Great list of videos lampooning anti-science people

2014-07-07 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Love the Don McElroy one.   http://www.salon.com/2014/07/06/comedy_vs_anti_science_10_amazing_videos_that_show_how_humor_can_make_a_difference/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow --  zB ~| Order the Adobe Coldfus

Pure Genius: How Dean Kamen's Invention Could Bring Clean Water To Millions | Popular Science

2014-06-22 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/pure-genius-how-dean-kamens-invention-could-bring-clean-water-millions?dom=PSC&loc=slider&lnk=1&con=IMG Real cool. This could change quite a lot in a large part of the world.

Teaching Creationism As Science Now Banned In All UK Public Schools

2014-06-18 Thread Cameron Childress
http://io9.com/teaching-creationism-as-science-now-banned-in-all-uk-pu-1592549647 ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive

Ancient Rockies fish fossils reveal origin of jaws - Technology & Science - CBC News

2014-06-11 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ancient-rockies-fish-fossils-reveal-origin-of-jaws-1.2672157?cmp=rss ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion

5 Doomed, Hilarious Efforts by the Religious Right to Disprove Science | Alternet

2014-06-09 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/5-doomed-hilarious-efforts-religious-right-disprove-science?paging=off¤t_page=1#bookmark ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp

5 Doomed, Hilarious Efforts by the Religious Right to Disprove Science

2014-06-09 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/5-doomed-hilarious-efforts-religious-right-disprove-science?paging=off ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag

Re: Huge Antarctic ice sheet collapsing - Technology & Science - CBC News

2014-05-13 Thread Sam
He continues to write the Dot Earth blog, which has movedfrom the news side of The Times to the Opinion section. This is presented as proof that AGW is destroying the earth yet in reality this was on ongoing issue and has nothing to do

Re: Huge Antarctic ice sheet collapsing - Technology & Science - CBC News

2014-05-13 Thread Vivec
This isn't the new york times, this is a blogger's opinion. At any rate, they did say that the 10 foot rise would occur over centuries. “This new study illustrates once more that the collapse of West Antarctica and parts of East Antarctica is not a myth,” he said. “It happened many times b

Re: Huge Antarctic ice sheet collapsing - Technology & Science - CBC News

2014-05-13 Thread Sam
Even the NY Times is laughing at this one: Tweet: Awful misuse of "Collapse" in headlines on centuries-long ice loss in W. Antarctica. See rates in papers. Same as '09 http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/study-west-antarctic-melt-a-slow-affair/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 . On Mon, M

Huge Antarctic ice sheet collapsing - Technology & Science - CBC News

2014-05-12 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/huge-antarctic-ice-sheet-collapsing-1.2639989?cmp=rss presented without comment. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=

Re: See Jesus in your toast? It's 'perfectly normal,' new study says - Technology & Science - CBC News

2014-05-07 Thread Scott Stroz
I never understood why people think every long haired, bearded man they see in toast, etc is Jesus. Isn't it just as likely that it is Doug Henning? On May 6, 2014 4:16 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" wrote: > > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/see-jesus-in-your-toast-it-s-perfectly-normal-new-study-sa

See Jesus in your toast? It's 'perfectly normal,' new study says - Technology & Science - CBC News

2014-05-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/see-jesus-in-your-toast-it-s-perfectly-normal-new-study-says-1.2633549 ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusi

The House of Representatives Committee on Science is turning into a national embarrassment | The Curious Wavefunction, Scientific American Blog Network

2014-04-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/the-curious-wavefunction/2014/03/31/the-house-of-representatives-committee-on-science-is-turning-into-a-national-embarrassment/ Someone please tell me these republican representatives are not the complete idiots they appear to be

Science wins over ignorance in Texas of all places

2013-11-25 Thread Larry C. Lyons
How Science Won in the Texas Textbook Battle http://tfninsider.org/2013/11/25/how-science-won-in-the-texas-textbook-battle/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp

