New research using fine iron meteorite fragments and volcanic ash to catalyze organic molecules:Synthesis of prebiotic organics from CO2 by catalysis with meteoritic and volcanic particlesScientists still working on how the universe works and disappointing creationists who depend on no more research being done so they can cling to their gods.
Tag: geology
What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary #2 – What road trip would you like to take.
January 2 – What road trip would you like to take?To bat country! Which is a reference to one of the most demented and hilarious books, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson. The movie with Johnny Depp wasn’t bad, but do … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Bloganuary #2 – What road trip would you like to take.
What the Boss Likes – Finger Lakes vacation, part 1 – geology, food and drink
We’ve not taken a vacation for a couple of years due to various circumstances. So this year, we decided to go somewhere relatively close to us here in central Pennsylvania but somewhere we’ve never been before. We chose the Finger Lakes region of New York state, a place full of wineries, restaurants and interesting geology. … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Finger Lakes vacation, part 1 – geology, food and drink
What the Boss Likes – volcanoes, videos and more
Why you don’t screw around on volcanoes:Crater collapse Crater floor dropping hundreds of feet. Scads of live web cams of the volcanoes in Hawaii courtesy of the USGS: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/cams/Odd and old videosWe like the moon – squeaky things singing badly and for some reason I find this very funny. Even spong monkeys know that the … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – volcanoes, videos and more
What the Boss Likes – a small hiatus and some cool things
Since I'm wrapping up my last two days of work at my current position, I'll be taking a little longer to answer replies. I should be back to normal (or a reasonable facsimile) shortly. A couple cool things. John Paulk, the posterboy for the lies about "ex-gay" therapy, has admitted that he's lied about being "ex-gay" … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – a small hiatus and some cool things
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 9, the second half of #19, limestone, coelacanths and circular reasoning
Part 2 of the entry for #19 We're at the penultimate post for addressing all of this nonsense! Next are mentions of limestones, living fossils and polystrate fossils. Oh and a quote from Dawkins, whom creationists are sure that all atheists worship. The quote is “"Creationists are fond of saying that there are very few fossils in … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 9, the second half of #19, limestone, coelacanths and circular reasoning
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 8 – #19 the first half, geology, misapprehensions about evolution, carbon dating and more quote-mining
We’re on the home stretch now, though the section numbered 19 is probably the longest one. It’s also probably the best for someone like me who wishes to show how creationists are just so silly. The pdf of the text of the last part (sections 19-23) of our TrueChristiantm’s post is here: truechristian post 19-23. … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 8 – #19 the first half, geology, misapprehensions about evolution, carbon dating and more quote-mining
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 7 – more geology and creationist “credentials”
If you’ve haven’t been reading along in the original post, you won’t know that the name of the book “_” is verbatim from his text of part 16. One would hope the poster would correct that but it is unintentionally funny and demonstrative on how much real evidence bible literalists and young earth creationists have. … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 7 – more geology and creationist “credentials”
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 6 – Geology and the burden of proof
In 14 (of the original post here), our Christian reveals that river floods aren’t worldwide. Great shock to all of you, I know. After finding this bit of the glaringly obvious, he then declares that while ancient people knew this kind of flood, they certainly wouldn’t mistake it for a global flood “even after the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Part 6 – Geology and the burden of proof
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The Illegible Post, Part 4 – On population bottlenecks and honesty
In this installment of “just how silly can this get”, we have our Christian making some claims about science in some detail and in general. “#11 This population bottleneck is a matter of genuine science and the excuse for it not being true is probably just as valid as any second rate blogger’s posts can … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The Illegible Post, Part 4 – On population bottlenecks and honesty
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