make helium and make new ones and the process repeats over and over. “
“Okay, I know that part, you’ve told me at least fifty times during our weekly poker games,” said Bob.
Tim continued, “Yes, then after nuclear fusion can no longer take place in the massive star because all of its atoms have fused then after a long process of events it supernovas and sends out elements(star dust) into space. The elements then combine with other dust and gases to make planets and a new generation of stars. After certain elements have been united, we are made.”
“I still believe myself to be right but your idea also does make sense so I will acknowledge it,” said Bob.
Tim kindly replied, “Thank you Bob, now shall we finish our meal and enjoy the rest of our trip?”
“Very good idea, I was just about to say that myself!” said Bob
That is how the two friends ended their short argument and ended the vacation with their families happily, but both friends strongly believed the other friend to be wrong about their ideas of the creation of mankind. This was kept to themselves though of course.
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ReplyDeleteOn a regular afternoon, Tim was sitting at home reading his International Weekly Science Journal when he heard a knock on the door. He opened it to find a churchgoer, bible in hand, looking to spread the word of God. He says to Tim, “Would you like to learn about God and how he created us?”
ReplyDelete“No, I would not. In fact, I disagree.” Tim said casually. The churchgoer was shocked.
He replied in frustration, “Oh really? And how do you suppose we were created?”
“Well, it’s quite obvious. We all came from stardust.” The matter-of-fact way Tim spoke was unsettling to the churchgoer.
“That’s ridiculous. Where did you hear something as unbelievable as that?” He questioned.
“Actually,” said Tim, “I read it right here in my International Weekly Science Magazine. Let’s see if I can help you understand. 78% of your body is made of water, correct?”
“Correct, but what does that have to do with stardust?” asked the churchgoer, puzzled.
“Please let me finish.” Tim requested. “What is water made of?”
“Hydrogen and oxygen, I believe.”
“Again, this is exactly right. So where do you think hydrogen and oxygen come from?”
The churchgoer replied, “I assume you’re going to tell me it came from stardust?”
“Yes!” exclaimed Tim. “To be created, stars must have hydrogen. Then they can make other elements, such as oxygen. People are made of hydrogen and oxygen, or stardust! Do you understand?”
“Not quite. How did the stardust get to earth?”
“When supernovas occur, gas and dust is expelled into the galaxy. This eventually forms stars and planets. Earth is one of these planets,” Tim explained, hoping he had gotten his point across.
The churchgoer considered this for a moment. “I understand what you have told me.”
“So you believe me now? And you realize you were foolish to believe God created people?”
“I was not foolish.” The churchgoer said firmly. “Although what you have told me has been enlightening and makes sense scientifically, I will stay true to my belief that we were all created by God.”
“I admire you for that,” said Tim truthfully. “Say, I’ve done an awful lot of talking. Would you still like to teach me about God?”
A smile stretched across the face of the churchgoer. “Yes, of course. Let’s start by reading my favorite bible passage.”
The date is June 17, 2009. A young girl and her older brother sit on a field of grass at their summer home in the country side. Her older brother has been away at college, studying to become an astronomer, and is visiting while he is out of school. "Wow," says Lucy, the young girl, as they gaze up at the stars. Her older brother turns to her and says,
ReplyDelete“You know what’s up there, don’t you?”
“What do you mean?” replies Lucy.
“The same thing you’re made of, everything that you are, was created in the stars, every single living and non living thing out there, is created by them.”
“What, up there?” “That can’t be,” states Lucy, “Every Sunday at church Pastor Bob tells us how we are made by God, he created everything in the universe, everything!”, Insists Lucy, swinging her arms wide.
“Ah,” says Bill, the brother, smiling down at his sister fondly, “but that is where you are wrong. You see, God creating the universe is ridiculous. Impossible! You must think scientifically if you are ever going to be able to grasp the truth.” “You see, everything is made of atoms. Atoms are created by nuclear fusion, which is…” (Bill quietly thought to himself for a moment, trying to find out the best way to explain the complicated process to his 10 year old sister), “… kind of like smushing two lumps of clay together to make one, heavier, lump. This creates many different kinds of lumps, or elements, and these elements are in stardust, which is what creates you, and everything you see!”
“But, I don’t feel very dusty. I Feel like I was created by God.”
“You will never learn, will you Lucy,” says Bill, chuckling. “Maybe one day when you are older you will understand that that is completely UN logical.”
