Well here is a fine how do you do: Rep. Steve Stockman, fresh off losing his big Senate primary to John Cornyn, became a Hero of Science Monday by pointing out that both astrology and climate change are nonsense. In advance of the Democrats' all-night climate change slumber party,
<i>Democrats are also less likely to know that the Earth goes around the Sun, and that it takes one year to do so.
Yet, naturally, Republicans are branded as anti-science.</i>
And this is especially unfair since those fine conservatives over at the Vatican apologized to Copernicus <i>almost five years ago</i>!!!1!!1!11!
Careful observation and tracking of celestial phenomena (by the Babylonians, the Chinese, Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Maya, etc.) preceded the development of western astrology by several millennia. The tradition continued during the flowering of Islamic civilization during the Middle Ages. However it was <i><b>very</b></i> slow to arrive in Europe (because guess why). The astrology that we are familiar with is a flaky concoction of half-remembered elements of classical mythology mixed with a bunch of ad hoc mysticism and a paper thin gloss of rural folk astronomy, all built over a basic framework of grifting that originated with the Late Medieval/Early Modern era version of hippies.
It is possible to believe that astrology is a valid form of predicting future events, and still have the scientific grounding to understand that climate change is a real phenomenon. They are not, in any way, shape or form, related to each other.
Take some &ldquo;whatever pisses liberals off&rdquo;, add a good dose of reality television mentality and a splash of the spirit of Andy Kaufman and you&#039;ve got the contemporary Conservative Movement.
This, from the party eight times more likely to believe that Elvis is alive and 53 times more likely to classify NASCAR as a &quot;sport.&quot;
Ah yes, I clearly remember the massive, highly-funded, multi-decade campaign by the DLC, et al., to convince all liberals that the relative position of Jupiter and Mars in the zodiac conclusively predicts ones personality and life experience.
I just pretend not to, because of all the sweet sweet Soros cash money checks that I get.
Not to be too liburul, but I see a basis in astrology. When you&#039;re born during the year affects your early life experience. Born a Libra (the best sign!) and early life is winter, cold, less sun, thick clothing, etc. Born a Gemini (an OK sign) and early life is summer, hot, sunny, etc.
43% of Republicans believe humans have evolved over time, vs. 67% of Democrats. <a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/01/03/r...">http://www.pewresearch.org/...
Funny how the Twitchy-tards don&#039;t bother with those numbers.
ask the gerbil...
<i>Democrats are also less likely to know that the Earth goes around the Sun, and that it takes one year to do so.
Yet, naturally, Republicans are branded as anti-science.</i>
And this is especially unfair since those fine conservatives over at the Vatican apologized to Copernicus <i>almost five years ago</i>!!!1!!1!11!
Careful observation and tracking of celestial phenomena (by the Babylonians, the Chinese, Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Maya, etc.) preceded the development of western astrology by several millennia. The tradition continued during the flowering of Islamic civilization during the Middle Ages. However it was <i><b>very</b></i> slow to arrive in Europe (because guess why). The astrology that we are familiar with is a flaky concoction of half-remembered elements of classical mythology mixed with a bunch of ad hoc mysticism and a paper thin gloss of rural folk astronomy, all built over a basic framework of grifting that originated with the Late Medieval/Early Modern era version of hippies.
Me libel!
It is possible to believe that astrology is a valid form of predicting future events, and still have the scientific grounding to understand that climate change is a real phenomenon. They are not, in any way, shape or form, related to each other.
Take some &ldquo;whatever pisses liberals off&rdquo;, add a good dose of reality television mentality and a splash of the spirit of Andy Kaufman and you&#039;ve got the contemporary Conservative Movement.
<i>Scientific validity is not actually decided by public opinion polling.</i>
They seem to think science is a more technical version of &#039;Family Feud&quot;.
This, from the party eight times more likely to believe that Elvis is alive and 53 times more likely to classify NASCAR as a &quot;sport.&quot;
Ah yes, I clearly remember the massive, highly-funded, multi-decade campaign by the DLC, et al., to convince all liberals that the relative position of Jupiter and Mars in the zodiac conclusively predicts ones personality and life experience.
I just pretend not to, because of all the sweet sweet Soros cash money checks that I get.
N-1 makes a lousy divisor . . . but somehow your conclusions seem valid.
Not to be too liburul, but I see a basis in astrology. When you&#039;re born during the year affects your early life experience. Born a Libra (the best sign!) and early life is winter, cold, less sun, thick clothing, etc. Born a Gemini (an OK sign) and early life is summer, hot, sunny, etc.
Yeah, not sure about &quot;handcuffed to a light bulb&quot; but I have heard you can screw <i>in</i> a light bulb.
That or he just finished walking across a bed of hot coals.