Sword legion : My meaning is that creationism shouldn't be taught in public science classrooms because it is unscientific. Some theories require much more faith to jump the gap than others because there's no evidence that points towards them. They can't be definitively contradicted, but there's no solid evidence. Again, the scales.

One scientist wrote one book that I have never heard about,. That means that it couldn't provide any solid evidence to contradict the Big Bang. How much evidence does the atheist scientist provide for his theory? Just because he's an atheist and he wrote a book doesn't mean that he's automatically credible. He obviously wasn't noticed and his theory debunked. There are a lot of smart people and a lot of dumb people in all beliefs.

It's great that some people tried to make evolution fit into the bible. I commend them for that.

We know that someone built the dishwasher because we can trace it back to the manufacturer. We know that the water systems and screws and all that were man made because they're documented, and we can find conclusive proof. We can find proof that the dishwasher was made by something by way of certified documentation. We haven't found any proof that there was a creator of the universe. All of our observations in this point in time support the already established scientific theories. People can make any number of claims without proof.

So saying that you look at the universe and have a hunch that something created it is not evidence for that claim.

Nowhere in the constitution does it say that our rights were given to us by our creator.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
That would be favoring a monotheistic group of religions, as creator would be singular. Teaching that would suggest that the government favors monotheism.

And teaching a theory (one creator) that pertains to a small group of religions is excluding others. Buddhism, for example.

One piece of evidence does not form an argument. If you really want mounds of evidence, go ask an evolutionary scientist, and go to a natural history museum.

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EideticMemory : I just do my own thing. If I'm helping you, then cool.

Boxia :
Luckley-Oakfield School.
What does a fish dream about?

OracleofthePenguin : That's something that hasn't been figured out yet and has no relevance. The scientific theory of the big bang is simply that all the universe rapidly expanded into existence from an incredibly hot and dense state. That's it. The mechanics of it are under debate because we simply haven't figured it out yet. Not knowing why energy was formed is not a contradiction, it is something to find out. The basic Big Bang theory is consistent with everything we observe. You're saying that we don't know the exact mechanics of the theory, such as how all the energy came to be, therefore that makes it illogical. Then explain to me why the Big Bang theory is consistent with all of our observations of the universe. Also, in terms of the mechanics, as with other things we haven't figured out yet, I'm proud to stand tall and say "I don't know". But neither do you, and the top astrophysicists and mathematicians in the world are working to find the answers. And guess what? Some of the kids that are taught the theories that are consistent with every single one of our observations will go on into science careers, and they are the ones who will find more things out, make more observations, collect more data, and find out new things and make new theories. There are no measurements or experiments that disprove that the functions of the heart are or the reaction of oxygen and iron, while there are lots of measurements, observations, and experiments that do validate it. Same goes for evolution, the big bang theory, and every other scientifically accepted thing. Read over my scales analogy again, and hopefully you'll understand what I'm saying. And this all ties back to validate teaching kids science, and not creationism, in science class. We don't know what came before the big bang, or why the energy was created. But you know what? Years ago, people didn't know why they didn't float off the earth. People didn't know what the stars were. But you know what? Scientists figured it out. Scientists keep figuring things out, and the things we don't know will be figured out. You know how I know that? Because all the evidence points towards it, and none against.

Sword legion : Teaching evolution isn't about favoring a faith. It is about teaching our current scientific knowledge of the world around us so that kids learn about how things work and can contribute to furthering the technological capabilities and scientific achievements of the human race. Again, faith is different from science for the reason of evidence and the fact that when virtually proven science is applied, it is always consistent with the world around us.

OracleofthePenguin : Think of theories based on faith and scientific theories based on evidence as two different pairs of balanced scales.


With faith there is no evidence for or against, so the scales remain balanced. With scientific theories, all of the factual observations of the universe around us are consistent with these theories, so the scales are tipped with piles of evidence validating it on one side and no contradictory evidence on the other. Restating an example, the universe is expanding. We know this because the distance between galaxies and stars is becoming measurably larger. By making a mathematical model, we can trace the expansion back to a point we call the singularity. 

Anyways, my point is that science relies on evidence for validation. Scientific theories have an overwhelming amount of evidence to validate them, and none contradicting, and all our observations are consistent with them. They were formed from evidence. Therefore, they are more scientific than the theory of a creator, which is much more more speculative, but by no means is a wrong way of thinking. It just isn't a scientific way of thinking and shouldn't be taught as science. Again, social studies class is a more than appropriate time to learn about religions and their beliefs and cultures from an objective standpoint.