Republicans put 'national interest' requirement on US science agency : Nature News & Comment

2013-11-08 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.nature.com/news/republicans-put-national-interest-requirement-on-us-science-agency-1.14102 this is really messed up. Instead of using peer reviewed objective standards the Rethuglicans want to change the criteria for how grants are made to subjective political goals. Why am I not

RE: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-19 Thread Eric Roberts
I think you mean still ... -Original Message- From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 1:06 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American Sam's spin

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
it' against > > > homosexuality > > > > > > http://bit.ly/18tLWUh"; > > > > > > "Fox News should tell more "stories of happy men and women who have > left > > > the homosexual lifestyle" in the same way they highlight

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
hould tell more "stories of happy men and women who have left > > the homosexual lifestyle" in the same way they highlight black > > conservatives." > > > > the bigotry and racism... > > > > "Centers for Disease Control verifies that homosexua

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
happy men and women who have left > > the homosexual lifestyle" in the same way they highlight black > > conservatives." > > > > the bigotry and racism... > > > > "Centers for Disease Control verifies that homosexuality much more likely > > leads to

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
nd women who have left > the homosexual lifestyle" in the same way they highlight black > conservatives." > > the bigotry and racism... > > "Centers for Disease Control verifies that homosexuality much more likely > leads to AIDS than smoking leads to cancer.

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
t; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Obama and Harry Reid shut down the government. But what's another > > > > > > $trillion? > > > > > > > > > > > > Help kids with cancer? Reid asks: 'Why would we wan

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
bigotry and racism... > > "Centers for Disease Control verifies that homosexuality much more likely > leads to AIDS than smoking leads to cancer." > > WTF? This is your science, Sam? > > Anyone can find an extremist if you look hard enough but I don't know why y

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
to go through these cycles of nonsense? > > Just call them racist and they'll shy away. > Scientific comprehension? Good grief. > > Makes you wonder about the idiots that pretend they really know science. > Actions and evidence does not support the extrapolations of that st

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Vivec
ot; in the same way they highlight black conservatives." the bigotry and racism... "Centers for Disease Control verifies that homosexuality much more likely leads to AIDS than smoking leads to cancer." WTF? This is your science, Sam? On 18 October 2013 17:13, Vivec wrote: > > What&#x

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Vivec
ort the extrapolations of that study. At all. On 18 October 2013 16:52, Sam wrote: > > While we're on the subject: > > > http://hotair.com/archives/2013/10/18/yale-survey-average-tea-partier-has-better-science-comprehension-than-general-population/ > ~~~

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
While we're on the subject: http://hotair.com/archives/2013/10/18/yale-survey-average-tea-partier-has-better-science-comprehension-than-general-population/ . On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Sam wrote: > You know damn well this isn't Romney's plan so stop with the BS. This

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
> > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Sam wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Obama and Harry Reid shut down the government. But what's another > > > > > $trillion? > > > > >

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 2:41 PM, GMoney wrote: > > Facts: > > Americans elected Barack Obama president > yep > The president crafted a health care law > Nope. Obama had nothing to do with creating the law. His only involvement is to give exclusions to friends and donors. He just illegally gra

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
d Harry Reid shut down the government. But what's another > > > > $trillion? > > > > > > > > Help kids with cancer? Reid asks: 'Why would we want to do that?' > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread GMoney
gt; On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Larry C. Lyons > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=government-shutdown-was-temporary-the-damage-to-science-permanent&

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
t down the government. But what's another > > $trillion? > > > > Help kids with cancer? Reid asks: 'Why would we want to do that?' > > > > . > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Larry C. Lyons > >wrote: > > > > &g

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
> > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Larry C. Lyons >wrote: > > > > > > > > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=government-shutdown-was-temporary-the-damage-to-science-permanent&WT.mc_id=SA_facebook > > > > Scientific American's t

