Posted by OddipusRex on December 16, 2002, at 9:45:54
In reply to Outdated or The Beauty of Revisability « fachad, posted by Dr. Bob on December 15, 2002, at 21:58:10
> [Posted by fachad on December 15, 2002, at 16 I think it's fair to say that religionists in general do not foster that same attitude found in science of admitting that they were wrong about something.
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> > Seeking truth above all else, even if it contradicts what is printed in their textbook (the Bible) is not typically seen in the clergy the way it is seen in research scientists.
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Of course there are always exceptions..............
VICAR TELLS KIDS RUDOLPH AND SANTA ARE DEAD
LONDON (Reuters) - A vicar has reduced young children to tears and stunned their parents after he said Santa Claus and his reindeer would burn to a crisp while delivering presents at supersonic speed.
Stand-in vicar Lee Rayfield shattered the illusions of dozens of kids when he joked in his carol service sermon that Santa and his reindeer would burn up doing 3,000 times the speed of sound as they delivered gifts to 91.8 million homes.
"I am mortified and appreciate that I have put some parents in a difficult position with a lot of explaining to do," Rayfield told Wednesday's Daily Telegraph. "I love Christmas."
Newspapers said many children at the school service at St Mary's Church in Maidenhead, Berkshire, were distraught when Rayfield pointed out that it was logically impossible for one man and his sleigh to deliver 378 million presents in just 31 hours.
"There were a lot of children there who still believe in Santa Claus, or did so until last night," Sue Smee, who attended the service with her five- and nine-year-old sons, told the Daily Mirror. "It has left us parents with a lot of explaining to do today," she added.
..............hee hee hee Sorry if I interrupted a serious discussion. I don't think science is the
way to ultimate truth but Bob doesn't want my beliefs on his boards so I won't elaborate :)
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