I've found a bug in the game. The TV in your room in Littleroot has an unsightly black square instead of the screen on it. I submitted a screenshot of it. Must be a graphical glitch. I just started the game, so I'll post more in this thread as I find more things.
EDIT: Is the random patch of grass in your room intentional?
EDIT2: There are some obnoxiously loud beeping sounds in some of the soundtracks likely due to increased volume in one channel. Petalburg Woods is one of them. I would recommend checking the entire soundtrack for glitches.
EDIT3: Spice up some movesets. For instance, Mankey only learns Normal and Fighting type moves through level up. I know there are tms, but they're one time use. I'd recommend a looking over of every Pokémon's moveset and editing it. I can help with suggestions for moves if need be.

You should definitely get 3d world. It's an amazing Mario game, and the best in years. It's level design is amazing, and every level is unique and awesome. It has the largest number of powerups in any mario game, and the four characters you can choose from change the game just enough to make each one feel fresh. It's the best platformer in years.

I have been lucky enough to not have broken a single bone in my life. 15 years without breaking a bone is quite fortunate.

Mew would be the first priority to keep alive, as it does contain the genetics of every Pokemon that ever existed, and therefore  the entire Pokemon population can be rebuilt from it eventually. However, for immediate survival, I would also keep alive:
Tropius - Food source
Blastiose - Water travel and water supply.
Charizard - Flight and fire starter. 
Machamp - Heavy work
Conkeldurr - Construction
Chansey - Eggs for nutrition and healing
Metagross - Computing and brute force
Golurk - Bodyguard
Ampharos - Light source
Bastiodon - Blast shield (you never know when it could be useful)

I am a firm believer that Pokemon Bank will be released at the same time as Half Life 3. Please understand.

OracleofthePenguin : By "they", what are you referring to from my previous post?

The Mario Kart series is one of the best racing games out there. With seven entries in this great series, almost everyone has played one. Therefore, almost everyone has a favorite Mario Kart game for various reasons. What's yours? The reason doesn't matter, just be sure to give it if you post! 

Mine is Mario Kart Wii. The two vehicle types, Kart and Bike, really added great variety to the series. The trick system was great, and it was always satisfying to pull them off. The new tracks in the game were also phenomenal, with notable examples being Maple Treeway, DK Summit, Coconut Mall, and this version's Rainbow Road.

I typed in my username and the first thing that came up was a page for the restaurant called The EPIC Roadhouse. Apparently it's a San Francisco restaurant with quite a view. 

I really despise English. All the creative thinking, essay writing, book analyses, and the general open - endedness of it all is really difficult in my eyes. It's like there's some trick to creative writing that I just don't get.

My favorite generation is always the newest generation. It's all the previous Pokemon and game mechanics, plus more! The story doesn't matter too much to me, only the core gameplay, and that improves with every generation.

OracleofthePenguin : My point still stands that a scientific theory has no visible contradictory evidence. If another piece of evidence comes along that contradicts it, it will raise doubts, will be tested, and another theory might be constructed. Scientific theories can be at any point disproven, but the current ones haven't yet. Any theory can be disproven at any time, but in science class, it is the job of the science teachers to teach the current theories of science. Maybe those kids will use evidence based reasoning in new, creative ways to further our understanding of the universe.
 
These scientific theories, when applied, have worked every time, so it is logical to teach them to kids. Again, nothing can be proven true, but some things have much more evidence behind them, and those theories are what should be taught in science. We have observed the universe expanding, and with complex mathematics and physics, we reversed the expansion back to one point in time, which is what we call the singularity, when the universe was incredibly hot and dense and all mathematical models and laws of our universe fall apart. The big bang is a great expansion that started the formation of our universe. The idea of specifically a higher being kickstarting the big bang shouldn't be taught in science, but it should be and always is mentioned that no one knows what happened before the big bang, and that people can only shoot wild guesses at that.

This is the most hilarious thing I have ever seen.

Terrina : Are we allowed to try and answer any questions we find interesting?

Angel_Raphael90 : We didn't come from the monkeys and apes of today. We share a common ancestor, which inhabited different places and evolved differently depending on the place. Different traits are required to survive in different environments. Humans are on a completely different branch than monkeys on the tree of evolution, but we both started from the same organism.

Here are my questions:

-Does Guile's theme truly go with everything? 
-How much wood can a woodchuck actually chuck?
-If there is way more than enough food to feed everyone on earth, then why do a billion people go hungry every day?

I'm listening to an amazing original composition by Youtube user lala19357. He makes awesome fan made Pokemon styled songs, and I'm listening to one of his best.

Sonic the Hedgehog is a great franchise with many great games. But, they are beaten quite fast. With Pokemon games, the amount of time you can invest and not get bored is phenomenal. Pokemon is just as good as Sonic, but it lasts much longer (gotta catch 'em all!), so I like Pokemon better.