At the time when prevailing belief was in a geocentric universe there were no scientists (natural philosophers) as defined in modern terms. Even Isaac Newton spent much of his time delving into religious chronology and alchemical pursuits. Luckily, we do have the legacy of his scientific endeavors. The basis of science is a naturalistic, theoretic explanation based on the data gathered. One’s belief is irrelevant. Dave On Jun 24, 2014, at 23:57, Josephine Grahn <jograhn@gmail.com> wrote:
Exactly why we should pay attention to scientists today, rather than the "religionists". (The Vatican, also known as home to a major religion, regrets burning scientist.) We can believe what the Ideological centers of today say, or we can continue to support science, even as it learns new things, and (major point!) learns where it was wrong, and moves forward to what new information, new research and additional data tell us.....
On Jun 24, 2014, at 10:59 PM, Brian Sheets <brians@fl240.com> wrote:
At one point %97 (I made that number up) of scientists “believed” that the earth was the center of the universe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/18/world/honoring-a-heretic-whom-vatican-reg rets-burning.html
Turns out, they were wrong.
Just something to think about.
On 6/24/14, 9:44 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Please, Brian, stick around. It will die off soon. I've just been ignoring most of it, myself.
Now, I'm off to polish-up my aluminum hat.
C. On Jun 24, 2014 9:24 PM, "Brian Sheets" <brians@fl240.com> wrote:
When all else fails, degrade the conversation to name calling and/or disparaging comments towards those who choose to have a differing opinion.
The end result will be with a ³climate change² inquisition and a body count where most if not all totalitarian ³we know better than you² societies end up.
Moderator¹s, Unsubscribe please.
On 6/24/14, 6:38 PM, "Wiggins Patrick" <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
On 24 Jun 2014, at 09:14, Brent Watson via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
The news stories continue to beat both sides of the drum.
Sometimes I wonder if the folks at the Flat Earth Society got as much press as the climate deniers there'd be a lot of folks believing the Earth is flat.
Grins,
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