Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: March 29, 2024, 1:40 am

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
My daughter wants to know....
#11
RE: My daughter wants to know....
Did you hear that LFC? What you are/will be experiencing will not be an explosion. Repeat, not an explosion!
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
Reply
#12
RE: My daughter wants to know....
(January 18, 2017 at 6:32 pm)Nymphadora Wrote: So the kiddo has a question and has been quite argumentative with me about it. Actually, she has several questions.

1. If god doesn't exist, where did life come from? Her answer is evolution isn't the answer because we had to come from somewhere.

She says logic and reason doesn't make sense. The big bang doesn't make sense and can't explain it because an explosion can't create things when explosions destroy things. That can't explain why there's life.


Her words. Have at it because I tried to tell her that you don't just throw in the excuse that "god did it", when there's no definitive answer to these things.
Maybe it would be a good idea to illustrate the history of the universe using a 24 hour clock:-
Quote:Cosmos: Carl Sagan’s Cosmic Calendar
(Video): http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/50093849556
Quote: The History of the Universe in 24 Hours Part 1 of 3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMcgS1kYG4I

You could do the same for the history of the planet:-

Quote:https://flowingdata.com/2012/10/09/histo...our-clock/
[Image: Time_Clock.gif?fit=620%2C587&ssl=1]

or . . .

Quote:Smith Journal: The History (and Future) of the Universe in One Infographic

http://www.smithjournal.com.au/blogs/sci...e-universe
_______________________________

Wikipedia: Cosmic Calendar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Calendar
_______________________________

UVic: The Cosmic Timeline

http://visav.phys.uvic.ca/~babul/AstroCo...-slide.htm
Quote:Here's a work activity for students grade 6-12
Download: Cosmic Calendar . . . https://astrosociety.org/edu/astro/act2/...lendar.pdf

A few comments:-
The Big Bang was a sarcastic name given to it by Fred Hoyle. It is not considered to be an explosion, but as a rapid expansion. Nevertheless, it was almighty powerful. On the other hand, as it wasn't an explosion, it was not destructive, but creative.

Life began very late in the history of the universe. The huge forces of the Big Bang were long past.

Looking at the history of the universe, and when life began, it is paradoxical in a way, that life began only a short time ago on a 24-hour clock, but in terms of actual years, it was still a darned long time ago, ie. evolution has had enough time to produce what we see as life now.

The origin of life is different to the evolution of life. Certain scientists are fervently studying this conundrum, (the origin of life). It might make an interesting exercise for a 14 year, old to do some Google research and find out who is doing it, and what is being learned.
There are no atheists in terrorist training camps.



Reply
#13
RE: My daughter wants to know....
I'd personally look at this optimistically.  Not that she's being influenced by creationism and becoming religious.  I think it's fairly impressive she's even questioning things like this.  Don't 14 year olds usually just focus on sex, reality tv, drugs and whatever else.


Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.

Impersonation is treason.





Reply
#14
RE: My daughter wants to know....
That's the trouble with the world.  Optimists.
Reply
#15
RE: My daughter wants to know....
I would seriously have issues if she was focusing on sex at her age. I think I'm going to have to start searching chastity belts on AP.
And she's a distinguished honor roll student. She thinks drugs are nasty, along with cigarettes and alcohol.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand. 
(November 14, 2018 at 8:57 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Have a good day at work.  If we ever meet in a professional setting, let me answer your question now.  Yes, I DO want fries with that.
Reply
#16
RE: My daughter wants to know....
you recall how frequently here when I post an unfamiliar word, and immediately there is a post from someone else to NOT google it ?

Well, here's another one:

infibulation
 The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it. 




Reply
#17
RE: My daughter wants to know....
I am NOT googling that.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand. 
(November 14, 2018 at 8:57 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Have a good day at work.  If we ever meet in a professional setting, let me answer your question now.  Yes, I DO want fries with that.
Reply
#18
RE: My daughter wants to know....
Your "god of the gaps" answer is a good response to start with.

I would also tell her - as I also tell my 10 year old daughter - to never stop asking questions. There's nothing wrong with asking questions, it's when you think you have all the answers that you're in trouble.
.
Reply
#19
RE: My daughter wants to know....
Quote:She thinks drugs are nasty, along with cigarettes and alcohol.

You sure she hasn't fallen in with mormons?  Those fuckers are pretty bad, too.
Reply
#20
RE: My daughter wants to know....
(January 18, 2017 at 9:33 pm)Nymphadora Wrote: I am NOT googling that.

ROFLOL
 The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it. 




Reply



Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Trump wants to nuke hurricanes! zebo-the-fat 57 6383 September 12, 2019 at 4:05 pm
Last Post: EgoDeath
  NASA Wants to Give Our Moon a Moon thesummerqueen 14 6456 January 4, 2013 at 1:07 am
Last Post: popeyespappy



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)