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Re: [Phys-L] Something to ponder and worry over



Well that headline would not appear in any newspaper. The problem is that
one should teach good science, and I can see no way to compromise on that.
Can one compromise to teach good science on topic A, but bad science on
topic B? But there is no religious left pushing for teaching of global
warming in public schools. Actually some evangelicals recognize it as a
threat and are supporting steps to prevent it.

As to the need for dark matter, I thought there has been some astronomical
evidence for dark matter's existence. Wasn't there a case of two galaxies
colloding and the dark matter partially detached? Essentially there was
evidence for a large gravitational field not associated with normal matter.
The idea of our being the incredible shrinking people is cute, but I doubt
it will catch on with the public except for the SF crowd.

John M. Clement
Houston, TX


From: WC Maddox

A New York Times headline I never expect to see (or anywhere else):

"Religious right agrees not to push for Creationism &
Intelligent Design in public schools and religious left
agrees not to demand global warming/global cooling be taught
in public schools."

With regard to the expanding or shrinking universe message:
Have all the quasars shrunk out of sight? There are none in
what are usually considered as nearby galaxies.

Will original sender please fill in the blank? This
hypothesis has the ability to remove the need for 'dark matter'
and 'dark energy', and label physics and physicists as....

After reading part of a book by Smolin called "Time Reborn"
one choice would be failures who have given up trying to
explain the universe and have retreated into playing
mathematical games.

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