“But, but...” Lucy replied, stumped. “I know God created everything, he can do anything!”
“Oh Lucy,” said Bill. “Don’t you understand? I will prove it to you. Our bodies are 70% water, and the element of water is composed of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen atoms, both elements created and found in stars!”
“I just don’t understand, and I don’t know what to believe anymore.” Says Lucy, feeling discouraged.
“Just believe what you want, and one day when you are mature enough to understand, you will. Ok?”
“Alright”, says Lucy, and begins to stand. “I’ve had enough of this star stuff. How bout we go back inside and you can sing me Twinkle Twinkle while I fall asleep? Those are the only stars I’m interested in right now”, says Lucy with a yawn.
And with that, they began walking back down the hill to their small house, with the bright stars blinking above them.
One very bright, clear night, Bustin and his new intern, Jieber, went out to take a look at the night sky.
ReplyDeleteJieber asks, "Why do you think God wanted us to be made the way we are? It's all so very complicated and He could have made everything much more simplified with just the mere thought."
"Well," replied Bustin, "I really don't think it was God who created us that way. The whole Universe is made up of the same things we are! Oxygen, hydrogen, sodium, carbon, and many more, are all things that are in stars as well as ourselves."
"Oh my goodness gracious!!! Are you really denying the fact that you weren't put on this Earth by our almighty Father?!?!", exclaimed Jieber.
"If you were to really think about it, it all connects together. Humans are just short lived stars (without the exploding colors). We all are created and then made to go through the life cycle meant for our own kind.", said Bustin calmly standing up.
"I am really saddened by what you say and I absolutely refuse to believe these horrid things you dare speak of!" said Jieber, who was now in the process of hyperventilating.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!!! There is no need to get all worked up about it. I was just saying that the iron that runs through our veins, is the same as the iron being created 160,000 light-years away."
Now, as Jieber was trying to catch his breath, the two agreed it was best that the subject was to just be forgotten for the time being.
When Jieber was climbing into bed that night, he saw a shooting star fly by his window and he made a wish asking if he could know whether all of the universe was the work of the God he had known all his life or just the steps of science, broken down to the understanding of man.
One day, two friends were talking about their childhoods.
ReplyDelete“My dad used to say that I was made of stardust.” Rose smiled, a far away look in her eyes.
“Of course,” Edmond broke her little trance. “ You were too little and didn’t know any better.”
Rose was confused. “What? Then where did we come from? And what made everything that makes us?” she replied.
“I don’t know,” Edmond said matter-of-factly. “But we couldn’t have come from a gas ball in the sky.” He rolled his eyes.
“Oh, really?” Rose retorted. “Max!” She yelled.
Her brother answered. “Yeah?”
“You took chemistry last year. Where did all the elements come from?” she questioned him.
“Well, it was a very long process.” He began. “There was a star, before our solar system existed, that went supernova. That happens when a star, which started out fusing hydrogen to helium, ends in an explosion. So first, it’s hydrogen to helium. Then it’s helium to carbon as the temperature and pressure continues to increase. Then it’s carbon to oxygen and nitrogen, then silicon, and finally iron. This is only the core, though. As the core has been heating and fusing elements this whole time, the other layers have been pushed to the outside so that in effect, the star is like an onion. The inside is as dense as possible-iron-and the next layer is silicon, then oxygen and nitrogen, then carbon, then helium and hydrogen. All these layers are eventually blown off the iron core and surround it like a cloud.” Max paused to see if they were still listening, then continued. “Now the gravity on the core itself is so intense that it actually gives the iron core energy, and the core collapses bringing the outer layers back in with it. Now that it’s collapsing, the neutrons in the core make the iron even denser as they are packed together. It reaches a point where there’s a repulsive force and the core stops collapsing and everything shoots outward violently. The other layers are hit so hard by this impact that they explode- a supernova. As these outer layers explode, they get so hot that they start fusing again. This time, the fusion results in the elements that make up our bodies. Now, the gas and dust remnants will eventually form our solar system, and coming with our solar system, is us! So there you have it, lil’ sis! You really are star dust after all.” Max said with a smile.
“See, Edmond?” Rose teased as she hugged Max lovingly.
Edmond sighed. “I guess I’ll just have to admit you were right again.”
Max laughed knowingly and ruffled Rose’s hair as he left the room.
One day, while sitting in a coffee shop drinking their coffee, 2 good friends named Bob and Joe were arguing about who and what created us and what we are made of.
