Comments on: 6th Grade Science is Pointless

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:24:16 +0000

It seemed to work that way for Frank Schaeffer and Nate Phelps, after all.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:23:26 +0000

Or, maybe, in some cases, brains and souls actually grow in response to such influences.

By: JJ

JJ — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:13:45 +0000

Think how good sam’s brain and soul COULD have been, though! ;-)

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:12:49 +0000

sam:

We likely got out our Bibles and read the passage in which god instructs Noah on the size of the ark. We translated that into slightly more modern and more commonly used units of measurement. We probably calculated all sorts of things and wondered at god’s ability to allow Noah to get all those animals onto his boat and keep them safe and fed for forty days and nights.

I think I’ve seen that lesson plan at hs curriculum fairs :)

On a more serious note, how did you ever escape with your brain and soul in tact from that kind of schooling? Tip of the hat to you, sam :)

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:26:22 +0000

Wow, JJ. Thanks for that link as I don’t follow sports and would have missed the article otherwise.

By the way, is it me or does the “I shall fear no man but god!” tattoo look like, “I shall fear noman but god!” Who or what is noman? That guy should really wipe that part off and do it over… oh wait…… it’s permanent, isn’t it?

As for the problem that god is not a man, I’d just spout some trinity schmiel and say the wording was intentional. :)

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:48:09 +0000

JJ:

Finally, remind me to blog about the Krik Cameron giveaway of the altered (altared?) Origin of Species on FavD’s southern college campus Wednesday. She encountered and engaged, good story! ;-)

Does she know about the Darwin Reclamation Project? Because blog posts are better with graphics, you know! :D

By: JJ

JJ — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:06:37 +0000

Holy Handgun of the Christian Athlete

By: JJ

JJ — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:03:46 +0000

Today is a football Saturday in the South so I'm blogging and reading that. You know it's very Christian, right? And I find an ESPN story with a huge photo (you have to see this) about ignorant tattoo ink on athletes. It's not bad science per se, but it is bad thinking, bad concepts, bad grammar, even bad morals. No way good science is coming out of this culture, and this culture dominates schools in the South, public or private. "I shall fear no man but god!" -- huh? Another picture shows a huge stomach tatto with two hands clasped in prayer, with a holy handgun between them. . . Monty Python's Holy Hand Grenade came to mind only this guy can't be kidding for keeps, can he? Finally, remind me to blog about the Krik Cameron giveaway of the altered (altared?) Origin of Species on FavD's southern college campus Wednesday. She encountered and engaged, good story! ;-)

By: Nance Confer

Nance Confer — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:24:04 +0000

Sam — Yes, any science is better than that. But how much better? DD’s public high school Honors Biology teacher opens the segments on evolution with a disclaimer that he may or may not believe in evolution but he is forced by state law to teach it. DD reports that most of the class tunes the lesson out or makes fun of it.

So, Lynn, you can look forward to that. :)

Nance

By: sam

sam — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:22:23 +0000

Now that I think about it I bet we might have spent at least one science and/or math class discussing the ark. We likely got out our Bibles and read the passage in which god instructs Noah on the size of the ark. We translated that into slightly more modern and more commonly used units of measurement. We probably calculated all sorts of things and wondered at god’s ability to allow Noah to get all those animals onto his boat and keep them safe and fed for forty days and nights. I can guarantee you that we never measured or looked up measurements on enough animals to fill the boat or marvel at that missing part of the story. That was back when god still performed miracles.