"Stuff is eaten by dogs, broken by family and friends, sanded down by the wind, frozen by the mountains, lost by the prairie, burnt off by the sun, washed away by the rain. So you are left with dogs, family, friends, sun, rain, wind, prairie and mountains. What more do you want?"
Federico Calboli
"Not that there's anything wrong with that... " (Hi Chas).
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"He described creationism, whose supporters want it taught in schools alongside evolution, as a "kind of paganism" because it harked back to the days of "nature gods" who were responsible for natural events."
Let me light some sage - I'll put this idea into the smoke and tell you what I decide. But, the tickle in my ear already says that the Pope's astronomer doesn't know that a "Pagan" is no doubt a better astronomer than he even dreams of being.
I love this guy. I love that he's an astronomer not an astrologer (if only he'd been around for Copernicus and Galileo!), and then I love the way he thinks, and then I love that the story is in the Scotsman.
2 comments:
"He described creationism, whose supporters want it taught in schools alongside evolution, as a "kind of paganism" because it harked back to the days of "nature gods" who were responsible for natural events."
Let me light some sage - I'll put this idea into the smoke and tell you what I decide. But, the tickle in my ear already says that the Pope's astronomer doesn't know that a "Pagan" is no doubt a better astronomer than he even dreams of being.
Hoosier Hound Mistress
I love this guy. I love that he's an astronomer not an astrologer (if only he'd been around for Copernicus and Galileo!), and then I love the way he thinks, and then I love that the story is in the Scotsman.
Prairie Mary
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