ReplyDelete"In the Bible, it says that God made man from dust, and woman from man. So, we are made of dust." Said Joe as he took a sip of his coffee.
"While I agree it does say that, I am going to have to disagree with your point." Bob stated.
"Oh really?" Joe said confidently, "On what basis do you claim that?" He looked at Bob smugly.
Bob took a sip of his coffee and said, "Well, while I do believe in God, and I believe that God caused this to happen, we are made from elements created inside the cores of stars. Everything started out as hydrogen, and then was fused together due to heat and pressure into stars to make all the other elements, including those that make us up."
Joe laughed and replied, "Well, that takes millions/billions of years! It says in the Bible that everything was made in 7 days! So what do you have to say to THAT?!"
Bob shook his head knowingly before stating, "It does say that, but whose to say God's days aren't millions/billions of years? Where, in the Bible, does it say that each day was 24 hours?"
Joe was fuming, knowing he couldn't deny Bob's point. So he got up and stormed out in defeat, leaving Bob sitting there in victory, drinking his coffee.
On a clear night two friends, Jane and Tamara, were outside enjoying the view of the stars above them.
ReplyDeleteJane, a scientist from Arizona State University, said, "Isn't it strange to think that we are created from star dust?"
"What are you talking about?" Exclaimed Tamara. "Everyone knows that God is the creator of man."
“Actually, we have scientific proof to back up this theory,” Stated Jane. “We are made up of different elements, and water is the main element in our bodies.”
“What does water have to do with anything?” Tamara asked defensively.
“Well, water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Hydrogen and oxygen were created up in stars, billions of years ago.” Replied Jane. Tamara just sat quietly in her chair, staring up at the sky.
“So you’re saying that humans, complex figures with brains and hearing and sight have evolved from tiny specks of nothing up in space?”
“Exactly.” Said Jane.
“Well, believe what you want, but I think that it is crazy to think that humans evolved from star dust.”
“You have your opinion, and I have mine." Said Jane in a tight voice. “Let’s just enjoy the rest of this beautiful night without having to argue.”
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ReplyDeleteDean and Caroline look lovingly at their newborn baby sleeping peacefully in his crib. “God’s perfect gift,” Caroline divulged.
ReplyDelete“I disagree.”
“Dean! What are you saying? If a baby is not a gift from God, how on earth are babies made?”
“Stars”
“You’re trying to tell me babies just appear out of the sky? Did someone fail Sex Ed.?”
“Babies do not just appear out of the sky, they’re products of star dust. As are you and I.”
“Stardust? You’ve got to be kidding me Dean. That’s just silly,” Caroline giggled.
“So is believing some divine power in the sky created something as complex as a human being.”
“Fine,” Caroline hissed. “If you can come up with evidence that supports your insane idea, then I will take the night feeding for this week.”
“Deal,” smiles Dean.
Caroline takes the now crying baby from his crib and sits down in the rocking chair to calm him down. “I’m listening.”
“It’s really quite simple. All natural elements, at least the light ones, which occur here on earth, were produced in a star.”
“How’s that?” Caroline remarked.
“What are humans predominantly composed of?”
“Water?”
“Yes. And water is made of hydrogen and oxygen, is it not?”
“Well yeah but I don’t see how that has anything to do with stars.”
“Where does hydrogen come from? The core of a star. As does oxygen and many of the other elements necessary to create life.”
“Sounds like you’re not going to be getting much sleep this week…”
“Caroline listen, stars produce several elements in their core by way of nuclear fusion. Hydrogen to helium, helium to carbon, carbon to oxygen, and so on. When a massive star goes supernova, all the fused elements are released freely as star dust into the universe. This dust then comprised life on earth.”
Dean looks over to the now still rocking chair only to see his wife fast asleep.
One calm summer’s night in Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob and Patrick lay outside their houses beside a campfire gazing up at the stars.
ReplyDelete"Hey Patrick, isn't it weird to think that were made of stardust?"
"Huh? Were made of dust?" Patrick exclaimed as he began to dust off his arm.
"No Pat! Think about it… what are fishers made of?” SpongeBob questioned.
“OH!! I know that one… they’re made of evil!” Patrick announced proudly.
“Well, I meant chemically. Humans are made of seventy eight percent water, and water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen. And guess where you can find Hydrogen!?” SpongeBob glanced at Patrick’s blank expression, and continued.
