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Brainteaserfan

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  1. Biology is the scientific study of life, right? Knowing where life came from is only a small part of that. If for an analogy we replace life with cars, we could learn all about cars, their parts, how they work, etc, without ever knowing how they are manufactured. Ok, I'll see if I can get anyone from my online classes (in different parts of the country) to chime in and see whether my situation is different from most.
  2. My point was that if I'm not socializing or in a class, I'm either studying, eating, sleeping, or on here (which I could make an arguement for being extra writing). There is no more time for augmenting socialization. I still don't understand why it matters whether one small part of one subject is different from what is widely accepted. It seems almost irrelevant to pros and cons of homeschooling, does it not?
  3. I have some black homeschooled friends. Is creationism really that big an issue for why people homeschool??? I can't imagine anyone homeschooling for that reason.
  4. I acknowlege that it could be interpreted that way, but I don't get the sense that that is what the Bible meant, because ultimately we would be coming from a far different species.
  5. Firstly, several have mentioned concerns about socialization. I can't speak for all parts of the world, and I am sure that some homeschoolers are undersocialized, but I find that to be no problem for most homeschoolers. Near DC, there are thousands of homeschoolers that are involved in activities and coops with each other. I'm a homeschooled 9th grader, and I think that I am relatively typical (in terms of socialization) of most of my homeschool friends. On Monday I am part of a homeschool science team; there are about 20 kids. Tuesday I have a wind ensemble and jazz band; about 25 kids. Wednesday; orchestra with around 40 kids in it. Thursday, I have a biology class with around 20 children. Thursday afternoon I have a golf lesson with around 20, and Thurs night, bible study; only a few kids, but 15? adults. Friday is PE coop, and there are around 30 there. Sometime Fri evening we go play chess at a local chess club, although recently, that has gotten rarer. Saturday I have a science class in the morning with around 80 kids. Sunday is church, and usually we go to someone else's house afterwards. (note, I didn't include my spanish lesson taught by my grandmother, trumpet lesson, or other activities where I don't see many people.) Is that undersocialized?? Public schoolers seem to often be uncomfortable with someone a few years older or younger then themselves; homeschoolers are usually fine with any age. When I first did activities with other public schoolers, I was surprised to find they always ask your grade first. As to specialization; my dad does computers and finance, and my mom is a former music teacher. But with homeschooling, we form classes and each parent teaches their specialty. I want to note that in "elementary school," my mom helped me a lot, but now it is pretty much only on my trumpet. I take a few online classes, do some on my own, and have some physical classes. Someone said in this thread something about it being cheaper than public school?? Actually, usually a parent stays home, in which case the cost is the lost salary. I know several who have gone to public school for a semester (no doubt, not all schools are equal) and said that it was a enormous waste of time as compared to homeschooling. Lastly I want to state that my test scores are not lacking, in fact last year on a standardized test I had 99th percentile. (haven't gotten this years)
  6. I think most would concur that some small level of evolution has occurred. From my reasoning, God created animals with an ability to adapt slightly to their surroundings. I suppose you will have to define "extremist." I believe that God created me -- I certainly don't think we evolved from chimps.
  7. mooey said it nicely, but to state it in simpler terms: A living organism must be able to SENSE changes in its enviroment AND respond to those changes. Our cells still are reproducing.
  8. Ok, I'm speaking generally now, and not about my own beliefs. You said you don't get what the debate is. Since christians (again, generally speaking) believe God created every terrestrial animal, and every water animal, and told them to "bring forth after their own kind," then that seems to defy evolution, where animals would not be "bringing forth after their own kind." Does that help? PS- I don't believe that I am better because of my belief in Creationism. If I did not hold a Christian viewpoint, I am pretty sure that I would accept evolution (meaning that we all came from a common ancestor and the rest-- I do believe that some small level of evolving has occurred over time)
  9. It doesn't require energy. Edit: that's wrong, it requires potential energy I guess. No energy on the part of the cell.
  10. Haikus are simpler Lim'ricks are quite difficult So we write haikus
  11. Ok, now I'm wondering how this forum got started. I imagined someone started the website, and convinced a few people to come as mods. Now I find out most of the staff only know each other virtually. btw, the layout seems to be similar to other forums. Is there a template that the site came from?
  12. Do the mods all know each other in real life? Just the admin? You should have an "about SFN" page with all the reasons y'all created it. ?????
  13. Are you trying to get banned? I can tell you that several of the last ones needed it. Stick around awhile without getting banned, and see if you still think that way of the mods. Most of the time they make good calls. Edit: did you notice that this thread is falsifying your post?
  14. Bad design of the AirPlay device?
  15. I'll use it as "I like your posts a lot" from now on.
  16. Umm, S-F-N Rule 1-C Has been violated, see? By no less than a mod I do not applaud Generalized attacks on me ---------- Phi thinks humans are equal to chimps I seem to catch a glimpse Of monkeys engaging in science?? Evidence falls in defiance! Of such an idea of wimps #Are these actually limericks?
  17. I still don't get it.... according to your argument, it is old, so it isn't news, so why would a science blog write about it? My point is if people don't get bored reading old news on blogs, why do they get tired of it on news websites?
  18. I think what the OP meant by "what is a friend" was, when is it thought that you should add someone as a friend? After discussing many threads with them, finding them nice, and "friending" them? Do you do it as a compliment when you think their posts are well said? Do you do it only when you actually know them in real life? Or when you have spent time "chatting" online with them?
  19. Sometimes it is nice to have ideas to discuss with your doc, and getting your problem written out can help too.
  20. I have a set of speakers plugged into an apple AirPlay unit. When the AirPlay device boots up and successfully connects to the network (when the light turns green) there is a "pop" or a noise like your ears popping. Is there a reason for this, or is it a sound effect maybe that apple designed the AirPlay device to produce when it was ready for use?
  21. Why do your (and my) science blogs continue then?
  22. Drudge does carry some level of science and technology news too. When it first happened, it was posted.
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