Re: [Phys-L] [SPAM] Re: strange things in chem book

[Marty Weiss <martweiss@comcast.net>]

On Sep 16, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Anthony Lapinski wrote:

> Well, I guess "just a theory" means it's really not a "proven fact."
> Fossil evidence clearly shows that evolution is the best explanation we
> have for how species have changed over time, but it is not complete. And
> nobody really knows how life began on Earth. So that's why it is a
> "theory." Maybe "just a theory" sounds like it is far from complete or
> something. Either way, it is a theory. Sort of like the Big Bang. All
> evidence points toward a universe that began extremely hot and dense. But
> that's all we know. Nobody really knows where all the energy/matter came
> from, or what happened before the Big Bang.
>
> I have a few kids each year who (for religious reasons?) do not believe in
> evolution.   

Ask why Noah forgot to include the dinosaurs on the ark, but remembered to bring termites.  
The explanation I get for fossils is that God put them there to confuse man.  (I kid you not.)

You can't ever convince someone like that but you can't look hesitant or appear to hedge when confronted.  

Check out Doonesbury.   This week.. but I forgot which day it was.   The teacher is teaching evolution, then he says,  "By Texas law I now have to explain the alternate theory...and proceeds to lay out the Biblical statements of sudden creation with drawings of animals entering the ark.   Finally a student calls out ,  "Please stop, I want to get into a good college."  
> On a more personal note, you can't really prove you were born! Sure, you
> may have "evidence" (photos, videos, family stories, etc.), but you have
> no memory of it. And, therefore, you believe it on faith. On average, the
> brain cells for memory are not developed until around 18 months. My oldest
> memories are from when I was around 4 years old. How about you?

DesCartes?  
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