The Truth of the Church (of the bh)

It's a dark world of innuendo that can be seen in word and text. Notice that the logo of the Church has no black in it. Notice that the Church is in lower case (cBH). Notice most of all that the entire endeavor is what is called a "coincidentia oppositorum". How does one build a church of the black hole with no black in its logo and no C in its church? And what is this "Singularity"? I can only say that my rites allow me to say certain things, while protecting other sacred knowledge that at this point you(?) cannot fully understand. I can only reveal fragments, but within all fragments lay the seeds of the Truth of Singularity. It is neither truth nor singular. It is a singular truth that is built of fragments.

Fragment 1 - Mircea Eliade

Fragment 2 - Nicholas of Cusa

Doom is never the key truth, unless doom is the only answer...

Who Cares Most about THE LAST BLACK HOLE???

Apparently, nobody currently cares about The Last Black Hole, which Brian Holtz (winner of last week's WHO CARES MOST?) predicts in his Hypertext will be the end of humanity.

The last person who cared was a publicist for Stephen Hawking, who interfaced with a human reporter about Mr. Hawking's revised theory on the nature of black holes. The article, published in 2004 in New Scientist, makes some speculation as to what Steven Hawking is going to say at an upcoming conference in Dublin. Although I am intensely curious what he actually said at that conference, I cannot say in this column. That would be another WHO CARES MOST.

The introduction of string theory to gravitational physics was responsible for the change. Here is a telling excerpt from the article:

Though Hawking has not yet revealed the detailed maths behind his finding, sketchy details have emerged from a seminar Hawking gave at Cambridge. According to Cambridge colleague Gary Gibbons, an expert on the physics of black holes who was at the seminar, Hawking's black holes, unlike classic black holes, do not have a well-defined event horizon that hides everything within them from the outside world.

In essence, his new black holes now never quite become the kind that gobble up everything. Instead, they keep emitting radiation for a long time, and eventually open up to reveal the information within. "It's possible that what he presented in the seminar is a solution," says Gibbons. "But I think you have to say the jury is still out."

Even though the article was written by a reporter named Jenny Hogan, I don't believe she is the person who actually cares most about The Last Black Hole. I believe that honor also belongs to Brian Holtz, who has determined it to be the end of the human race, and of the universe we inhabit.

Hole2

Wheel of Stars

Music from space. An audio representation of the movement of stars in the sky. Using Polaris as the center, a note is played every time a star passes the 0 & 180 degree point, the sound is determined by the stars temperature and apparent brightness.

Dagon

H P Lovecraft included the fish-god Dagon in a couple of stories. Here's some history and a link to a fun cheesy movie.

MAAR - Malevolent Alien Abduction Research

A comprehensive list of many different alien species.

Institute of Noetic Sciences

IONS, Institute of Noetic Sciences, conducts and sponsors leading-edge research into the potentials and powers of consciousness—including perceptions, beliefs, attention, intention, and intuition. The Institute maintains a commitment to scientific rigor while exploring phenomena that have been largely overlooked by mainstream science.

Strange Tales - Relic Radio - audio

"Relic Radio" showcases old radio plays from the 1950s. Adventure, Mystery, Suspense, but my favorite are called "Strange Tales", not always the super-natural, but the unnatural. You can sign-up for their podcast or just stream selected episodes.