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Some random thoughts led to this...
Apr. 14th, 2018 02:50 pmFirst thought (a quote whose origin I don't recall)
"You are entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts."
This lead to some interesting ideas for questions in a science class (high school or junior high)
1. scientists performed an extensive series of experiments that confirmed [something "everybody knows"]. Was this a good use of resources? Why or why not?
2. Scientists performed an extensive series of experiment whose results contradict [widely held belief]. Should they have released the results? Should they have bowed to public opinion?
3. it is a fact that "The Bible says creation took six days." . True or False.
4. it is a fact that "Creation took six days". True or false.
(add various questions that deal with correlation not equaling casaution)
(add various questions about the difference between what an experiment measured and what those measurements "mean")
This would definitely put the cat in among the canaries. Especially if you threw in fact/not fact questions about what various "holy books" say and whether what they say is a fact.
"You are entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts."
This lead to some interesting ideas for questions in a science class (high school or junior high)
1. scientists performed an extensive series of experiments that confirmed [something "everybody knows"]. Was this a good use of resources? Why or why not?
2. Scientists performed an extensive series of experiment whose results contradict [widely held belief]. Should they have released the results? Should they have bowed to public opinion?
3. it is a fact that "The Bible says creation took six days." . True or False.
4. it is a fact that "Creation took six days". True or false.
(add various questions that deal with correlation not equaling casaution)
(add various questions about the difference between what an experiment measured and what those measurements "mean")
This would definitely put the cat in among the canaries. Especially if you threw in fact/not fact questions about what various "holy books" say and whether what they say is a fact.
