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Comment by Martin Pribble on November 23, 2009 at 12:39am

hey all I just joined this group, happy to be aboard!

Marty

Comment by Johnny on October 20, 2009 at 12:27am

Comment by Chuck G on October 12, 2009 at 8:29pm

One reason I recall, that the ancient Greeks and Romans accomplished great things in philosophy and math, but not much in science, is they disdained experimentation. They felt that one could "reason" out all questions, and experiments were vulgar or childish tinkering. This is great stuff for the Camp Quest kids.

Comment by Nelson on October 12, 2009 at 2:12pm

yep. when he said, "what do you think will happen," i said out loud, "they'll equalize."

and yes, common sense was the basis for geocentric models of the solar system, the idea that the earth is flat, and phlogiston theory.

Comment by Johnny on October 12, 2009 at 2:01pm

Yeah, I thought his explanation seemed weak too; nice link, much better explanation. And very counter-intuitive; by a quick assessment, I'd think they would equalize. Really showing how "Common Sense Is Worthless in Science."

:P

Comment by Nelson on October 12, 2009 at 1:51pm

that video of the two balloons is cool. very counter-intuitive. the explanation the guy gives at the end sucks though. here's a far better one.

Comment by Johnny on October 12, 2009 at 1:39pm

Comment by Joe on August 7, 2009 at 2:14pm

Check out God on the Brain documentary. Highlights advances made in brain science regarding temporal lobe epilepsy and the relation that condition has to religious and spiritual experiences. Also discusses Neurotheology which is awesome.

http://documentaryheaven.com/2009/07/god-on-the-brain/

Comment by GT on July 14, 2009 at 2:29am

True it does read a bit weird.
However, the story within the quotations is picked straight from the link given. And the present tense is used on other occassions within the story, perhaps it's a transcript from a live interview?? ..

Comment by Reggie on July 13, 2009 at 10:06pm

"We were surprised because it's so big," she says. "We were expecting something smaller."

Would a "that's what she said" remark be appropriate here? Well, she did say it!

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