Re: The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Sam
utdown-was-temporary-the-damage-to-science-permanent&WT.mc_id=SA_facebook > > Scientific American's take on the recent shutdown. The teabaggers and right > wing conservatives (who never supported science or scientific research in > t

The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent: Scientific American

2013-10-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=government-shutdown-was-temporary-the-damage-to-science-permanent&WT.mc_id=SA_facebook Scientific American's take on the recent shutdown. The teabaggers and right wing conservatives (who never supported science or scientific research in

WTF? COPE: Teaching Science Violates Rights Of Christians; Courts Must Block Science Curriculum

2013-10-05 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/cope-teaching-science-violates-rights-christians-courts-must-block-science-curriculum ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp

They Closed What? 10 Government Closings That Hurt Science : Discovery News

2013-10-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://news.discovery.com/history/us-history/10-things-closed-during-the-government-shutdown-131001.htm#mkcpgn=emnws1 ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?t

Kansas Group Tries To Remove Evolution From Schools By Claiming Science Is A Religion

2013-09-28 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/kansas-group-tries-remove-evolution-schools-claiming-science-religion It seems that fundies are getting more and more brain dead every day. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now

Texas science textbooks: Creationists try to remove evolution from classrooms. - Slate Magazine

2013-09-20 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/09/texas_science_textbooks_creationists_try_to_remove_evolution_from_classrooms.html more on the topic ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http

Re: Bohemian Gravity, An A Capella Science Parody of ‘ Bohemian Rhapso

2013-09-18 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
squid.com/bohemian-gravity-an-a-capella-science-parody-of-bohemian-rhapsody/ > > Is String Theory right? Is it just fantasy?... > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anth

Bohemian Gravity, An A Capella Science Parody of ‘ Bohemian Rhapsod

2013-09-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://laughingsquid.com/bohemian-gravity-an-a-capella-science-parody-of-bohemian-rhapsody/ Is String Theory right? Is it just fantasy?... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion

Re: U.S. Science Laureate Bill Hits Roadblock | Science/AAAS | News

2013-09-17 Thread Sam
The answer is obvious that I took and understood science. You on the other hand did not seem to grasp what they tried to teach you. . On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > nice bit of dodging the question Sam. > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 4:09

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2013-09-17 Thread Scott Stroz
So, because 'thousands' of 'school kids' sent him letters saying they disagree, we should make Pluto a planet again? Maybe we should let all school kids dictate science policy and procedures. Imagine how fun that would be. Once again, he did not 'demote' Pluto,

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2013-09-17 Thread Judah McAuley
, Sep 17, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > So, because 'thousands' of 'school kids' sent him letters saying they > disagree, we should make Pluto a planet again? > > Maybe we should let all school kids dictate science policy and procedures. > Imagine

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2013-09-17 Thread Larry C. Lyons
nice bit of dodging the question Sam. On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Sam wrote: > > Larry, > If half the astronomers don't agree with the new classification how can it > be scientific? > Sounds like politics to me. > > Maybe you should read up on the subject of s

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2013-09-17 Thread Sam
ers saying they > > disagree, we should make Pluto a planet again? > > > > Maybe we should let all school kids dictate science policy and > procedures. > > Imagine how fun that would be. > > >

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2013-09-17 Thread Sam
Holy shit your anal. . On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > So, because 'thousands' of 'school kids' sent him letters saying they > disagree, we should make Pluto a planet again? > > Maybe we should let all school kids dictate science p

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2013-09-17 Thread Sam
20 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > If thinking that science is sometimes complex, and should not be dumbed > down makes me 'petty', I am OK with that. > > The article makes those who were against 'demoting' Pluto sound like a > bunch of whiny little kids, as

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2013-09-17 Thread Sam
complex, so > lets not use it' Newsflash: science is sometimes complex. > > Funny, Neil Degrasse-Tyson is not mentioned once in that article. You would > think someone who you seem to be implying spearheaded the campaign to > demote Pluto would at least get a mention in

