Posted on 03/10/2014 6:58:19 AM PDT by Heartlander
Is Tyson a legit astrophysicist? Or an unworthy AA hack, ie, a Colin Powell of physics?
Not in Genesis. But yes the Church most certainly did endorse the Ptolemaic system as a political move against the Protestant North, and did persecute Galileo for supporting Copernican theory. To suggest otherwise is silly. The Vatican documents are there.
Ascent of Man and Civilisation are also indispensable.
They mentioned we have 8 planets there about.
Mickey is going to be really mad about that!
I’ll check it out. Thank you!
“You have to know where you have come from to know where you are going.” :)
That was Savonarola, not Bruno.
The original "Connections" was a superb series. I've been trying to find it for some time now on video stream without success.
As for me, looks like I'll be skipping the "Cosmos" reboot. I've had some interest in it but if it looks like it will be the now-rote Christian-bashing, left-liberal lovefest it appears to be, I won't waste my time.
While the Catholic Church certainly persecuted Galileo for supporting Copernican theory, it was mostly after he had gone out of his way to insult Pope Urban VIII in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. Prior to that, he had the support of the Jesuits and had permission from both the Pope and the Inquisition to make his arguments in Dialogue. Effectively calling Pope Urban VIII simple minded was not an effective way to further Galileo’s views on cosmology.
Modern Physics is completely abstract and goes against “classical” common sense and what our senses tell us. And it keeps getting weirder and more abstract by the decade.
I wonder if it ever occurs to them that our perceptions of the world, including a mathematical equation to explain a physical entity, are not real in the physical sense.
Yeah the whole Bruno thing went on too long and was too lopsided.
Then the bit about using coal and imperiling the planet.
Along with a few other unscientific bull crap.
Of course it started out bad with Mr. I have to have my 2 cents in everything I have no clue about. What a narcisist gas bag a-hole. My wife muted it for me and I turned my back until she said it was safe. LOL
Such hateful and arrogant people. I won't bother watching.
Interesting though that the woman says (paraphrasing) "ah, that's fox NEWS, which does in fact do all those things. This if Fox Network which makes the Simpsons and Family Guy!" If I were pitching my show as enlightened and high brow I wouldn't invoke those shows. Just sayin'.
Modern Physics is completely abstract and goes against “classical” common sense and what our senses tell us. And it keeps getting weirder and more abstract by the decade.
I wonder if it ever occurs to them that our perceptions of the world, including a mathematical equation to explain a physical entity, are not real in the physical sense.
I agree.
I've been following this issue for over ten years now and there seems to be some philosophical implications (regarding the above) that are having an impact on our society. It's the abstract, and peoples unquestioning of the uncertainty that modern Physics/science promotes as truth.
Science has transitioned from a material/reductionist exercise to a purely theoretical one that embraces ideas that are wholly unprovable.
The popularity of a show like "Ancient Aliens" is astounding. Interestingly enough, the show seems to avoid "Darwinian Evolution" in favor of an "Otherworldly" explanation.
The "Embrace of Uncertainty" in science extends into our culture and can be seen in their politics. They have virtually "NO Foundation" for belief in anything other than uncertainty itself.
Looks like Homer Hickam had some problems with the show starting with the intro by Obama.
‘A little PC crept in’: ‘Rocket Boys’ author Homer Hickam annoyed by politicization in ‘Cosmos’
Ooops. Sorry about that.
It didn't seem right when I read your post, so I looked it up.
They were insulting Fox News and its viewers.
They just had to insert their ugly, gratuitous political cheap shots into a non-political topic.
this is another over rated media attention seeker. Even without the religious debate intrusion, it is a lost opportunity.
Another jj esque empty reboot.
including “creating star trek voyager” as a resume enhancer is rather foolish. If anything “voyager” is a double net negative.
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