tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post4765521129399915463..comments2024-03-28T12:34:14.649-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: Large-earthers and small-earthersVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-35148018886400202512018-10-14T22:23:52.125-07:002018-10-14T22:23:52.125-07:00my article presets quite it of research, That rig...my article presets quite it of research, That right wing ploy about they keep saying that is just nonsense, who said what? turn on then light man.Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-2654230765838057892018-10-14T22:20:46.063-07:002018-10-14T22:20:46.063-07:00Joe Hinman said...
that auto correct makes me so a... Joe Hinman said...<br />that auto correct makes me so angry. This is a very important Clarice> Important essay!<br /><br />October 11, 2018 11:12 PM Delete<br />Blogger Legion of Logic said...<br />In 1989 we were told we only had ten years. In 2006 we were told we only had 10 years. In 2007 we were told we only had 8 years, or 4 years depending on who you listened to. In 2009 we were told we only had 4 years. <br /><br />These predictions have been remarkably consistent in being wrong. I wonder if I should treat this one differently?<br /><br /><b>people come on face book and say this all the time it is absolute drivel. No credible scientific study said that, this is a UN study.Since 1989 a lot of people have said a lot of things. That should not cancel out scientific studies when they are done,,</b>Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-41230319339372500222018-10-14T22:15:53.015-07:002018-10-14T22:15:53.015-07:00Politics is not an expression of the Gospel but th...<br />Politics is not an expression of the Gospel but the values of or politics should be taken the values that are derived from our theology, If not we are inconsistent with our beliefs, The Gospel mandates the value of social justice, The conservatives and right have taught Americans to dispirit the notion of social justice but it is at the heart of the Gospel,<br /><br /><a href="https://metacrock.blogspot.com/2018/10/summary-part-1-i.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Metacrock's blog: Gospel mandates Value Social Justice</b></a>Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-29457760799070641792018-10-12T13:58:19.892-07:002018-10-12T13:58:19.892-07:00Haha well okay.Haha well okay.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593005679430527458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-82071088028748125282018-10-12T13:49:08.888-07:002018-10-12T13:49:08.888-07:00For anyone interested in the topic; this ex scienc...For anyone interested in the topic; this ex science journalist has been making videos to make the content accessible to all for many years:<br />https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL82yk73N8eoX-Xobr_TfHsWPfAIyI7VAP<br />by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCljE1ODdSF7LS9xx9eWq0GQ" rel="nofollow">potholer54</a>World of Factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066732051794158264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-64952579607550859372018-10-12T13:43:25.229-07:002018-10-12T13:43:25.229-07:00Who said we had only 10 years and/or what did they...Who said we had only 10 years and/or what did they mean?<br /><br />Or I could repeat the same... predictions have been surprisingly accurate and models keep being refined.<br /><br />It's like the myth of "they used to predict an ice age!" when, in reality, scientists have been seeing warming trends, and giving warnings, for decades.World of Factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066732051794158264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-44026982889728753622018-10-12T07:07:55.408-07:002018-10-12T07:07:55.408-07:00I agree with One Brow. Contra what legion wrote, t...I agree with One Brow. <i>Contra</i> what legion wrote, the predictions of climatologists have so far been scarily accurate.Starhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350334327301656588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-63178682316164610272018-10-12T05:06:06.253-07:002018-10-12T05:06:06.253-07:00Legion of Logic said...
In 1989 we were told we on...Legion of Logic said...<br /><i>In 1989 we were told we only had ten years. In 2006 we were told we only had 10 years. In 2007 we were told we only had 8 years, or 4 years depending on who you listened to. In 2009 we were told we only had 4 years. <br /><br />These predictions have been remarkably consistent in being wrong. I wonder if I should treat this one differently?</i><br /><br />If you look at the actual predictions, and what they were trying to avoid, they've been remarkably accurate.One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-26200541716927657442018-10-12T01:19:23.480-07:002018-10-12T01:19:23.480-07:00In 1989 we were told we only had ten years. In 20...In 1989 we were told we only had ten years. In 2006 we were told we only had 10 years. In 2007 we were told we only had 8 years, or 4 years depending on who you listened to. In 2009 we were told we only had 4 years. <br /><br />These predictions have been remarkably consistent in being wrong. I wonder if I should treat this one differently?Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593005679430527458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-29485319068671197532018-10-11T23:12:58.641-07:002018-10-11T23:12:58.641-07:00that auto correct makes me so angry. This is a ve...that auto correct makes me so angry. This is a very important Clarice> Important essay!Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-31448686827058611092018-10-11T23:00:42.114-07:002018-10-11T23:00:42.114-07:00This is a very important Clarice abouit the new s...<br /><br />This is a very important Clarice abouit the new study on global warming by the UN,We have only 12 years to act and Trump will prevent us using that time effectively. This is of extreme importance, please copy and send this to all your friends use this research to make your own arguments own ,we must win the mid terns,<br /><br /><a href="https://metacrock.blogspot.com/2018/10/trump-ruins-our-last-chance.