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2013-09-17 Thread Scott Stroz
If thinking that science is sometimes complex, and should not be dumbed down makes me 'petty', I am OK with that. The article makes those who were against 'demoting' Pluto sound like a bunch of whiny little kids, as well as painting those who pushed it through sound sn

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2013-09-17 Thread Scott Stroz
It sounds like there were some who were pissed they did not get their way - and one guy who seemed to be saying 'the new definition is too complex, so lets not use it' Newsflash: science is sometimes complex. Funny, Neil Degrasse-Tyson is not mentioned once in that article. You w

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2013-09-17 Thread Sam
? > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:48 PM, Sam wrote: > > > > > Do you realize half the astronomers were against the change? That's the > > problem with science these days. More and more it's being based on power > > players rather than facts. > >

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2013-09-17 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
or Idiocracy by any other name. On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Soit is his fault that these children and their parents are ignorant of > how science works? And your idea it that we should placate their ignorance > and not appoint, arguably, the mo

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2013-09-16 Thread Scott Stroz
I am sure you have sources for the claim that 'half' the astronomers were against the change? On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:48 PM, Sam wrote: > > Do you realize half the astronomers were against the change? That's the > problem with science these days. More and more i

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
Do you realize half the astronomers were against the change? That's the problem with science these days. More and more it's being based on power players rather than facts. . On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Soit is his fault that these children a

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2013-09-16 Thread Scott Stroz
Soit is his fault that these children and their parents are ignorant of how science works? And your idea it that we should placate their ignorance and not appoint, arguably, the most qualified person in the US as a 'Science Laureate'? On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Sam wrote:

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2013-09-16 Thread Scott Stroz
I think it is a great lessonsometimes, science gets it 'wrong'. Sometimes, we gather new data, we are able to use technology to re-examine things. Sometimes, this causes us to change what we 'know'. Pluto being 'demoted' is a prefect example how how science actu

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
> > > Is that what you read? > > > > I was just pointing out the irony in creating an ambassador of science > for > > children job and then appointing the one guy that pissed off more > children > > than anyone could ever imagine. > > > > > > .

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2013-09-16 Thread Scott Stroz
Children were pissed off about Pluto? Where do your kids go to school? On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Sam wrote: > > Is that what you read? > > I was just pointing out the irony in creating an ambassador of science for > children job and then appointing the one guy that

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
Weird. Must be a mental disorder. . On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > There is also the risk that the position would promote atheists. > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > > So, you would be against Nei

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
Is that what you read? I was just pointing out the irony in creating an ambassador of science for children job and then appointing the one guy that pissed off more children than anyone could ever imagine. . On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > So, you would be a

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2013-09-16 Thread Judah McAuley
There is also the risk that the position would promote atheists. On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > So, you would be against Neil Degrasse-Tyson being Science Laureate because > he does not think Pluto is

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2013-09-16 Thread Scott Stroz
So, you would be against Neil Degrasse-Tyson being Science Laureate because he does not think Pluto is a planet? On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Sam wrote: > > Larry, > If half the astronomers don't agree with the new classification how can it > be scientific? > Sounds

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
Larry, If half the astronomers don't agree with the new classification how can it be scientific? Sounds like politics to me. Maybe you should read up on the subject of science. You can start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_science . On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 4:04 PM, La

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2013-09-16 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Sam, Science is not about popularity contests, its entirely about what the data dictates. You simply don't seem to get. Seriously did you take any science courses, or a philosophy of science course beyond high school? Everything you've said so far indicates no. Try educating yoursel

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:35 PM, William Bowen wrote: > > Except he didn't, it was Mike Brown. > > He started it by re-classifying it at the Hayden Planetarium. > FWIW, science isn't supposed to be warm and snuggly, so upsetting kids is > going to happen some