“Hydrogen and Helium are found in the core of a star! ----”
“Wait a minute, wait a minute,” Patrick interrupted.
“SpongeBob, if we are supposedly made of dust, then how did this whole chemical nonsense come into play?”
“Because Patrick, when a star goes supernova it releases particles into space. And particles aren’t just pieces of nothing, they are chemical particles, which are also known as atoms. So as the drift through space the heavier atoms, like iron, form us.” SpongeBob said.
“So, are you saying that a baby just popped into the middle of spaced and was flung through space and crash landed on earth?” Patrick said
“Man, if that’s the case then the universe is sick! Throwing babies around!! The universe should be ashamed!” Patrick said crossly.
SpongeBob sighed, “No Pat, the universe did not throw babies through space. Here… think of it this way.” SpongeBob grabbed a couple marshmallows and started his demonstration.
“Okay, this tiny mini-marshmallow is an atom and this other mini-marshmallow is an atom, they collide together to begin forming something else!” SpongeBob continued his explanation until he had a huge glob of marshmallows in his arms.
“Okay,” SpongeBob continued, “Here we have a new planet, it is baby Earth. And the chemicals used to form us are still floating about the Earth and are still colliding and forming us!”
“Ohhhhh, I get it now…” Patrick said dully. Eyeing the glob of marshmallows. With in a couple seconds the marshmallow diagram was gone, and SpongeBob’s lecture rang in Patrick’s mind!
The two still lie under the stars thinking ‘I’m dust,’ and soon fell asleep.
-By: Kylee Faranda
"The argument" By April L.
ReplyDeleteHikari and Kei were sitting in the Special A Paradise building, along with the rest of their friends Akira, Rui, Tadoshi, Megumi, and Jun. As usual Akira made tea and pastries for everyone while they all sat down relaxing. Then right on time came Hikari's and Kei's daily argument...
"Which one is true?" Said Hikari puzzled by the question.
"What's the matter Hikari?" Akira asked worriedly.
"Well Jun was wondering if we were made of stardust or did God make us?" Said Hikari Still puzzled.
Akira was trying to help but all she could think about was making sure Tsdoshi wouldn't steal any of her pasteries.
Kei wasn't even bothered by this subject while Hikari thought so much about it, that she got dizzy. At this time Kei decided to step in.
"Well what are the evidence for both sides?" he said cooly.
"For the side of science it is said that we are made of stardust. Which is the most logical..." Hikari was deep into thought again.
"And for the other side?" said Kei who pulled Hikari out of her deep thinking.
"For the side of religion is that we were made by a supernatural holy human being called God. Which is more about faith than about logic..."
"Okay so science says that we are made of stardust. Such as hydrogen and helium and much more, that are found in the Sun. It is already proven we can find these elements that make who we are, what we're made of" said Kei.
"But you can't just rule out religion! There is belief that God had created everything on Earth and that he also created us" said Hikari.
"I'm not ruling out religion. But just think about it, are you saying one being created all of us and the whole world in just 7 days? And if it really could happen somehow, how do you explain how God was created? If he was to have created everythng then, who would be the being to create the one who created everything?" said Kei.
"You're right I can't answer you that. There are so many flaws in that too. It's not logical that God just came out of nowhere. And if he were to create everything wouldn't that mean that he created himslef? Hmmm giving birth to himself, I don't think that sounds right." said Hikari.
"So the most fact based and logical one is that we are made of stardust. But whether they believe that we are made from stardust or from God depends on the person itself. Meaning that there is no right or wrong, that it just depends on the person. Is that what you were trying to say Hikari?"
"Wow um yes" said Hikari. That was exactly what I meant, Hikari thought to herself.
"I knew you could figure it out...Number 2." said Kei teasingly.
"I'm not Number 2!" Hikari said angrily.
That was the end of another fun and intriguing day with the SA group.
Tiny Billy has always been bullied at school. Today though he could fight back, not with his muscles but with his knowledge on the universe as he saw James round the corner he prepared himself.
ReplyDelete“Well what do we have here?” James asked with a glint of passion in his eye, “Made of nothing but coward.”
“No I’m made of stardust too,” Billy answered defiantly.
“God created you dummy not some star material. Everyone knows that!” James said aiming his first directly at Billy’s face.
“No we are made of materials created by the fusing of elements in stars billions of years ago,” Billy replied smirking at his dim-witted opponent. “Everyone has some form of star dust that created them and no one can escape this fact.”
