Posted on 07/24/2003 2:00:32 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Not directly, but his daemon was.
On a completely unrelated note, have you ever seen this site, Objective: Christian Ministries? My bud told me about it, he looked at the "Creationist Science Fair" stuff and thought that it was a real site. He laughed fit to split. Projects like "My uncle is a man named Steve, not a monkey" and other foolishness.
Well I looked through it and have determined that this site is probably made by the same person(s) who did Landover Baptist, a Christian-parody site.
Thing is, folks like my bud-- well-educated and all that-- will look at this "Objective" site and think that it is legit. Well it ain't. There are some whack-job "Christians" out there but this ain't one of 'em.
Build a new one.
I imagine the ideal situation would involve a statistical basis-- have enough motors in place that the percentage of those that break down won't affect the completion of the overall job process... To within standard deviations...
It will never cease to amaze me how otherwise intelligent people will base their decisions on feelings and myth rather than logic and evidence, i.e., science. It was not always so. I am constantly delighted to find quotes from (once-)famous brilliant scientists defending the God of Creation and giving Him glory for the incredible discoveries they made.
Here are only a few examples:
Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist: "I shall see Jesus, and that will be grand!...Oh, is it not sad that all are not contented with the beautiful simple plan of salvation - Jesus Christ only - who has done so much for us."
Sir John Frederick Hershel, English astronomer: "All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more and more strongly the truths that come from on high and are contained in the Sacred Writings."
John Ray, considered the father of English natural history, expert in the fields of botany and zoology: "The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation" is the title of one of his books.
Samuel F. B. Morse, American inventor: "The nearer I approach to the end of my pilgrimage, the clearer is the evidence of the divine origin of the Bible, the grandeur and sublimity of God's remedy for fallen man...."
Blaise Pascal, 'Father of the Science of Hydrostatics': "How can anyone lose who chooses to become a Christian? If, when he dies, there turns out to be no God and his faith was in vain, he has lost nothing - in fact, he has been happier in life than his nonbelieving friends. If, however, there is a God and heaven and hell, then he has gained heaven and his skeptical friends will have lost everything in hell!"
Louis Pasteur, French scientist who developed the process of pasteurization for milk, as well as many vacines: "The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Into his tiniest creatures, God has placed extraordinay properties."
Johann Depler, founder of physical astronomy, discovered the laws governing planetary motion: "I thank Thee, my Creator and Lord, that Thou hast given me this joy in Thy creation, this delight in the works of Thy hands; I have shown the excellency of Thy works unto man, so far as my finite mind was able to comprehend Thine infinity...."
Sir Isaac Newton, discovered the laws of gravity, developed calculus: "There is one God, the Father, ever-living, omnipresent, omniscient, almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, and one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus."
Robert Morris Page, invented pulsation radar: "One of the great evidences [of the Bible's authenticity] is the long series of prophecies concerning Jesus the Messiah. These prophecies extend hundreds of years prior to the birth of Christ. They include a vast amount of detail concerning Christ himself, His nature and the things He would do when He came."
Sir James Young Simpson, pioneered modern anesthesiology through his discovery of chloroform [stated that his research was inspired by the 'deep sleep' that Adam was put into]: "I looked and saw Jesus, my substitute, scourged in my stead and dying on the cross for me. I looked and cried and was forgiven. And it seems to be my duty to tell you of that Saviour, to see if you will not also look and live."
Andre Marie Ampere, French scientific writer, discovered the relationship between magnetism and electricity: "Believe in God, in His providence, in a future life, in the recompense of the good; in the punishment of the wicked; in the sublimity and truth of the doctrines of Christ, in a revelation of this doctrine by a special divine inspiration for the salvation of the human race."
Charles Milton Stine, director of research for the E. I. Dupont Company: "The world about us, far more intricate than any watch, filled with checks and balances of a hundred varieties, marvelous beyond even the imagination of the most skilled scientific investigator, this beautiful and intricate creation, bears the signature of its Creator, graven in its works."
Credit to William J. Federer for compiling these quotes in America's God and Country.
I can't explain to my colleagues why I believe as I do, and they can't offer me anything more about their views. Religion is like that. And yes I do classify evolutionary theory as a religion.
The reason that sites like the one I showed you p!ss me off so much is, folks look at that and think "so this foolishness is what the creationists are up to". Very insidious effort on the part of the dude who put that site together.
Smaller than the motor in a Yugo?
Are they sure?
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