They were trying to discover the origins of the universe? You're kidding me, right? It would have been a lot cheaper to read "Genesis", the first book in the Bible.
t bangs head on desk...
This goes back to that article about illiterate Americans, since scientific illiteracy seems to be encouraged in certain sections of this country.
ION, I love this cartoon about SD O'Connor's resigning from the SC.
Portia, with the red collar.
Am I the only one who thought "At Tenagra" when they read this?
Actually, if you read that whole letter at MSN, I think the point of it was the money could be better spent healing and feeding people.
Actually, if you read that whole letter at MSN, I think the point of it was the money could be better spent healing and feeding people.
Yeah, that's true. My editing made that person look worse. But still, the part I quoted is Wrong like a Wrong Thing that's accepted without question....
Actually, if you read that whole letter at MSN, I think the point of it was the money could be better spent healing and feeding people.
As opposed to the way much larger sums of money being spent to kill folks in Iraq?
The thing about spending money on pure science is that you can rarely predict where things might lead, and an awful lot of beneficial stuff has come from the side tracks of such research.
A legitimate argument, but including that line about relying on Genesis for scientific fact just grits my teeth. I've been reading too much about the difficulties biology teachers have been having in schools to take it lightly.
t goes back to banging head on desk...
Am I the only one who thought "At Tenagra" when they read this?
Well, you're not alone now.
Like silent velcro.
I was thinking freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches, but that works, too.
I
don't have silent velcro, so it doesn't count.