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In The name of science…
Jul 27th
I’m all for old things and even keeping some items that have good historic value, but when I read about this in the paper, I am left to rethink my original thought.
When Galileo died, he wasn’t allowed to have a proper Church burial because he was labeled a heretic for his discovery and his belief. Years later, when the Catholic church realized their error, they allowed him to be free of his 200 year purgatory. However, before this, the Freemasons had taken care of this oversight and had exhumed his body and gave him a proper and dignified burial.
So, while the Masons had exhumed, they decided to take some souvenirs, for example; a few digits and some molars. They decided to not take his brain, but leave it where it was.
Anyway, these parts were then moved to different places, one being the Galileo Museum. However, in 1905, some parts were missing until just last October when someone said they had it in their private collection.
These Parts are not being placed in a museum for people to see.
So, what’s the big deal?
Um….fingers? Molars? I’m not sure if a finger from Galileo would be something I would want see. his original writings, drafts of his ideas, jots of his thoughts? Yes. old body parts? not so much. I can see studying his brain to see if there are any interesting developments or parts, as is the belief of many famous scientists and people. But a finger?
You can read the article here, which is a bit more eloquent than I can say.
It’s a great read, and not from the National Post.
But another aside, I’m going to see if I can say it first..
Up in Sudbury, well, see for yourself:
Eager to answer the question of what’s hiding out in the cold darkness of space, a team of U.S. physicists is eyeing a move to a subterranean warren of laboratories two kilometres down a mine shaft near Sudbury, Ont., that has quickly become a world destination for ‘‘dark matter’’ researchers.
The U.S.-based Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) team is seeking funding to expand its work and relocate the project from an underground laboratory in Minnesota to Sudbury’s SNOLAB, one of the researchers revealed at a physics conference in Paris over the weekend.
The Article is from the National Post, but again…Seriously? Sudbury is dark enough, now they have a team of scientists coming after Sudbury to see how dark and dreary it is…*
*To any Sudbury Folk: I’m just teasing. Sudbury is a wonderful and spectacular place to go. In Fact, The have Science North, which is much better than our measly Ontario Science Centre. Check it out!
Just a neat Quote…
Jul 26th
So, before I get to the quote, I’ll explain a bit of the background of this:
Often, I get into arguments or discussions with people about the homeopathic ideas and even what is good for you. Some people do believe that if a scientist or a laboratory has created something to be be better, it’s not really because it’s not ‘natural’. Even the word ‘Organic’ doesn’t seem to mean what it supposed to mean.
To me, ‘natural’ means that something has been created in Nature, not with any interference from humankind. This is from an Oxford Dictionary. I can agree that ‘Natural’ does mean unaltered by humans. Genetically Modified foods can be seen as ‘un-natural’ but still pretty good for us.
With ‘Organic‘, it is derived from living matter. I even can remember that an ‘organic’ substance has Carbon in it, but this may not necessarily be correct. Anyway, Organic means to be from living matter.
When I hear the word ‘Organic’ meat, I wonder what would constitute ‘inorganic meat’. Much to the chagrin of people, our Beloved mystery meat found in hot Dogs would be considered Organic.
I’ll keep going.
So, some people wish to reject some medicines or even substances that can help them, because they are not ‘natural’. Apparently only things that are natural are good. When we read the ingredients of a food item, often we cannot pronounce the ingredients. Yes, sometimes there are some nasty-sounding things in processed foods, but they are necessary for the creation of that food. Because of someone’s ignorance, it doesn’t mean it’s not bad for them.
But getting back to Natural, if it’s Natural, the belief is that it is good. Cyanide is natural, but it’s something I choose not to ingest.
so, the quote comes from an article about the ‘Pure Milk’ movement, and how many people argue that unpasteurized milk is good for you. here is the quote:
After a dairy in Washington state was linked to an E. coli outbreak last December, the farmer himself put it like this in an interview with the Seattle Times. Scientists were wrong to malign his milk because “everything God designed is good for you.”
It seems an odd conclusion to draw from an outbreak of Escherichia Coli O157: H7, an organism dangerous enough to kill people by causing complete renal failure. I wish someone would explain the logic that leads to the conclusion that this apparently divine infection is actually “good for you.”
I have to agree to this. If ‘natural’ things were so, why do we like the small pox vaccine? Why are we ok with the polio vaccine? Why do we wash our hands? Naturally, there was not ‘soap’ for us to use?
Just a thought.
For the article: Click Here for the Dairy Cult
Almost newsless…
Jul 23rd
So, I got up, had my coffee ready, and went out to get my daily fix of the National Post.
Crap. Not there.
At least it wasn’t the Toronto Sun…but I had nothing. I emailed the cirucluation desk to notify them that I didnt’ have a paper, so they took care of it. Stoopidly fast. I emailed like at 9:00, and by 10:00, I had a paper in my mailbox, along with a call.
Sweet!
Will I be a National Post Convert? Who knows? I’m kinda diggin’ it now…
Vive, Conrad Black!
Not a Funny Joke…
Jul 22nd
So, I woke up, ready to digest my daily news from the Journal of Conrad Black (the National Post), but what do I find on my doorstep?
The Toronto Sun.
What’s worse? There was 2 copies.