Americans are dumb
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Feb 19 2008, 07:09 AM
. . . consider the one in five American adults who, according to the National Science Foundation, thinks the sun revolves around the Earth . . . .
How sad that they seem never to have heard of Albert Einstein: his theory of relativity maintains that both views are equally valid; one should select one view over the other only as a matter of convenience for the task at hand.
Sigh.
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Originally Posted by magician, Feb 19 2008, 11:32 AM
always find it fascinating when people who write about ignorance cite the belief that the sun revolves about the earth as an example. Evidently they've heard about Galileo Galilei's theory of heliocentrism (although it should properly be credited to Nicolaus Copernicus) and find the competing belief in geocentrism (mainly credited to Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy)) to pale by comparison.
How sad that they seem never to have heard of Albert Einstein: his theory of relativity maintains that both views are equally valid; one should select one view over the other only as a matter of convenience for the task at hand.
Sigh.
How sad that they seem never to have heard of Albert Einstein: his theory of relativity maintains that both views are equally valid; one should select one view over the other only as a matter of convenience for the task at hand.
Sigh.
1. I had to read it like 3 times to grasp it. Even then, not completely.
2. Don't mess with Magician.
3. I still maintain that he dresses like the Simpsons Mathemagician.
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Originally Posted by ajlafleche,Feb 19 2008, 04:00 PM
When you have a man running for president who believes the earth is about six thousand years old, her point is pretty well made.
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WTF the sun doesn't revolve around the earth?? WHO THE HECK DIVIDED BY ZERO HERE?!? I think magician looks like Zordon from the Power Rangers, just an all-knowing orb of light that has a face.
