Comments on: Palintology http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ghostskull http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/comment-page-5/#comment-134538 ghostskull Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:15:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/#comment-134538 i think that anyone who believes that scientology is a religion is a moron and if you dont believe in what is said in the bible then your a moron and deserve to burn... i think that anyone who believes that scientology is a religion is a moron and if you dont believe in what is said in the bible then your a moron and deserve to burn…

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/comment-page-5/#comment-126068 StevoR Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:05:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/#comment-126068 K9 is always right Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation. October 16th, 2008 at 6:03 am shane Said ages ago (well back on October 5th, 2008 at 5:46 am tobe precise) “StevoR, I thought it might have been a more recent story and writer than Asimov but you’re probably right. It does sound Asmovian the way you describe it. BTW, Asimov would get the day right. Those Yanks do have their elections on a predictable schedule. I love golden age Clarke and Asimov by the way. Rev: “and hast revealed them unto babes” Why do Paris and Elle et al deserve special revelation? & shane Says: October 5th, 2008 at 5:50 am StevoR, forgot to say thanks. How ignorant of me. So, thanks.” No worries! I grew up on Asimov, Niven and Clarke - plus Stapledon, Wyndham, Brunner, Orson Scott Card etc .. Yes, I love my SF! Tragic ain’t it? ;-) (But hey, I’m happy. :-) ) ----- Damn hope this doesn't go through twicxe -forgot tochange the moinker .. *Sigh* K9 is always right Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
October 16th, 2008 at 6:03 am
shane Said ages ago (well back on October 5th, 2008 at 5:46 am tobe precise)

“StevoR, I thought it might have been a more recent story and writer than Asimov but you’re probably right. It does sound Asmovian the way you describe it. BTW, Asimov would get the day right. Those Yanks do have their elections on a predictable schedule. I love golden age Clarke and Asimov by the way.

Rev: “and hast revealed them unto babes”
Why do Paris and Elle et al deserve special revelation?
&
shane Says:
October 5th, 2008 at 5:50 am
StevoR, forgot to say thanks. How ignorant of me. So, thanks.”

No worries!

I grew up on Asimov, Niven and Clarke – plus Stapledon, Wyndham, Brunner, Orson Scott Card etc .. Yes, I love my SF! Tragic ain’t it? ;-)

(But hey, I’m happy. :-) )

—–

Damn hope this doesn’t go through twicxe -forgot tochange the moinker .. *Sigh*

]]> By: K9 is always right http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/comment-page-5/#comment-126066 K9 is always right Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:03:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/#comment-126066 <b>shane Said ages ago (well back on October 5th, 2008 at 5:46 am tobe precise) <i>"StevoR, I thought it might have been a more recent story and writer than Asimov but you’re probably right. It does sound Asmovian the way you describe it. BTW, Asimov would get the day right. Those Yanks do have their elections on a predictable schedule. I love golden age Clarke and Asimov by the way. Rev: “and hast revealed them unto babes” Why do Paris and Elle et al deserve special revelation? & shane Says: October 5th, 2008 at 5:50 am StevoR, forgot to say thanks. How ignorant of me. So, thanks." </i> No worries! ;-) I grew up on Asimov, Niven and Clarke - plus Stapledon, Wyndham, Brunner, Orson Scott Card etc .. Yes, I love my SF! Tragic ain't it? ;-) (But hey, I'm happy. :-) ) shane Said ages ago (well back on October 5th, 2008 at 5:46 am tobe precise)

“StevoR, I thought it might have been a more recent story and writer than Asimov but you’re probably right. It does sound Asmovian the way you describe it. BTW, Asimov would get the day right. Those Yanks do have their elections on a predictable schedule. I love golden age Clarke and Asimov by the way.

Rev: “and hast revealed them unto babes”
Why do Paris and Elle et al deserve special revelation?
&
shane Says:
October 5th, 2008 at 5:50 am
StevoR, forgot to say thanks. How ignorant of me. So, thanks.”

No worries! ;-)

I grew up on Asimov, Niven and Clarke – plus Stapledon, Wyndham, Brunner, Orson Scott Card etc .. Yes, I love my SF! Tragic ain’t it? ;-)

(But hey, I’m happy. :-) )

]]> By: Greg in Austin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/comment-page-5/#comment-126062 Greg in Austin Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:44:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/#comment-126062 @Mike K, The great thing about science, is that the conclusions are based on evidence. When new evidence is found, the conclusions may change or they may remain the same. You are confusing this with belief. Humans "believed" the earth was flat, but the scientific process determined that it is not. Humans "believed" the earth was the center of the universe, but science proved that it is not. Your comments show that you are steadfast in your religion. If you choose to believe in something despite the evidence to the contrary, that is your right. But it is not scientific, and has no place in a science classroom. 8) p.s. The correct spelling is "grammar." @Mike K,

The great thing about science, is that the conclusions are based on evidence. When new evidence is found, the conclusions may change or they may remain the same. You are confusing this with belief.

