Tomorrow at KU: “Mass Extinctions - Good or Bad?”

[mckitterick]

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Astrobiophysics Seminar at KU tomorrow: “Mass Extinctions - Good or Bad? Dealing with Potentially Hazardous Objects” Presented by Steve Hawley, KU Physics (former astronaut!) Thursday, February 25, 2:30PM, room 1089 Melott Hall

Looks interesting!

Best,
Chris

Comments

[frugurl27.livejournal.com]

Why is it at 2:30?! Blast!

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

If you're on the mass extinction list, it's bad.

BTW, creationist friend recently asked me to show him the *proof* that there had ever been a large-scale asteroid impact. I pointed out to him that he looks at the proof of a large impact on an almost daily basis... any day he looks a map of NA. "Where?" he said. "What crater?"
Me: (head/desk)

[drpaisley.livejournal.com]

I think killing all Catholics would be a bit extreme. I'd also start with the evangelicals, just on principle.

Wait, what?

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

D'oh!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Gah!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I do believe you were responding to the voices in your head ;-)

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Yes. He said that his taking on faith that the world was 5,000 years old, because the Bible said so, and it was full of "proof." He was a bit nonplussed when I pointed out it is actually the year 5770, if you want to play that game. He wanted to know where my "proof" was.

Oddly, one of the reasons he's a friend is that unlike many of his ilk, he *will* let people with opposing viewpoints talk. Maybe I'll take this month's Smithsonian in to show him -- it has an article about my (religious!) aunt's favorite exhibit, "The Origins of Man."

[(Anonymous)]

Do you know how long it is supposed to last, because I have class at 4, but would love to go!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who told me - when I mentioned digging for fossils one weekend - that fossils are not evidence of ancient life; rather, they are bone-shaped rocks placed in the earth by the Devil to trick us into doubting God's word.

Gah.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

They usually run one hour, so no problem!

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

That's... special...

It amazes me that people can so deny the evidence of their own senses.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Your senses are the Devil's playthings, you know, to trick you into thinking the physical existence is more important than the spiritual....