Comments on: Ohio School District: WTF????

By: the real cmf

the real cmf — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:28:36 +0000

“Catholicism is largely considered a cult, an idol worshipping false religion”You mean it isn’t one? For that matter, what IS a true religion?

By: Jason Failes

Jason Failes — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:52:24 +0000

I thought that the big Bang theory survived this long despite its inherent weaknesses, incorrect predictions, ad hoc additions, and far more variables than observations precisely because it was close enough to “let there be light” that Christians never really fought it (and often supported it) unlike, say, evolution or heliocentrism.(That said, I do think that the lack of a comprehensive alternative theory has also played a large part, as well as the human tendancy to need an answer, any answer, even though we are still the cosmic equivalent of Mr. Magoo: We can’t see all the objects in our solar system. We can barely see (large) planets in other systems. We can’t detect dark matter, or dark energy, or gravitational waves, or whatever else might be lurking out there, but we think we have the answer in the back of the book because there’s background radiation and the universe is expanding (although accelerating for some reason, against all predictions))

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:35:01 +0000

Rob: I KNEW one of you astro-pedants would be along shortly about this exact topic…. Notice the wording I used .. it’s complex. You are, of course, completely correct and I appreciate the comment!

By: mark

mark — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:31:20 +0000

With what level of detail do they go into the Big Bang? We didn’t talk about it at all when I was in 5th grade (I think it had been formulated by then).Perhaps Piper’s little darling is not as smart as he thinks she is. After all, Kurt Wise did earn his doctorate, even though he didn’t believe the material.

By: Scott Belyea

Scott Belyea — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:24:06 +0000

so that people might, just might, come to understand how use of the phrase “just a theory” indicates a deep misunderstanding about science.

Not going to happen, and no reason why it should. If science is boneheaded enough to persist in using a term very differently than it is used in The Rest of The World, and if scientists continue to be quoted using it “wrongly” (which they are), then why should things be expected to change?

By: MiddleO'Nowhere

MiddleO'Nowhere — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:03:29 +0000

The whole “It’s only a theory” line reminds me of a bit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They’re all standing there looking at Camelot. A few of the men say “Camelot” in an awestruck voice, and then Patsy says disparagingly, “It’s only a model.”

By: writerdd

writerdd — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:40:54 +0000

Maybe it would help if they knew the Big Bang Theory was first put forth by Georges Lemaitre (sp?), a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium.

Maybe it would help if more people understood that U.S. evangelicals don’t consider Catholics to be real Christians. Catholicism is largely considered a cult, an idol worshipping false religion, and a tool of Satan.

By: douchebag

douchebag — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:38:38 +0000

^might as well get the tat: you probably couldn’t get laid any less than you are now

By: Dave S.

Dave S. — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:58:04 +0000

“We’re Christians,” he said. “I couldn’t even help her because I don’t understand it.”

Maybe it would help if they knew the Big Bang Theory was first put forth by Georges Lemaitre (sp?), a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium.And yeah, its really really annoying to see the ‘it’s just a theory’ thing being brought up again and again. I think I’ll get the scientific definition of a theory tattooed on my forehead, so then folks will know.

By: Rob Knop

Rob Knop — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:31:08 +0000

The Big Bang eventually resulted in the formation of Carbon and other important elements of life<Pedantic Astronomer&rt;Really, the Big Bang just made Hydrogen and Helium, and a wee bit of Lithium and Beryllium. All the Carbon, Oxygen, etc. was made later in stars and supernovae.</Pedantic Astronomer&rt;Re: the whole "just a theory" thing, I wish that every year they'd have a unit about how science works so that people might, just might, come to understand how use of the phrase "just a theory" indicates a deep misunderstanding about science.