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2013-09-16 Thread William Bowen
Except he didn't, it was Mike Brown. FWIW, science isn't supposed to be warm and snuggly, so upsetting kids is going to happen sometimes. So glad I didn't simply reach for a bible when Brontosaurus was made double-extinct... that was upsetting, but necessary. On Mon, Sep 16,

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2013-09-16 Thread Judah McAuley
t; > > > > We do? > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Sam wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > We all know Obama will appoint Jim Hanson and Michael Mann to promote > > his > > > > cap-n-trade agenda. > &g

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
> > > > > > > We do? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Sam wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We all know Obama will appoint Jim Hanson and Michael Mann

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2013-09-16 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
> > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Sam wrote: > > > > > > > > We all know Obama will appoint Jim Hanson and Michael Mann to promote > his > > > cap-n-trade agenda. > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > >

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2013-09-16 Thread Judah McAuley
son and Michael Mann to promote his > > cap-n-trade agenda. > > > > . > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > > > > > How is having a science laureate putting politics in science? > > > > > > >

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Scott Stroz > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > How is having a science laureate putting politics in science? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2

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2013-09-16 Thread Scott Stroz
We do? On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Sam wrote: > > We all know Obama will appoint Jim Hanson and Michael Mann to promote his > cap-n-trade agenda. > > . > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > > How is having a scien

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
We all know Obama will appoint Jim Hanson and Michael Mann to promote his cap-n-trade agenda. . On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > How is having a science laureate putting politics in science? > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Sam wrote: > >

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2013-09-16 Thread Scott Stroz
I guess having a poet laureate is putting politics in prose? On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Sam wrote: > > How is keeping politics out of science anti-science? > > . > > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Larry C. Lyons >wrote: > > > > > > >

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2013-09-16 Thread Scott Stroz
How is having a science laureate putting politics in science? On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Sam wrote: > > How is keeping politics out of science anti-science? > > . > > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Larry C. Lyons >wrote: > > > > > > >

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2013-09-16 Thread Sam
How is keeping politics out of science anti-science? . On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > > http://news.sciencemag.org/climate/2013/09/u.s.-science-laureate-bill-hits-roadblock > > “It would give scientists an opportunity to pontificate, and we’re

U.S. Science Laureate Bill Hits Roadblock | Science/AAAS | News

2013-09-15 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://news.sciencemag.org/climate/2013/09/u.s.-science-laureate-bill-hits-roadblock “It would give scientists an opportunity to pontificate, and we’re opposed to it.” The GOP anti-science climate change deniers wing is getting far too wacked out. Simply amazing

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
Says the guy that posts daily from rightwingwatch . On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Hey I've been busy working all day. I pulled a prank on someone? I think > Sam's going to need some water wings, he's really been jumping the shark > lately > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
You didn't say it, Scott did. . On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:16 PM, PT wrote: > > > > You just said evolution isn't about origins but then say the only > argument > > against is an argument about origins. Pull yourself together man! > > *I* said no such thing. That is what the woman quoted in th

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Hey I've been busy working all day. I pulled a prank on someone? I think Sam's going to need some water wings, he's really been jumping the shark lately On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:14 PM, PT wrote: > > On 9/11/2013 3:33 PM, Sam wrote: > > > That was my point. This nonsense from the articles titl

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread PT
On 9/11/2013 3:38 PM, Sam wrote: > >> The only arguments involve >> mythological beings creating all life in a week, or other such stories. Not >> science, but religion or mythology. Based on your point of view, >> Bullfinch's Mythology should be accepted scient

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread PT
On 9/11/2013 3:33 PM, Sam wrote: > That was my point. This nonsense from the articles title implies All Texas > Conservatives on the board want creationism taught. In reality it was one > out of 28 members. Ah. I understand your point now. You just took a round about way of stating it. I was

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 3:12 PM, PT wrote: > > On 9/11/2013 9:42 AM, Sam wrote: > > > > Any scientific theory that is not law has arguments against. I don't see > a > > problem with giving the pros and cons to any good theory. This argument > was > > pr

