In Defense of Newtonian Dynamics (MOND)

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MOND, or Modified Newtonian Dynamics, is usually short-handed as an alternative theory to Dark Energy and Dark Matter (FLRW, or Concordance, Model).  While the latter is generally accepted as fact, and even taught in schools, few realize that there is absolutely no evidence that Dark Matter or Dark Energy exist!  The entire "proof" of those concepts lay in theoretical mathematical equations, and nowhere else.

The FLRW Model depends (more or less) on the argument that one cannot prove a negative -- that is, we cannot prove that Dark Energy and Dark Matter do not exist, so they could exist.  Accepting that much, if you then accept a lot of other supporting, yet also unproven, theories, the Concordance Model might be correct.

The primary motive behind this is to support the "Multiverse Theory," which is largely a hobbled-together hypothesis based on Schroedinger's Cat and Uncanny X-Men comics, stating (loosely) that there is an infinite number of universes in which all possibilities occur.  There are other reasons for the theories of Dark Energy and Matter, but the Multiverse Theory is what kicked it off and gave it traction.  Again, there is no way to disprove this, but there is absolutely no proof of it, either!

It's Faith-based Science on a universal scale.

We can see in large scale structures, such as forming galaxies and their collapse, the same patterns we see in cell formation, and the collapse and formation of cellular networks.  As numerous "spirituality"-based memes suggest, this is no coincidence -- and, in that at least (more usually, at most), they're correct.

The similarities do not end there; we have innumerable cases to which we can point in which small scale structures reflect large scale structures in both form and formation, and often degradation.  This appears to suggest that matter follows the same patterns during formation and dissolution, regardless of the structure's scale, and possibly regardless of atmospheric constraints -- such as a lack of oxygen, gravitational fields, et. al.

It is because of this, but not this alone, that I discount the FLRW Model in favor of MOND.

I am not suggesting that Dark Energy and Dark Matter conclusively do not exist, as a rule, nor even that a multiverse is impossible; I am saying their existence has yet to be proven, so we cannot take their existence on faith.  In fact, I willingly concede that "empty," or "Dark," space likely has some measurable weight, even if only at a sub-atomic level.  This makes perfect sense, as we also know factually that many particles are too small to be seen with the naked eye or even powerful devices, and these should then both occupy space and have measurable weight (if not mass) -- but the leap in logic from that concession to the Concordance Model is pure fantasy.

The processes we have observed appear to closely follow Newtonian Principles, with some forgiveness for atmospheric conditions, including the weight of "empty" space, so this is a more provable -- and more viable -- theory than the FLRW Model.  In fact, you have to accept a byzantine structure of auxiliary theories to even make the mathematical gymnastics of the FLRW Model work!

Until there is a functional way to literally prove the existence of Dark Energy and Dark Matter and/or the existence of a multiverse, it's detrimental to teach it to children, and it's astounding that it has found such wide acceptance in the scientific community -- especially in such a short time.

This is a case-in-point as to why so many question the "Religion of Science" -- and a damn good one, IMO!

As I favor the theory of Mu/Pangaea over the more accepted, but also thoroughly lacking, theories concerning disappearing isthmuses, I favor MOND over FLRW.  Just because you cannot prove a negative does not mean any fantastic theory need be entertained, especially at the scientific level.  And, since the Concordance Model fails to meet the Scientific Method, it should never have been accepted as anything more than the less preferred theory -- particularly when compared to Modified Newtonian Dynamics.

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State-Funded School to Use Nessie to Debunk Evolution

A Louisiana Christian Academy will begin teaching that dinosaurs still exist on earth and Nessie is proof of this. They will use this information to debunk the theory of evolution in an attempt to avoid "confusing" their students, according to the principal. According to sources, the schools will also use Christian-based math books. Louisiana is third from the last in science and math amongst all 50 states; only West Virginia and Mississippi fare worse.

Upsetting to some is the fact that the schools will receive government-sponsored vouchers to help students afford tuition at these schools.

