Loved it ***1/2
So, while I’ve done quite a bit of tinkering with the site, and paid for another six months of service, there has been little updating of the content. At least, in my not terribly humble opinion, the site looks good and check out the new Continue Reading bit:;-) So, while I’m sure I can find tons of stuff to write about (such as hookworms… I’ll get to that later) I let this languish in internet hell. Google has somehow spidered the site, though you’ll only find it by searching for fryingrhino… In the interests of actually updating with information, let me update my current school status: My Grades so far:
There was an outbreak of Spontaneous Evolution Debate on the train home yesterday. Godless Heathen Athiest in a shouting (literally) match with Righteous Man of God. While it appeared friendly enough it did get pretty heated with Mr. Athiest shouting things like "Seven Vertebrae! Seven! All mammals are related! We all have seven vertebrae in our necks, even giraffes! Grrrr!" to which Mr. Righteous would respond "...because that’s what GOD WANTS!"
My favorite argument?
It’s nice to hear that, every once in a while, reason overcomes insanity. In Dover, PA, rational people voted out of office EVERY SINGLE school board member who decided that Intelligent Design was biology. Hooray for the democratic process! In other good news, the school board members in Kansas who think they can pull off the same thing are up for re-election before their own regulations go into effect. With any luck, we will find that the people of Kansas are similarly reasonable. I’m still waiting for a similar measure to pass here in Utah.
I am a very strong supporter of stem cell research, in whatever form it takes, embryonic or adult cells. I do not believe there are any serious ethical issues involved in using these for research. My explanation of my position is a bit long so you can continue after the break.