This is an old one, yet, unfortunately, still valid.
As the debate over the teaching of evolution in public schools continues, a new controversy over the science curriculum arose Monday in this embattled Midwestern state. Scientists from the Evangelical Center For Faith-Based Reasoning are now asserting that the long-held “theory of gravity” is flawed, and they have responded to it with a new theory of Intelligent Falling.
“Things fall not because they are acted upon by some gravitational force, but because a higher intelligence, ‘God’ if you will, is pushing them down,” said Gabriel Burdett, who holds degrees in education, applied Scripture, and physics from Oral Roberts University.
Burdett added: “Gravity—which is taught to our children as a law—is founded on great gaps in understanding. The laws predict the mutual force between all bodies of mass, but they cannot explain that force. Isaac Newton himself said, ‘I suspect that my theories may all depend upon a force for which philosophers have searched all of nature in vain.’ Of course, he is alluding to a higher power.”
Founded in 1987, the ECFR is the world’s leading institution of evangelical physics, a branch of physics based on literal interpretation of the Bible.
According to the ECFR paper published simultaneously this week in the International Journal Of Science and the adolescent magazine God’s Word For Teens!, there are many phenomena that cannot be explained by secular gravity alone, including such mysteries as how angels fly, how Jesus ascended into Heaven, and how Satan fell when cast out of Paradise.
The fact that I am not atracted to self-righteous people is another proof that gravity as we know it doesn’t explain all the falling outs
By: sam on 30 January 2011
at 11:00 pm
Indeed, it is all a mystery.
By: DanutM on 30 January 2011
at 11:14 pm
Just wondering, is the Onion taking the mickey?
By: nelu on 31 January 2011
at 12:35 am
I don’t get this, Nelu. Could you be more explicit?
By: DanutM on 31 January 2011
at 3:33 pm
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at 9:48 am
the onion este un site de stiri false, prezentate ca fiind adevarate, care merg pe mult pe clisee. http://www.theonion.com/
cand am citit titlul am crezut si eu ca e crosetata de ei, si ca e o gluma. buna.
nu imi e foarte sigur ce sa cred. ma doare mintea…
By: alaxandra on 31 January 2011
at 4:32 pm
am facut click si pe link, si am vazut ca stirea chiar E de pe theonion.com.
chiar parea scrisa de ei. acum rad singura de neatentia mea. gluma ramana f f buna.
By: alaxandra on 31 January 2011
at 4:36 pm
O pusesem la categoria Umor.
By: DanutM on 31 January 2011
at 7:11 pm
Se non è vero è ben trovato!
By: adrian on 1 February 2011
at 9:06 am
By: DanutM on 1 February 2011
at 10:29 am
In other words ‘making fun of’ – not necessary true, but ‘face misto’! It circulated a few years ago, if I remember well. Even mr Dwakins mentioned it.
By: nelu on 1 February 2011
at 4:18 pm
Now I give Radhasoami Faith view of Creation Theory. In Sar Bachan (Poetry) composed by His Holiness Soamiji Maharaj the August Founder of Radhasoami Faith the details of creation and dissolution has been described very scientifically. It is written in this Holy Book: Only He Himself (Supreme Father)and none else was there. There issued forth a great current of spirituality, love and grace (In scientific terminology we may call this current as gravitational wave). This is called His Mauj (Divine Ordainment). This was the first manifestation of Supreme Being. This Divine Ordainment brought into being three regions, viz., Agam, Alakh, and Satnam of eternal bliss. Then a current emerged with a powerful sound. (first big bang) It brought forth the creation of seven Surats or currents of various shades and colours (in scientific terminology we may call it electromagnetic waves). Here the true Jaman or coagulant was given (in scientific terminology this coagulant may be called as weak nuclear force and strong nuclear force). Surats, among themselves, brought the creation into being.
These currents descended down further and brought the whole universe/multi verse into being i.e. black holes, galaxies etc. were born.
By: Anirudh Kumar Satsangi on 10 February 2011
at 4:51 pm
My friend,
This is almost impossible to understand. Could you get some help with your English?
By: DanutM on 10 February 2011
at 5:53 pm
It’s Genesis, Baba Gurinder Singh style, an Indian sect’s teacher.
Googled up “Radhasoami ” and found it
The end is still nigh
By: sam on 10 February 2011
at 10:46 pm