Maybe we should all be worshipping Jupiter.

[Towlie]

In Roman mythology, Jupiter or Jove was the king of the gods, and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_%28mythology%29)

Now we're seeing some reports suggesting that Jupiter protected the Earth from the comet or asteroid that it intercepted recently:

Jupiter stands guard for Mother Earth (http://www.newschief.com/article/20090727/NEWS/907275000/1013/OPINION?Title=Jupiter-stands-guard-for-Mother-Earth)

Jupiter: Our Cosmic Protector? (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/weekinreview/26overbye.html)

Jupiter Acts as Galactic Shield Protecting Earth From Comets (http://chattahbox.com/science/2009/07/25/jupiter-blocked-comet-from-crashing-into-earth/)

If that's the case, why worship some guy who merely died for your sins when you can worship a deity who protects all the life on our planet? ;)

[Piscivore]

Not an infallible god, however (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_crater)...

[Marduk]

In Roman mythology, Jupiter or Jove was the king of the gods, and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_%28mythology%29)


the planet also represented An/Anu in Mesopotamia, the god of heaven and passed to Bel Marduk god of babylon from 1900bce onwards. From this source worship of the planet jupiter was exported to just about everywhere else, causing eventually the first studies of astronomy followed by math and eventually ending up as Zeus in Greece and Jupiter in Rome

and also Atum in Egypt, the chief creator God of the Heliopolitan creation myth.

if youre adding up what gifts an object has given to mankind then Jupiter wins all the time

;)

[Towlie]

Not an infallible god, however (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_crater)...I spotted that looking out the window on a flight to Vegas once. I've always wanted to visit it.

[Freethinker]

I spotted that looking out the window on a flight to Vegas once. I've always wanted to visit it.

Before reading the link, I thought you were talking about Jupiter.:o

[Piscivore]

I spotted that looking out the window on a flight to Vegas once. I've always wanted to visit it.

I've been, it is impressive.

[ImaginalDisc]

I spotted that looking out the window on a flight to Vegas once. I've always wanted to visit it.

I suggest walking around the circumference. It's a bit of a walk, especially in the heat, but it's hard to grasp the immensity unless you take a good long look at it from different angles.

[Towlie]

Before reading the link, I thought you were talking about Jupiter.:oNo, I wouldn't want to visit there. I'm overweight enough as it is.