They are absolutely capable of logical reasoning. I think the point is to teach them how to think, and not what to think. The problem with the 'teach the controversy' trope is that many children have been forcibly indoctrinated, and will not think critically about out it.

I'm being sincere. Teach them both sides, and teach them well. The truth becomes rather obvious. Myriad layers of scientific knowledge vs arcane beliefs and dogmatism. From your initial comment, it seemed as though you were supporting the more shallow version of this argument put forward by creationists who want to…

I agree completely. I have taught my daughters both sides of the 'debate' so that they will be inoculated against untenable claims in the future. I show them that evolution is a multidisciplinary, science based way of understanding life. It has mountains of evidence, and near complete consensus in the scientific…

The basis of modern science consists of making predictions and attempting to falsify them. Science yields practical results, and when operating in an open society is %100 antithetical to dogmatism. Science best flourishes through creative attempts to push the boundaries of convention, and through skeptical inquiry.…

I have to walk away during that scene just to keep it together when my kids are watching it.

You made Pepsi™ come out my nose. Thanks for that.

I was having a terrible week, and feeling completely alienated until I read this righteous comment. It's people like you that give me hope. Thank you for the much needed catharsis, and a runny nose.

That was disturbing to wash. Now I'm agitated.

No, the wheel simply utilizes centripetal force to simulate gravity. True gravity is a function of mass. Earths spinning core is responsible for its magnetic fields, not its gravitational pull.

Having apparently corrected for income levels, etc, I'm curious as to what the proposed causal mechanism might be. If obesity affects hormonal levels, I could see gene expression being affected in the fetus. If this study reflects a true phenomenon, then the recent announcement that America is the fattest country on…

Fair enough, and I agree that I may have been a bit over zealous regarding your comment. It just seemed so incongruous based on "Curse you, invisible ninjas cutting onions!". I honestly wasn't sure how you were interpreting it. I was also affected by the short film at the time. So, I'm sorry as well.

Remember that one time, when you completely missed the point, and came across as an embittered, tone deaf alcoholic? Good times, those.

2.7 Billion light years (Approx 6 Trillion Miles x 2.7 Billion) away from us during the actual event. It's now a great deal further than that due to the spacial expansion in the intervening time. The observable universe is thought to have a boundary of 14 Billion light years.

This one was uneventful.

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Counter intuitively, there was probably never such a thing as 'literally nothing'. The universe did not come from the nothing we conceive of in the philosophical sense. What defines a universe is also becoming less clear. Is the universe literally everything that exists, or the area of spacial expansion we occupy?…

I would say that all physical objects occupy 3 dimensional space, even supposedly flat ones. Degrees of freedom would be much more accurate. A truly 2d or 1d fan, would be a technological marvel.

One of the fans appeared to be capable of oscillating in all directions. I may well have been hallucinating. I suppose a moniker of 3d wouldn't be too much of a stretch. Meh.

I would expect that between moore's law, and having Chinese employees worked to death to keep production high and costs low, the expectation of a 'magical product' is reasonable. Apple can't continue to live in a hyperbolic bubble now that His Steveness has returned to the void. Not if they want non cult members to…

Jesus saith unto him, DeCapin, because thou hast seen the iPad, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. I believe that tablet computing, now led primarily by Apple, will ultimately replace the desktop pc and laptop. The key is increased computational power, and ubiquitous…