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread PT
On 9/11/2013 9:42 AM, Sam wrote: > > Any scientific theory that is not law has arguments against. I don't see a > problem with giving the pros and cons to any good theory. This argument was > presented as trying to add creation science when the article says they just >

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Scott Stroz
none. The only arguments involve mythological beings creating all life in a week, or other such stories. Not science, but religion or mythology. Based on your point of view, Bullfinch's Mythology should be accepted scientific textbooks. On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Sam wrote: > >

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
only arguments involve > mythological beings creating all life in a week, or other such stories. Not > science, but religion or mythology. Based on your point of view, > Bullfinch's Mythology should be accepted scientific textbooks. > You just said evolution isn't about origins

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
talking about origins. > > Apparently the good people who want creationism forced into biology > books to be taught as an alternative "science theory" to evolution. > > From the article: > > “I understand the National Academy of Science’s strong support of the > theory

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread PT
ing about arguments against evolution. Apparently the good people who want creationism forced into biology books to be taught as an alternative "science theory" to evolution. >From the article: “I understand the National Academy of Science’s strong support of the theory of evolution,” said

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
example of "We don't know, so God must > have done it." That isn't something that needs to be taught. We humans > tend to reach that conclusion on our own in the face of not having any > better idea. > > Creationism is not an alternative to evolution. The

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread PT
taught. We humans tend to reach that conclusion on our own in the face of not having any better idea. Creationism is not an alternative to evolution. The two are not related. Creationism has no place being mentioned in any science classroom and should not be used as the

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
.no mention of an invisible being having anything to do with it. > > But you thought it was black and white and nobody was allowed to disagree. You obviously don't understand science. > Do humans evolve or did every living thing on earth evolve from the same > > living cell? >

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Scott Stroz
-einsteins-relativity-theory-the-ruins-of-106-years-relativity/ > > > > Funny...no mention of an invisible being having anything to do with it. > > > > > But you thought it was black and white and nobody was allowed to disagree. > You obviously don't understan

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Scott Stroz
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Sam wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > > The problem, Sam, is that the 'arguments' are not based in science, in > any > > way, shape of form. > > > > What are some S

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
You mean that be evolved from a single cell organism is considered law? There's a whole lot of unknowns when talking about evolution. Yes it does happen and most agree, but to what extent? . On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > btw lets see some evidence that does not supp

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
nors. > Besides what do you have against improving education and maintaining higher > standards? > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Larry C. Lyons >wrote: > > > Religion does not belong in science classes. This is a violation of the > > first amendme

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
That's my point, they didn't ask to add Creationism to the textbooks, they just asked to have questions about it added. . On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Vivec wrote: > > Discussing the science is different to teaching religion in science class, > though. > > O

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Sam
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > The problem, Sam, is that the 'arguments' are not based in science, in any > way, shape of form. > > What are some SCIENTIFIC arguments against the theory of relativity? > http://aetherforce.com/electrical-

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Vivec
Discussing the science is different to teaching religion in science class, though. On 11 September 2013 10:18, Sam wrote: > > You mean that be evolved from a single cell organism is considered law? > There's a whole lot of unknowns when talking about evolution. Yes it does >

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Larry C. Lyons
ote: > > What religion? The religion of global warming is in the books, they should > fix that. > > . > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Larry C. Lyons >wrote: > > > > > Religion does not belong in science classes. This is a violation of the > >

Re: Texas Conservatives Demand Science Textbooks Incorporate 'Creation Science Based On Biblical Principles'

2013-09-11 Thread Scott Stroz
The problem, Sam, is that the 'arguments' are not based in science, in any way, shape of form. What are some SCIENTIFIC arguments against the theory of relativity? What are some SCIENTIFIC arguments against the theory of evolution? What are some SCIENTIFIC arguments against the theory

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