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Trump screws our last chance</b></a>Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-58355077436513880612018-10-09T22:57:47.798-07:002018-10-09T22:57:47.798-07:00On Metarock's blog doing a series on liberal t...<a href="http://metacrock.blogspot.com/2018/10/liberal-theology-part-2-albrecht-ritschl.html" rel="nofollow"><b>On Metarock's blog</b></a> doing a series on liberal theology and how to distinguish it from other kinds, Informative not arguig for either side.<br /><br /><br />Ritschl was in line with Schleiermacher's thinking, he believed religion was primarily a matter of revelation and personal experience. He worked agaisnt Hegel and his ilk in ridding theology of speculative metaphysics and philosophical frameworks. This puts him in line with Schleiermacher since Hegel hated Schleiermacher (the two had been class mates in college) and Schleiermacher's feeling of utter dependence worked directly against Hegel's notions of philosophical speculation. Ritschl sees theology as practical and not speculative. He grounds his inquiry in historical criticism and history, and in the revelation of God through Jesus Christ.<br /><br /><br /><br />part 1 was Monday was <a href="http://metacrock.blogspot.com/2018/10/liberal-theology-part-1-schleiermacher.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Schleiermacher</b></a>Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-82802458466327284882018-10-09T15:17:56.773-07:002018-10-09T15:17:56.773-07:00Since the journey by all accounts should have fail...Since the journey by all accounts should have failed, but didn't, it must have been Divine Providence.bmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855545675821692382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-60435401433747437472018-10-09T05:22:32.867-07:002018-10-09T05:22:32.867-07:00Blogger Starhopper said...
The diameter of the Ear...Blogger Starhopper said...<br /><i>The diameter of the Earth was actually determined with astonishing precision by the Greek mathematician Eratosthenes in 240 BC. He arranged for people to make precise measurements of the shadows of sticks of identical lengths at the same moment in time at varying latitudes (from northern Greece to southern Egypt). By calculating the difference in shadow length from one latitude to another, he was able to determine the curvature of the Earth, and thus its diameter.<br /><br />These experiments were well known in Columbus's time, so my only conclusion is that he willfully ignored them in order to gain support for his otherwise insane idea of sailing west to reach the Indies.</i><br /><br />There were other calculations made, contemporaneously and later, that produced numbers about 3/4 the estimate of Eratosthenes, but it is also true that Columbus seems to have distorted the numbers to make them even smaller.<br />One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-55509731489531945882018-10-09T04:50:59.160-07:002018-10-09T04:50:59.160-07:00By the way, I am in awe of the Greeks' ability...By the way, I am in awe of the Greeks' ability to have people thousands of miles apart conduct the exact same experiment at the exact same time - and all without any means of communication faster than a horse.<br /><br />Boggles the mind.Starhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350334327301656588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-70535651739843711572018-10-08T18:56:10.225-07:002018-10-08T18:56:10.225-07:00This sounds about right to me. Read the one with ...<a href="https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/4337/how-did-columbus-calculate-the-size-of-the-earth" rel="nofollow">This sounds about right to me.</a> Read the one with the green checkmark.<br /><br />As so often, when foolish decisions are made there are politics involved.bmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855545675821692382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-56519527511138191482018-10-08T17:36:06.445-07:002018-10-08T17:36:06.445-07:00The diameter of the Earth was actually determined ...The diameter of the Earth was actually determined with astonishing precision by the Greek mathematician Eratosthenes in 240 BC. He arranged for people to make precise measurements of the shadows of sticks of identical lengths at the same moment in time at varying latitudes (from northern Greece to southern Egypt). By calculating the difference in shadow length from one latitude to another, he was able to determine the curvature of the Earth, and thus its diameter.<br /><br />These experiments were well known in Columbus's time, so my only conclusion is that he willfully ignored them in order to gain support for his otherwise insane idea of sailing west to reach the Indies.<br /><br />By the way, replicating Eratosthenes' experiment is a popular international science activity of contemporary school children. Students from places as far apart as England and Ghana or Canada and Ecuador will measure the length of shadows at noon of the same day and from them find the size of the Earth.Starhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350334327301656588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-19463719627311031622018-10-08T17:05:53.255-07:002018-10-08T17:05:53.255-07:00Legion of Logic,
It's hard to measure curvatu...Legion of Logic,<br /><br />It's hard to measure curvature without a reliable way to measure large distances. For example, if I assume a sphere, and see the mast of a ship whose height from the ocean floor I know is 20', I get different curvatures if it disappears five miles from shore or 5.1 miles from shore, but I don't have a good way (at that time) to know which of them is correct.One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-62012749280093245202018-10-08T16:05:05.375-07:002018-10-08T16:05:05.375-07:00Not a subject I'm studied on, but couldn't...Not a subject I'm studied on, but couldn't the issue be resolved by using the curvature of the horizon to figure out the circumference? Or was that beyond their capabilities at the time?Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593005679430527458noreply@blogger.com