http://www.facebook.com/notes/zachary-bearg/the-progression-of-faith-and-the-astronomical-mind/398567534023
This was a paper I wrote for Astronomy class several weeks ago. Not being a big fan of science, I got out of writing a scientific paper by taking the paper into a more historical/philosophical area. I wrote it with the intentions on getting people thinking, and to basically say "**** you" to the militant atheists and overly fundamental religious types out there. :)
BTW, I got a B out of it!
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But Z, science makes airplanes! And babies! And meth! And I'm not actually sure about what astronomy makes except for accurate nighttime navigation, unless you count satellites and all the cool stuff that came out of the space program and a historic reason to develop trigonometry and accurate repeatable predictions and Star Trek. How can you not like trigonometry babies?
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^ ?/10, would WTF again.
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What was the prompt, for the paper? As in, what were your instructions?
Hey DIM, I never said "**** you" to science. Maybe I said **** you, but you know I love you anyways, playa. ;) Seriously, the subject has just never been my cup of tea.
Alex, the instructions were pretty simple: write a a scientific paper at least a page and a half long with any subject of astronomy I choose. I kinda BS'd my way out of writing a scientific (per say) paper by making it more philosophpical while still making it about astronomy, which was enough to please my teacher and get a good grade. In other words, I'm the man.
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I would've failed you for not following the instructions of the paper, but I guess you got a pretty lax science teacher!
Following the rules isn't exciting.
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Screw the rules, I have a pimp hat!!!
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Pardon the double post, but I just noticed something I previously overlooked in DIM's post...
"But Z, science makes airplanes! And babies! And meth!"
*points finger* HOLD IT!
Excuse me, Mr. DIM, but when exactly did science make babies? If I recall correctly, it doesn't take rocket science to pull an infant's head out of a you-know-where. Sure, maybe science makes dead babies, but live babies? Care to explain yourself, Mr. DIM?
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Excuse me, Mr. DIM, but when exactly did science make babies? If I recall correctly, it doesn't take rocket science to pull an infant's head out of a you-know-where. Sure, maybe science makes dead babies, but live babies? Care to explain yourself, Mr. DIM?
Putting aside the fact that in certain cases of pregnancy complications, medical science allows for the survival of both the mother and child(ren), Mr. B; in vitro fertilization has allowed many couples to conceive children who otherwise couldn't.
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Oh... yeah... I forgot about that. :p You still didn't mention it earlier, though; you just said "Science makes t3h babiez! w00t!"
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Yeah, I know. That rant was more facetious than argumentative, as I decided to not be argumentative that day...
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I know, I was just ****ing with you anyway... plizzayer. :p
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Plizz never call me that again.
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What about Afro Dude?
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I can live with that.
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