(May 22, 2018 at 9:20 am)Mathilda Wrote:(May 17, 2018 at 12:46 am)Godscreated Wrote: I disagree, scientist are drawing conclusions about planets they have never seen
Scientists are creating hypotheses about bodies that have been measured (e.g. the intensity of light dips as the body passes in front of the star). They do this based on what they know about things that can unequivocally be measured, such as the atmosphere of the planet as the light changes as it passes across the star and comparing it to what we know about our own planet. From this they can draw hypotheses about what has produced the atmosphere. For example if it suggests an oxygen rich atmosphere, it is indicative of life. But if not, at the very least it has water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterre...atmosphere
I never said we had not discovered planets, that very well may be the truth, the real problem is no one has seen a planet outside our solar system. The Hubble telescope can't even take a clear picture of Pluto and it is the best we have so how is it that any true conclusions can be drawn for a planet that we can't see. We have no idea what those great distances do to our view in deep space. Guess work is all it is.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.