Humans “believed” the earth was flat, but the scientific process determined that it is not.
Humans “believed” the earth was the center of the universe, but science proved that it is not.

Your comments show that you are steadfast in your religion. If you choose to believe in something despite the evidence to the contrary, that is your right. But it is not scientific, and has no place in a science classroom.

8)

p.s. The correct spelling is “grammar.”

]]> By: Mike K http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/comment-page-5/#comment-125466 Mike K Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:12:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/#comment-125466 It looks like a couple people here are fanboys of science. How easily they forget that not too long ago, in terms of human history, it was "scientific fact" that the world was flat. It was also "scientific fact" that we lived in a geocentric solar system. Just because your "scientific fact" doesn't match up perfectly with my view of religion doesn't automatically mean I'm wrong and you're right. You can find so many conflicting scientific studies that it isn't even funny anymore. Don't get me wrong, I like science, advanced technology especially is wonderful, but I'm not going to just throw away my religion at the drop of a hat because someone claims there is a scientific fact disproving it. On a side note, rather than debating about teaching 'both' sides of evolution, maybe the time would be better spent practicing our spelling and grammer so we don't weaken our arguements by looking like 1st graders. It looks like a couple people here are fanboys of science. How easily they forget that not too long ago, in terms of human history, it was “scientific fact” that the world was flat. It was also “scientific fact” that we lived in a geocentric solar system. Just because your “scientific fact” doesn’t match up perfectly with my view of religion doesn’t automatically mean I’m wrong and you’re right. You can find so many conflicting scientific studies that it isn’t even funny anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I like science, advanced technology especially is wonderful, but I’m not going to just throw away my religion at the drop of a hat because someone claims there is a scientific fact disproving it.
On a side note, rather than debating about teaching ‘both’ sides of evolution, maybe the time would be better spent practicing our spelling and grammer so we don’t weaken our arguements by looking like 1st graders.

]]> By: Ron H. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/comment-page-5/#comment-124716 Ron H. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:15:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/#comment-124716 Wow, I dont even know where to start. I heard this EXACT same argument from one of my co-workers and I could barely get my jaw off the ground when he told me that are "science" was not accurate in the least and he believed that dinosaurs and man walked the earth together 6'000 years ago. I wish I had read this article before that. I am a VERY religous person, however I feel the same way about religeon as I do about abortion. I would never (personally) abort a chile of mine, however I realize that my belief system is not everyone elses and that people should have the right to choose. I feel the exact same way about religeon. Any person should have the right to believe in anything they want, however, that person should not have the right to preach it to everyone else as fact. Religeon is based solely upon faith, and faith is belief in something you can not prove nor disprove, however science is always willing to look back on itself and say, "Hey, I think we got this part wrong..." Religeon very seldomly has that same ability. Because if you admit that something isn't right in there dogma, then that means that they might not make it to whatever afterlife their belief system allows. I digress, nothing is wrong with freedom of belief and religeon, but flat out it has not place in school or anything funded by the state. PERIOD!! Wow, I dont even know where to start. I heard this EXACT same argument from one of my co-workers and I could barely get my jaw off the ground when he told me that are “science” was not accurate in the least and he believed that dinosaurs and man walked the earth together 6′000 years ago. I wish I had read this article before that. I am a VERY religous person, however I feel the same way about religeon as I do about abortion. I would never (personally) abort a chile of mine, however I realize that my belief system is not everyone elses and that people should have the right to choose. I feel the exact same way about religeon. Any person should have the right to believe in anything they want, however, that person should not have the right to preach it to everyone else as fact. Religeon is based solely upon faith, and faith is belief in something you can not prove nor disprove, however science is always willing to look back on itself and say, “Hey, I think we got this part wrong…” Religeon very seldomly has that same ability. Because if you admit that something isn’t right in there dogma, then that means that they might not make it to whatever afterlife their belief system allows. I digress, nothing is wrong with freedom of belief and religeon, but flat out it has not place in school or anything funded by the state. PERIOD!!

]]> By: Chuck Lam http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/comment-page-5/#comment-124410 Chuck Lam Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:15:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/30/palintology/#comment-124410 Let's all hope the right person makes it into office this election. Let’s all hope the right person makes it into office this election.

]]>