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   Ignatios Souvatzis to Paul S Person   
   Re: xkcd: Chemical Formula   
   12 Feb 26 15:53:51   
   
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   From: u502sou@bnhb484.de   
      
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   Paul S Person wrote:   
   > On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:25:57 +0000, Peter Fairbrother   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 30/01/2026 17:03, Paul S Person wrote:   
      
   >>The observable universe is known to be finite, but as for the "whole"   
   >>universe - we just don't know. The "whole" universe is very likely very   
   >>much bigger than the observable universe, but as we can't ever see the   
   >>rest of it .. how can we be sure?   
   >   
   > How, indeed?   
   >   
   > A better question is: how can the above be distinguished from   
   > religion?   
      
   At least from the Middle-eastern monotheistic ones, easily: an all-knowing,   
   all-observing God isn't possible with a finite speed of light.   
      
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