Latest reason: It lets us go to Mars!
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One word: Retrorockets. The gamble paid off, we are getting good at this. I guess we won't be dressing our rovers up like the grapes guy from the fruit of the loom commercials anymore.
ReplyDeleteDarth Rhology: The ability to land a probe on another planet is insignificant next to the power of Christ.
ReplyDeleteTommy - Obviously there were a lot of people praying for the mission to be a success, therefore it was only through the Power of Jebus that the landing succeeded.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason science is cool - the Wolverine Frog (X-Men model, of course): http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2008/05/wolverine_frogs_pop_retractable_claws_from_their_toes.php
Don't try to frighten us with your ecclesiastical ways, Lord Rhology. Your determined devotion to that bronze age religion has not helped you conjure up a decent rebuttal, or given you clairvoyance enough to admit when you're wrong.
ReplyDeleteAh yes. And what might we call those jerks? We might call them Ray Comfort.
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