© C Harris Lynn, 2012

Russian Historian Arrested for Grisly Display

Though the man has not been officially named at the time of this writing, a prominent Russian historian has been arrested by police for desecrating graves since 2010. Authorities say the 45-year-old man had dressed the remains of over 25 dead, young women in his apartment in some sort of bizarre display. He kept photographs of the women's nameplates and gravesites in order to better identify their remains and swathed them in clothes and cloth.

Those who knew him says he showed no outward signs of insanity, though he was "quirky." The historian had recently written and spoken about necrology, an interest in the dead, and said that his own interest was sparked at age 12 when a funereal procession forced him to kiss the forehead of a dead 11-year-old girl.

© C Harris Lynn, 2011

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Gwrych Castle to Become Psychic School?

Days after a picture he took which appears to show a ghostly figure in Gwrych Castle went international, Clitheroe-based Kevin Horkin announced plans to open a "psychic school" in the building. Horkin said the deal, if it goes through, would likely be connected to already announced plans by a different group to turn the castle into a luxury hotel. The hotel would have no psychic... connection to the school.

Many critics noted the supposed ghastly photograph, which The OddBlog covered earlier, could easily have been faked, but no professional authority has examined the photo as yet. The most replete argument suggested the image of the supposed phantom was simply the picture of a young woman reflected in glass, then superimposed over the image of Gwrych Castle.

The OddBlog always remains skeptical, but we are true believers, and feel the need to point-out that if some 15-year old on the Interwebz knows how to pull-off such an effect, then it is not exactly a "Hollywood Magic"-level hoax; it is logical to think someone would have debunked the photo before now. Of course, newspapers aren't going to run a hoax photo as a hoaxed photo; they would run the photo, then debunk it - two stories for the price of one!

Is Horkin's desire to open this psychic school based on some newfound belief in ESP and/or the paranormal, or was the photo a hoax to drum-up interest in his Gwrych Castle psychic school plans? Maybe time will tell, and The OddBlog will follow!

© C Harris Lynn, 2010

11-Year Old Arrested for Pencil Attack

Growing frustrated over his math work, an 11-year old New York boy got upset with a fellow student who was there to help him. When the student would not back-up, the 11-year old swung blindly, scratching the unrepentant, unrelenting nerd. The "serious" scratch was treated by the school nurse before the 11-year old attacker was suspended.

Then arrested for misdemeanor possession of a weapon - his... you know, pencil - and felony assault.

© C Harris Lynn, 2010

Bible to be Taught in Tennessee Schools

The Tennessee state Board of Education approved guidelines which allow for teachers to move forward with Bible classes, as allowed by a 2008 state law. The law allows "non-sectarian, non-religious academic study of the Bible," so long as literature from other religions are made available to students, too. Bible classes cannot be compulsory.

Even legal experts admit the new law is rather vague, but schools are not required to teach the Holy Bible and those which already proselytize do not have to change their courses unless they face a court challenge.

Hedy Weinberg, the head of Tennessee's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said the Constitutionality of the new classes depended completely on how they were taught and whom was doing the teaching: "The devil is in the details," she said.

© C Harris Lynn, 2010

TX Schools Required to Teach the Bible

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A controversial and confusing law passed in 2007 is being enacted in schools across the state of Texas this year: All public schools must teach some kind of information pertaining to the Holy Bible.

The law -- intentionally confusingly-worded (there's a Tower named for that) -- has been hotly-contested in some arenas, even by educators, but sources say they are not necessarily required to indoctrinate unwitting and impressionable minds into a religion which is increasingly centered around hatred, and is historically corrupt.  Apparently, the course(s) are to inform students of the Bible's impact on history and culture.

Then they're gonna rape them.  Praise G.O.D.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Cage Fights in Texas Highschool

While the principal of the highschool vehemently denies the charges, the superintendent says "some things... happened inside of a cage" and at least one student's mother says she was ignored when she tried to bring the cage fights to light several years ago, after her son came home with a swollen hand and told her students stood around the cage, cheering and clapping, while he and another student fought. The allegations of staged cage fights came to light as the school was being investigated over a grade-fixing scam.

