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tactical standpoint we had no idea where we were going, how long we’d be
there, whether our hosts would remain friendly, or how we’d get back if they
didn’t. Typical military FUBAR planning; but then that’s why they paid us the
big bucks…

Chapter 7
     
    Summary
    Noridian
Interview Blogcast #863
     
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    In Attendance:
    For the Noridian’s: Scampos
    For Earth Team: Rev. Charles Rohn -
PhD World Religions, Neo Christian (ordained)
     
    Subject Tags:
    Religion
    Origin of the Universe
    Monotheism
     
    Summary:
    While
the Noridian representative, Scampos, expressed an Atheistic viewpoint that he
claims is shared by all Noridians and a large majority of galactic society, the
Rev. Charles Rohn feels the very fact that this is an issue in itself is
revealing.
     
    Apparently
there are some few civilizations in the galactic sphere that believe in a
Devine origin; most (all?) of them adhering to a monotheistic (one God as the
Creator) belief.
     
    Of
note is that (according to Scampos) the idea that God sacrificing His son or
otherwise giving humanity a human savior is unknown outside of earth. The
closest thing he is aware of are some ‘mystic’ (his term) prophesies predicting
a Chosen People saving all of humanity.
     
    Although
Scampos dismisses them, our concepts of Heaven, Hell, Angels, and Demons have
their galactic counterparts and are common (in some variation) across these planets.
Scampos seems to view these beliefs as a contamination and these civilizations
as infected. Also of note is that these ‘backward’ civilizations are spread out
across the full volume of known galactic space.
     
    Scampos
had no response as to how such common beliefs could have travelled over a large
galactic area. Dr. Rohn wonders if there could have been a heretofore
unidentified ancient galactic civilization that spread them.
     
    The
Origin Question is an area that Dr. Rohn was particularly concerned with and after
deflecting, Scampos reluctantly admitted that there was no good answer while at
the same time confidently insisting it was of little interest or importance.
     
    He
did confirm that some variation of the Big Bang Theory is held as valid by all
advanced societies. In this theory the ‘order’ of the universe (everything from
the speed of light and the laws of physics) were established on a quantum level
within the first milliseconds of this grand explosion that created everything.
     
    Life
in our universe could not exist if the rules of physics were much different
from what they are. For example, the four Fundamental Forces of Nature are
critical: The strong Force (holds the nucleus of atoms together), The
Electromagnetic Force (as in magnets), The Weak Force (cause of radioactive
decay), and The Gravitational Force (an attraction between any two pieces of
mass). If any of these forces were changed, or had different strengths, or
weren’t present, life as we know it – even our universe as we know it – could not
exist.
     
    These
are just four out of billions of physical constants.
     
    What
if chlorophyll couldn’t support photosynthesis? There would be no plants. What
if oxygen was unstable with hydrogen? There would be no water.
     
    We
know the odds of all these constants randomly being set in just the right
manner to support life are incalculable, but we also know that on a quantum
level simply observing an event can order the outcome.
     
    The
Origin Question is: Who or what observed the Big Bang to give our universe its life-supporting
order?

Chapter 8
     
    Dr. Mark Spencer
     
    “You’ve met the philosophy
specialist in my sister’s squad, Dr. Bell?”
     
    “Mmm Hmm…” I responded.
     
    “Stop that… my sister
Kamiko thinks you should speak with him,” said Hiromi.
     
    “Yeah, ok. I can… hey wait.
Did you just giggle? I didn’t think Special Forces knew