Did you hear that Bill Nye was jeered in Waco Texas for saying that the the moon did not emit light but only reflected the suns light in contradiction to genesis in the bible. One women yelled out. "we believe God"!
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Did you hear that Bill Nye was jeered in Waco Texas for saying that the the moon did not emit light but only reflected the suns light in contradiction to genesis in the bible. One women yelled out. "we believe God"!
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So what? Who Cares?Originally Posted by Radbrad
Begs the questions: Are you just making this up? Why would you think - or ANYONE think Mr. Nye's comments CONTRADICT the bible? Who is "One Woman?" And finally, what would her belief in God have to do with Mr. Nye?
I smell a troll.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
I'm just misunderstood
If you're really a Chrisitian you should care. Any self-styled Christian who would deny proven scientific truth out of literal belief in the Bible is, quite simply, a heretic.
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If you're really an adult, you'd learn to f'ing READ.
NOBODY is denying science, silly boy
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
I'm just misunderstood
Are you sure? Assuming the account is true, why would anyone jeer about an explanation of how the moon reflects sunlight?If you're really an adult, you'd learn to f'ing READ.
NOBODY is denying science, silly boy
If you're worth less than $5 million and you vote for McCain, you're a loser.
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First off - you're assuming it HAPPENED.
Secondly - NO RATIONAL Adult Christian feels the reflection of the sun off the moon contradicts scripture.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
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It is true, it happened over a year ago.
Which makes me wonder what relevance it has today except to perhaps provoke some Christian conservatives on a board that has a membership roster that which consists primarily of conservative Republicans, who in most cases call themselves Christians as well.
Now, as an Agnostic with one foot in the Atheist waters, I see no purpose in trying to demean people for their beliefs.
"I am allergic to piety, it makes me break out in rash judgements." - Penn Jillette
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered." - Robert G. Ingersoll
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“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
I'm just misunderstood
Search Google News for Bill Nye.
Well, what about Genesis 1:16?Secondly - NO RATIONAL Adult Christian feels the reflection of the sun off the moon contradicts scripture.Now to play fundie's advocate, here: given that the moon is only a reflector, how can it be a light?God made two great lights — the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
If you're worth less than $5 million and you vote for McCain, you're a loser.
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Well, what about Genesis 1:16?
Now to play fundie's advocate, here: given that the moon is only a reflector, how can it be a light?
Look up in the sky at night. What is the brightest object you'll see? The Moon. The Moon LIGHTS the night-sky because it exists and reflects the sunlight back.
You are making NO point; you have no argument the scripture and science differ. You're playing a semantics game.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
Hahaha! LULzzzzz
Bill Nye's show was cool. I remember coming home from school in the afternoons and watching it when I was a little kid.
I'm just misunderstood
So what made the Waco crowd so upset?
If you're worth less than $5 million and you vote for McCain, you're a loser.
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Maybe that woman wasn't very smart?So what made the Waco crowd so upset?
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
Over 40 Victim of Fate
Spot on.
"I am allergic to piety, it makes me break out in rash judgements." - Penn Jillette
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered." - Robert G. Ingersoll
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Here's when Waco ran the story - April of 2006
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content...acbillnye.html
This story originally appeared in the Waco Tribune, but the newspaper has mysteriously pulled its story from the online version
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
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