According to some, fights took place inside a steel mesh equipment cage in the boys' locker room between 2003 and 2005, and the principal and other faculty members were aware of it. In fact, the principal is said to have told a staff member to put two students accused of fighting "in the cage and let 'em duke it out." The principal says "it never happened" and calls the whole thing "barbaric."

A 2008 report says the principal and other staff at South Oak Cliff High in Dallas were aware of the fights. It is unclear as to how many "cage fights" occurred, but is certain of at least two. The cage fights came to light when the school was being investigated over a grade-fixing scam, which cost South Oak Cliff High two basketball titles. The principal retired last year.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Arkansas Campus Shooting

Another campus shooting in Arkansas occurred overnight, though this one appears to be disconnected from the normal rash of American school shootings.

While reports are still coming in, it appears at least four men were involved in the shooting, which occurred on the University of Central Arkansas campus Sunday morning. Two people were killed and a third wounded, but no names have been released as police have yet to contact family members.

The shootings took place right outside a dormitory and all of the victims were men. It is believed the police have at least one person of interest in custody, though it has yet to be confirmed. Videotape is being scrutinized.

© C Harris Lynn, 2008

Biblical Aliens

I don't touch deeply on my own, personal religious beliefs very often here because they do not necessarily have a place in most of the discussions. Further, while I do have some deeply-held religious beliefs, when dealing in these areas, they are often used against you, so I find it best to largely leave my personal feelings on such matters aside.

Having said all of this, when I come across bizarrely ignorant articles (with which the Internet is so wonderfully rife), I feel a need to point them out for the nonsensical bunk they are. Such is the case with this article by "Babu Ranganathan" ¹ from The Conservative Voice.

I won't bother destroying each and every "point" Ba-Ba-booey here makes because anyone who can actually make it through more than a handful of paragraphs is doing better than I, but I do want to take aim at the author, itself:

This is a subversive work meant to "empower" zealous, Right-Wing "Christians" while simultaneously denigrating their beliefs. "Babu" translates best into "an Indian who writes English, often disparagingly" (see link for source). "Ranganathan" probably corresponds to the Indian scholar ² who developed Colon classification. 

More curiously, a Dr. Rama Ranganathan is a researcher of evolutionary theory... from Texas. Whether or not this is the same guy who wrote the article is unclear but, if it is, he should be deeply ashamed of himself! (For the record, I sincerely doubt the two have anything in common, except the name.)

This is a "hoax" article... or this guy had a seriously bad day and still has some real soul-searching to do to rectify his faith with his beliefs. And science, and the rest of the world, and...

How alien life fits into God's Plan and Creationism is a sticking point for many Christians -- and one I can appreciate -- though it need not be. After all, according to Judaeo-Christian Mythology, the Bible (and the supporting Canon) was written by men generally accepted to have been in the throes of Divine Inspiration, which others call the Holy Spirit, and Man is fallible (this, of course, being the very basis of the Christian faith and the entire point of the story of the Garden of Eden!); these men would be largely unconcerned with what we, today, call "alien life." In fact, had they witnessed such, they likely would have thought it/them to be angels, demons, or some other embodiment of the religious/mythological figures and personae in which they believed.

Men writing in Biblical Times would -- according to what we think we know today -- have had no more reason to include alien life forms in their religion, mythology, or various disciplines and bodies of knowledge than we have of including lifeforms, shapes, colors, dimensions, or anything else with which our own knowledge of science does not account for. In fact, while there is some evidence that certain cultures had access to aerial vehicles (notably balloons), popular theory holds that men of ancient times had no means of becoming productively airborne, so whatever would lead them to think of intelligent life up there? (Read on!)

Yet this all comes with a caveat:

According to many, the Bible does mention UFOs -- in many forms. The Book of Enoch, excised from the Bible for numerous reasons, is seen by some as evidence of an alien abduction. According to the excellent The Bible UFO Connection ³, there are at least 362 references to what can be construed as UFOs or aliens in the accepted version of the King James Bible. In fact, the most probable translation of the word, "Heaven" is sky -- that's why people point up when they refer to it!

