RE: Survey of American Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of Science

From: Zero Powers (zero_powers@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jun 24 2000 - 17:03:38 MDT


>From: "altamira" <altamira@ecpi.com>

> > From: owner-extropians@extropy.com
>
> > Silly teacher, didnt even realize that the seasons are caused by
> > the leaves absorbing cold. {8^D spike
>
>What? I thought it was because the migration of the birds caused a big
>ozone hole to open up in the greenhouse effect and all the warm air
>escaped.

I'm surprised that a science-oriented group such as this would be taken in
by such fairy tales. *Everyone* knows that winter is caused by Persephone
going back to Hades every 6 months. Sheesh.

-Zero

"I like dreams of the future better than the history of the past"
--Thomas Jefferson

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