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1 In 4 Americans Do Not Know The Earth Goes Round The Sun?
Apparently according to the NSF's latest poll.
Who are these people? Are they aware that most people think the opposite, yet just don't buy it?
Did they figure out on their own the world was round but didn't have enough time to work out a heliocentric theory?
Do you think you know anyone who believes the sun goes around the earth? If not, who/where are these people?
I'll play devil's advocate.
What does it matter what they believe here? What practical impact does this have on their lives or society?
Jeez, I bet half of all integrators installers think that coverage area is determined simply by resolution. That's screwed up and it practically impacts the systems they deploy.
What does it matter what they believe here?
To me the who and the why are the more important questions because they might imply where the educational failure has taken place and suggest a remedy. Optomistic I'm sure but don't you think there might be some correlation betwen resolution confusion and more basic assumptions?
Or do you think it is mere coincidence that 2200(survey size)/4 is 550, or roughly the number of U.S. Avigilon dealers? :) JK
I know you are not running a science class here but what percentage of your highly technical readership do you think would get the following question correct?
We experience Day and Night because
a. the Sun revolves around the Earth
b. the Earth revolves around the Sun
c. Neither
d. Both
I would hope > 90%, but who knows?
One "good" question deserves another...
How about proper English? Would you say five plus seven IS eleven or ARE eleven?
Another good question is how someone who believes the earth is flat might explain Day and Night. ;)
| 02/16/14 06:11pm
Since nobody else anwered....
c. Neither
Night and day are caused by the earths rotation on it's own axis - as it orbits the sun. It takes a year for the earth to complete it's orbit around the sun, and only 1 day/night for the earth to rotate once on it's axis.
It does? I thought that The Earth orbits The Sun. Silly me!
Here's one that may require some deep thinking, depending on your knowledge of science:
Why are there seasons, especially summer and winter?
- The Earth's orbit brings it closer to The Sun in the summer and farther away in the winter.
- The tilt of The Earth's axis brings hemispheres closer to the North or South Pole during the winter and farther away in the summer.
- The tilt of The Earth's axis causes The Sun's gravity to bring the hot core closer to the surface in the hemisphere experiencing summer.
- The tilt of The Earth's axis allows longer hours of daylight in the summer, which warms the surface of the planet.
- The "tilt" or "wobble" in The Earth's axis causes a change in the direction of ocean currents; bring warm water up from the tropics in the summer and cold water down from the poles in the winter.
- The "tilt" or "wobble" in The Earth's axis disturbs air currents, bringing cold air down from the poles in the winter and warm air up from the tropics in the summer.
- Some combination of the above.
- None of the above.
Bonus question:
Why is The Earth's axis tilted in the first place?
Here's the answer from the experts, although the flat-earthers (really!) probably think that's bunk.
And the bonus question?
"The leading flat-earther theory holds that Earth is a disc with the Arctic Circle in the center and Antarctica, a 150-foot-tall wall of ice, around the rim. NASA employees
, they say, guard this ice wall to prevent people from climbing over and falling off the disc."
That looks a lot more like the Kennedy Space Center than it does Antarctica. ;) Must have something to do with be global warming. I wonder what we'll do once that 150-foot-tall wall of ice melts away?
Oh fun. :-) Anyone ever read Worlds in Collision? A book written by Immanuel Velikovsky.
Culled from the Internet. "The book postulated that around the 15th century BCE, Venus was ejected from Jupiter as a comet or comet-like object, and passed near Earth (an actual collision is not mentioned). The object changed Earth's orbit and axis".
Carl Sagan went ballistic. www.velikovsky.info/Carl_Sagan_and_Immanuel_Velikovsky‎
A side note. To the 'bong' reference and the stuff that goes into them.
Search |carl sagan pot| Way to many response to just point out just one.
OK folks, Night and Day? What belief was one taught, by whom and when?
When it comes to Beliefs.
Mine is, "I believe. You believe. What you want to believe". Works with the rehearsed know it all door knockers and their pamphlets. So well that when a group of three showed up and I responed with same. The leader paused, and said. "Touche" and shuffled the rest down the street.
As to the proper English and them trick questions? Bottom line, it's what is in hand that 'counts'.
Most times common sense (sence for non-mainlanders?) trumps proper anything.
Wait. Lemme check with Miss Manners. Welcome - Miss Manners Always good for a chuckle.
Just my dollar $3.98
I have no idea what this post even means. I think you were attempting humor, but I can't be sure.
Cal, beg pardon, but might I ask are these the same three "door knockers that came A calling" the other day, or a new bunch of hooligans?
Maybe you can get a restraining order.
This thread is bizarre. I really don't mind off-topic subjects, but this one spent too much time at the bong.
Brian, I'm not sure why you replied to me, I don't take of a bong, never have, never will (god help me). And were in agreement about the bizarre, thats where I was going... One of the first chats I read when joining up while back was that Onssi architect one where I remembered reading somethin similar that I didn't much ken back then, nor now:
We all have beliefs. And I believe. You believe. What you want to believe.
Well it works when the door knockers come A calling with all the prepared/rehearsed (BS?) answers. Example one Sunday morning three came in force. I offered same after listening to their words. The leader said, 'Touche' and left.
Though I wish I had just been up front right off the bat, 'stead of trying to be all clever. Pride. :(
My reply wasn't a direct criticism of you any anyone else. Just an observation. Somedays we talk about beards, introversion, or North Korea.
All those replies...and so little energy into asking "Why?" Why do those people think that? Is it a failing of our teachers? Is it a failing of our society for being easy on people who simper... "But science is hard."? What was the construct of the question or questions? Who did they ask...scientists or did new English speakers? There is plenty to discuss here with the quest of understanding why.
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