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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Weekly World News (United States) published a photo on February 8, 1994, which, taken by Hubble Space Telescope on December 26, 1993, showed a bunch of splendid cities in boundless night skies - the long-sought "Heaven World." It is said that the published photo was only a few hundredths of a percent of a big photo. Researcher Marcia Masson, PhD, said, citing NASA's experts:"As far as we know, humans can not exist in cold outer space without air." The God believer went on, commenting that "what we've found is the place in which God lives."
  

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Hi The phrase "can not" is more usually written as the one word "cannot", but either is OK The phrase "*** believer" sounds rather disrespectful. Also, by apposition, it looks as if the phrase refers to Dr Masson - but I don't think it does - it refers to a different commentator altogether I would go with something like... - The Christian believer, commenting on this discovery, said that it is the place where *** lives (I think it's unlikely that a newly discovered star-system is where *** lives, but you should refer to a person's belief with respect, even if you wish to criticise it) Dave

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  • Hi The phrase "can not" is more usually written as the one word "cannot", but either is OK The phrase "*** believer" sounds rather disrespectful.
  • Also, by apposition, it looks as if the phrase refers to Dr Masson - but I don't think it does - it refers to a different commentator altogether I would go with something like...
  • - The Christian believer, commenting on this discovery, said that it is the place where *** lives (I think it's unlikely that a newly discovered star-system is where *** lives, but you should refer to a person's belief with respect, even if you wish to criticise it) Dave
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Hi

The phrase "can not" is more usually written as the one word "cannot", but either is OK

The phrase "*** believer" sounds rather disrespectful. Also, by apposition, it looks as if the phrase refers to Dr Masson - but I don't think it does - it refers to a different commentator altogether

I would go with something like...

- The Christian believer, commenting o
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Excellent!
Thank you.
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