“Listen punk I know that there is no way both of us can be right so let’s just fight and whomever wins is correct,” Said the bully as he gave Billy a bloody nose and a black eye.
“Actually contrary to your belief I have proof,” Said Billy his nose dripping dark red blood all over the new linoleum floor. “Every human is made up of 65% hydrogen. Way out in the universe stars have all at one time or another released these elements which have in turn created other planets and that includes the earth.”
“I think I sort of get that theory,” James said dumbfounded that he had been wrong for a split second he backed away from Billy and Billy ran as fast as he could down the hallway to avoid being caught again by James.
“Science is never wrong James,” said Billy from a distance smiling from his success, “next time come prepared to face the facts.”
A priest, a bishop and a scientist just got done with a very intriguing science lecture about what we exist as. The priest called senor cactus was very angry at what he heard. The bishop who was called captain Ahab had a rather "neutral" opinion. Mean while the scientist named Mr. Nuke was very faithful in what had bean said.
ReplyDeleteMr.Cactus said in a angry voice "how dare those insolent people ever say we were made of stars. How ridiculous we were obviously made by the almighty."
Captain Ahab said quite modestly "I do share the same belief in you but I am also open minded to what other things might be."
Mr. Nuke who was steadily getting angrier blurted out "There is no god!!!! only science in our world, tell me senor Cactus where do you get proof for such an absurd statement."
Senor Cactus revolted by saying " awwwww i see your point however i don't agree we have proof everywhere you look in my faith in the beauty of the world. Do you really think that stardust could make all of this?"
Now it was captain Ahab's turn "gentlemen, please we are open minded people yes? Then would it be so terrible just to think about each others proposals at life?
Mr. Nuke who was somewhat steaming down said "fine i shall look into your proposal. but not without a inner burning hatred."
At this Senor Cactus exploded (despite being a priest this is still harshly censored) "How dare your dim witted sully minded in mature people ever question a man of god. Why stardust making us this is as likely as a man with a beard ad robe pointing his finger at stuff and it forming into items."
At his sudden outburst he thought about what he said and decided to finally look into this whole stardust thing. Both agreed on a compromise and lived somewhat happily ever after.
Wayne and Garth sat on the hood of Wayne’s car looking up at the starry night sky. “Wayne, Have you ever wondered how humans were put on earth?” asked Garth.
ReplyDelete“Why yes actually, did you know that we are made from the same stuff as these stars we are looking at?
“Wow I would have never guessed, but how are the elements made?”
“Well at 10 million kelvin or higher stars begin fusion. Gas shells are created by the fusion creating deposits of different elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. Eventually towards the end of the star’s life it will supernova, creating a huge explosion caused by the pressure from the neutrinos heat. The intense heat causes more fusion in the gas shells which leads to the creation of elements heavier than iron. The gas and dust clouds are then spread throughout the universe.”
“So what you’re saying is that stardust elements help make up our bodies?”
“Exactly, our bodies are just complex groupings of the elements created by stars.”
“So if all this is created from just one star alone what about all the stars in our galaxy? I mean there are so many galaxies in the entire universe. Don’t you think there could be other life somewhere in the universe?”
“Oh, I don’t know it’s not something I would get too caught up on.” said Wayne, leaning back and closing his eyes. Garth still stared up at the stars taking in the information he had just learned. All of a sudden something flashed across the sky.
“Wayne...” said Garth, “Did you just see that UFO?”
----Courtney Dirks
A scientist just arrived at a grocery store and accidentally bumps into a fellow churchgoer in the parking lot.
ReplyDelete“Excuse me sir, but do you mind if I take a minute of your time.” asked the churchgoer
“Why not at all. Go ahead.” replied the scientist
“Well I assume you already know that God created us.” said the churchgoer
“Why, no I don’t.” said the scientist “I’ve heard of that but it is wrong.”
“ How is that so?” replied the churchgoer “ God created man, then woman, who then created children. It says so in the bible.”
“ Yes, that is true, but God didn’t create us. We were made from star dust.” Said the scientist
“That cant be. It doesn’t say so in the bible.” said the confused churchgoer
“Well, we humans are made up of mostly water. Right? Said the scientist
“Yes you are correct.” replied the churchgoer
“And do you know what water is made up of?” asked the scientist
“Why no I don’t.” said the churchgoer
“ Well water is made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom” said the scientists “ and these elements came from stardust.”