Of course, most of this is conjecture -- yet not of the faith-based variety; what has been accepted as The Word of God came from many languages ⁴ and has been translated many times throughout the ages. In fact, therein lay the argument against the concept of Hell itself (as "sheol" can also be translated as "death" and the Bible makes it fairly clear that those who die without Salvation are doomed to forever be without God, not burning in lakes of fire nor anything so cinematically horrific). The corruption of the source material, through both translation across many languages as well as transcriber error (the handwritten documents were made by translators and scribes until the advent of the printing press, ca. the 15^th-Century), as well as many changes made by the Church, the Court, and countless other factions, means we will probably never know what "God's Word" -- that which was to be recorded and dispersed by the faithful of his flock -- ever was!

But, neither the existence of alien life nor cryptozoological finds preclude the Word of God, the Bible, nor Christianity. And unchecked zealotry of the weirdest kind, as exemplified in the aforementioned "article," should be dismissed out-of-hand for the Bible-beating nonsense it really is.

© C Harris Lynn, 2008

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¹ Site folded (go figure!).  Here are the original links: https://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/33469.html and https://www.theconservativevoice.com/profile/2651/Babu-Ranganathan.html.
² Link removed and I don't have the time to search for its equivalent or a cached source (2019): https://www.iskouk.org/kokonov2007.htm
³ I include the link here for posterity but advise against visiting the site, as it apparently has a fake certificate (signed by "postmaster @ example_.com!"): https://www.bibleufo.com/subjects.htm
⁴ Again with the bad certificate.  Included only because these warnings may be due to a DNS (or some other) issue on my end -- I would not visit this site due to potential security risks: https://www.ldolphin.org/babel.html

Ohio Teacher Dismissed for Branding Student

An Ohio board voted to dismiss a teacher for teaching Christian beliefs... and branding a cross into a student's arm.

Mt. Vernon Middle School teacher, John Freshwater, was accused of teaching Creationism, keeping multiple copies of The Holy Bible in his classroom, displaying the Ten Commandments in his classroom, and teaching fundaments of the religion. While Freshwater denies any wrongdoing, multiple complaints had been lodged against him and an independent investigation allegedly confirmed reports.

Of course, the big problem came when Freshwater "improperly use[d] an electrostatic device on the student" to brand the image of a cross into his forearm. While no criminal charges have been filed against Freshwater, the student and his family have filed a civil suit.

The district superintendent stated the investigation into Freshwater began following the "science experiment" (as the cross-branding is referred to by Freshwater and one of his co-workers, who was sued by the ACLU in 1999 for praying with the highschool football team he coached) and further incidents. He would not extrapolate on the matter, as there is a pending lawsuit.

Freshwater was dismissed, but appealed the decision and is awaiting an August hearing. Meanwhile, the small town of Mt. Vernon, OH has been deeply divided, with supporters calling for the school board's resignation.

Yet investigations show that Freshwater branded several children in his science class in December of 2007, calling the marks "X"s, not "crosses," that he refused - in writing - to remove Bibles from his classroom, denounced Evolution, and taught Creationism after explicitly being told not to. Perhaps most damning of all (no pun intended), it was discovered that one school official dealt with complaints about the teacher for 11 years!

No, no - most damning of all is that this moron branded kids with an electrostatic device! What in the hell kind of "experiment" was this and what was it supposed to show? Xs or "crosses," I really cannot imagine what branding another human being would scientifically exhibit, aside from the very obvious.

© C Harris Lynn, 2008

Child's Party Sparks Discrimination Suit

A child in Sweden handed-out birthday party invitations in his class, but neglected two of them. Now the boy and his party invitations are at the center of a discrimination battle which is making international headlines.

The 8-year old boy refused two of his classmates invites because one had not invited him to his birthday party previously, and he and the other child had had a falling-out. When the teacher noticed this, she confiscated all of the invitations. According to the school, if the invitations are passed-out on school property, discrimination is not allowed.

The boy's father has issued complaints to the school's ombudsman.

© C Harris Lynn, 2008

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