The REAL reason for a science fair!! :(

[Darwin]

"I wonder what happens to Creationism when someone realizes that DARWIN WAS CHRISTIAN?"
I think one misconception is to refer to him as an atheist,which probably complements insane ideas about the "enemy of religion" or whatever horns they like(d) to paint over his head.
Was christian during his younger years,during the "voyage of the beagle" (1831-6) and was known to have quoted bible a time or two.
Later,he eventually became agnostic and most likely died as one (being a trained theologian)
Why that happened,one cannot say for sure but I´m suspecting (based on his own writings to a degree) it had to do with great personal hardship,lifework&questions that probably still continue to concern a lot of people.

 

[BillyTK]

[BCats like to stare at creatures as an example which a dog may see as a threat.[/B]

Cats like to stare because they know it freaks out humans and intimidates dogs. It's an evolutionary adaption in response to domestication

So anyway, we can tie up the "is there a God" question with Experiment #8: How much voltage or current can a human take before he is killed? by modifying the research question in reference to the Wednesday Addams after-life paradigm in the following manner:

"#8: How much voltage or current can a creationist take before he meets his maker?"

Of course, collecting the data is a bit of a bugger, but I'm willing to give it a go in the name of science...

 

[Robaato]

I was going to point out that this sounds a lot like a homeschooling science fair that happened every year at a mall I used to work at...until I clicked on the link and realized that this is the fair that happened at that mall.

I was wondering why that stupid "scale model of some part of the Ark" kept showing up every year (by now it would be at least 4 or 5 years since the first time I saw it). I just assumed that the kid who's dad had built it was having trouble progressing in school...

From the pictures, it looks like they've finally started moving the fair away from the B&N (where I worked) and towards the Northwestern Bookstore at the other end of the mall, which is a much more appropriate location for it...

 

[Ossai]

104.Why do cats hate dogs and dogs hate cats?

Interesting, and completely pointless, story about a non-close family and their pets.

The family had a full grown cat and the kids wanted a dog so the father bought a German Shepherd puppy. The cat had recently had kittens, given away, and adopted the puppy. (later fixed - they didn't think it was old enought to have kittens the first time)

Fast forward a couple of years. The adult German Shepherd still treated the cat as it's mother and would very fiercely protect the cat if someone were trying to bother it.
In other words the cat would walk around and decide who's lap it want to sit in. If someone else tried to pick it up the dog would step between the cat and the person and look menacing.
When walking outdoors with both animals, the dog would get in fights to protect the cat.

 

[shecky]

58. Why did God create the moon to control the tides?

So that's why we have a moon!?! Boy, those tides must have been a real handful before God made the moon to keep them under control.

There is no emoticon for how I feel!

 

[Nyarlathotep]

So that's why we have a moon!?! Boy, those tides must have been a real handful before God made the moon to keep them under control.

There is no emoticon for how I feel!

That one is a good example of what they try to pass of as science. Notice that it's not "What controls the tides?" or "What would the effects be of not having a moon?" or anything similar. It's "Why did God create the monn to control the tides?"

It starts from a conclusion (That God created the moon to control the tides) and looks for evidence to support it.

The fact that they can have a suggestion like that and still claim that their science fair is for the purpose of "showing that home schooled students excel at science" (or some such nonsense, I didn't go back to look at the exact wording) is ludicrous.

Feh! that's all I can say about the subject.

 

[c4ts]

So that's why we have a moon!?! Boy, those tides must have been a real handful before God made the moon to keep them under control.

There is no emoticon for how I feel!

ATOMS obey TLOP.
The MOON is made of ATOMS.
Therefore, YOU have no more free will than uh... heh heh, I won't be starting any of that.

 

[aerosolben]

The fact that they can have a suggestion like that and still claim that their science fair is for the purpose of "showing that home schooled students excel at science" (or some such nonsense, I didn't go back to look at the exact wording)

The exact wording is:

7. February 15 - 16, 2003: our science fair presentation at Har-Mar Mall in a public-secular setting for three reasons:

1) To promote home schools,
2) To show that Homeschool students can do good science.
3) To present our science fair project to non-Christian people. This should be a great Gospel outreach.

They is good at speling and grammer to.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

Either way I still find their claim laughable

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

I "found" this site on another forum and was going to post about it, thankfull (lesson 1) I did a search of this forum to see if it's already been discussed.

I also ran a reverse phone directory check (lesson 2) on the numbers listed and they check out. I further noticed that there are plenty of ad links to legitimate businesses and activities on this page (lesson 3) a clear indication that it's legit and not a hoax like another astoundingly similar web site.

Might this one be the inspiration for the Creation Science Fair parody? Sure has that appearance.

 

[Earthborn]

23. Why do we have an Adams apple?

What does this indicate to those of us who do not have an Adam's apple?

All of us have Adam's apples, but some of us have larger ones than others. The size correlates well with gender, but other body parts (I'm sure I don't have to mention them) correlate even stronger.

As for this question 104.Why do cats hate dogs and dogs hate cats?
My cat Ripley loves my dog Tasha!

Aha! You may have the answer to 53.

58. Why did God create the moon to control the tides?

Okay... God created the moon to control the tides so fishes living in the sea would be thrown on land once in a while, which is the reason why land animals started to appear: the fishes that were thrown on land, but were best able to crawl back to the sea were the ones that were more likely to survive and... Oh wait, that's not very creation scientific is it?

 

[Keneke]

99. Does a mare in foal become more ornery than one not?

Ah reckon some kids hanker fer knowing bout some animal husbandry.

 

[LawnOven]

Haha, this is, by far, my favorite one.

72. What is God made of?

he's made of...

LIES! LIES I TELL YOU!!!

 

[Yahweh]

Is this a parody, or should I be feeling angry?

 

[Swishy McJackass]

God has created two forms of energy:

...

2. Refined Energy. God gave the raw energy a positive and negative charge so that it could bind together into spinning rings of energy to form matter. This is called the Spinning Ring Model of the Atom.

Wha?

My materials are not available in any textbook...

Gee, I wonder why?

 

[espritch]

Is this a parody, or should I be feeling angry?

Well, I looked for links back to Landover Church but there did not appear to be any. So I guess this is really what it appears to be: fundamentalist nut jobs abusing children again.

 

[The Don]

17. Does geography affect health?
Well mountains give me vertigo

28. What makes an animal wild?
Putting them in a zoo makes them livid (thanks to Not the Nine o'Clock News)

33. Why is hair thicker on the head than the rest of the body?
My body is considerably thicker than any hair *I've* seen

54. Why do they live longer before the Flood?
Would this be an experiment in animal drowning ? Pass me the sack of puppies

78. What is rubber made out of?
Huh ?

81. Why are there joints and cracks in the earth's crust?
Does this mean that there's a spliff mine somewhere ?

110. Why does lead melt at a low temperature?
To prove it's a low temperature, try sticking your hand in the crucible

 

[homunculus]

"66. What color is our brain?"

This just confirms what I've suspected for a long time. The Creationists are actually sharing one brain.

Paul.

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

Is this a parody, or should I be feeling angry?

Sigh..

posted by me just a few messages above.

I also ran a reverse phone directory check (lesson 2) on the numbers listed and they check out. I further noticed that there are plenty of ad links to legitimate businesses and activities on this page (lesson 3) a clear indication that it's legit and not a hoax like another astoundingly similar web site.

 

[allanb]

Dinosaur news

Thanks to the Science Fair movement, we now know what happened to the Loch Ness monster; he's alive and well and living in Canada (and has changed his name to Manipogo).

I'm glad that's been cleared up.