“But what about all the other stuff we are made up of? Where did that come from? Asked the churchgoer
“ Well, that my good friend came from supernova explosions. When a star goes super nova it releases all the elements into space such as helium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, neon, silicon, and iron. These elements along with some other ones clumped together to form earth and everything in it.” said the scientist to the very confused churchgoer
“ This star dust is what created us, not God.”
“ I still believe we were all created by God” said the churchgoer
“ Think as you wish “ said the scientist “ we all have different opinions. I say we were made from stardust but you say God made us. Now I have to get going and I hope that you have a nice day.”
The churchgoer left and went to talk to someone else in the parking lot while the scientist went to go purchase his groceries.
A little girl once asked her dad who was a scientist "how are people made?"
ReplyDelete"They are simpily made of star dust." her father said.
"What?" said the little girl," i dont get it?"
"well, humans are made of stars dust. We are made of star dust becuase we are mostly made of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom whitch makes water. hydrogen and oxygen comes from stars and star dust."her father told her.
"now when you look in to the sky you can see stars and know that that is what humans are made of."her father said
She looked up at him comfused but didnt say a word for she was sill really little and didnt understand.He kissed her goodnight and walked out of the room.
All night long the little girl looked at the stars out the window and thought about what her father had told her. Now that she thought about it a while she understood.
The next morning when she woke up, she went down stairs for breakfest. Her mom was down there cooking. The little girl said "Mommy guess what i know how people are made, daddy told me last night when i asked him when i was in bed."
Her mother thought to her self, what has my husband gotten into this time. she said "oh really and how is that?"
"it is from star dust." said the little girl
"oh yea! thats how people are made." said her mom half joking to herself.
right then the father was walking down the stars and said, "its true i thought you knew. people are made when 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen whitch is water. hydrogen and oxygen are from stars. thats why we are made of star dust." and he told her what he had told his daugter the night before.
"oh i see." said the mother, "now i know how people are made!"
and not olny did the daugter learn something but so did the mother!
“To wrap this up, we are made of matter created by the stars,” Said professor Mextraterrestrial. This confused me so much that as the bell rang I walked up to his desk and confronted him.
ReplyDelete“Professor, I don’t understand. I thought that we were made up of 75% water not all this stuff.”
“Well,” he said, “sense you are a medical student I guess you have been taught differently. You see, your body may be made of mainly water, but what is water made of?”
“Hydrogen and oxygen, H2O,” I replied, having learned this in middle school.
“Correct and hydrogen and oxygen are formed in stars. That I why we are 10% hydrogen and 65% oxygen, but there is a lot more oxygen then hydrogen because we breath it from the atmosphere and it goes all through our blood.” he said. This all was beginning to make sense to me so I asked him another question,
“But if all this was made on different stare how did we get it?”
“As soon as stars supernova” He answered, “the force of the explosion sends out all the elements they have already made with massive amounts of energy and some of these elements come together to form new heavier elements that couldn’t be formed without all that energy and heat. Then those elements come together as gasses and form new stars and planets. That’s why we have such heavy elements such as gold, lead and tin.”
“Ok I think I get it now, the stars made the element and put together they equal us. Thanks, now could you explain this homework……”
This conversation took place on Sunday, September 20th, 2009. It was between Pastor Person and a newcomer to the church, Mr. Man.
ReplyDelete"Excuse, Pastor, do you honestly believe that some 'so called' God created us from nothing?" Said Mr. Man.
Pastor Person replied,"Why of course. That is exactly what the word of God says. It is written in the very beginning."
"Yes, that may be what it says, but how do you know it is true. I believe in the sciences and what they say about how we were created. We are all star stuff!" Said Mr. Man.
"You have got to be kidding me! Stars? You think we were created by stars? What a joke!" Responded Pastor Person.
"Many scientists have supported it with strong facts." Mr. Man said calmly, "Think about it. What are we made of?"
Pastor Person thought for a little while and then said, "Muscle, bone, skin, and mostly water, right?"
"Exactly," replied Mr. Man, "and the components of water are hydrogen and oxygen (H2O). These two components are made from stars. They released those elements into the universe therefor allowing us to evolve into what we are today."
"You put together a very strong argument, but honestly, I'm not buying it. I will still continue to believe in the power of our almighty God." Said Pastor Person
"Well at least you heard me out." Said Mr. Man.