[SAS] Re: Interesting documentary
- From: Nicholas Wiseman <njtwiseman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:37:34 -0800
You make interesting points, but as I said before, I'm not going to fill up
everyone's inbox who isn't interested in this discussion. I don't want to
reply to your no-reply email without knowing if it is your real email haha.
-Nick
P.S. I'm still not convinced I don't want to see it =)
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Paul <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have to disagree with Mr. Wiseman on whether "The Principle" is
> controversial or not. It isn't controversial at all. You don't get to
> claim something is controversial just because a bunch of folks with no
> understanding of basic science insist something is wrong.
>
> This movie is on par with "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." Is there
> controversy among astronomers regarding heliocentrism? No. The
> heliocentric model is far less controversial than the acceptance among
> climate scientists that increasing carbon dioxide is primarily responsible
> for global warming (97%).
>
> Galileo Galilei laid this matter to rest with his publication of "Dialogue
> Concerning the Two Chief World Systems," (which I can loan to anyone who
> would like to read it--English version--not the original Italian) 382 years
> ago. To promote geocentrism over heliocentrism is to rescind Newton's
> theory of gravity, which has served us all so well these past three hundred
> years.
>
>
> Here is a Scientific American article on "the Axis of Evil" mentioned in
> the YouTube video (radio program) to which Alan linked. I find no evidence
> this axis is aligned towards our local group, much less us--if it were we
> would have a lot more trouble seeing it just as we have trouble discerning
> the shape of the Milky Way because we are in it. I confess I could not sit
> through the entire program. Maybe he wasn't actually defending
> geocentrism, and maybe there was some better point further along--strong
> anthropic principle, anyone?
>
> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/universal-alignment/
>
> I really liked the Slate take on this "controversy" written by the "bad
> astronomy" guy Phil Plait.
>
>
> http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/04/08/the_principle_a_documentary_about_geocentrism.html
>
> In other news we'll all be floating (again) come January 4th, the "zero
> gravity" day (due to the alignment of Jupiter and the all-powerful Pluto).
>
> http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/12/24/zero_g_day_nope.html
>
>
>
>
> Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo
>
>
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> On Sun, 12/28/14, Nicholas Wiseman <njtwiseman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Subject: [SAS] Interesting documentary
> To: sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 3:16 PM
>
> So a new cosmology
> documentary "The Principle" that's played in
> one theater in Chicago already has a smallish following here
> in Spokane/Post Falls. I know of a number of people who
> are trying to bring it to AMC in Spokane on the 23rd of
> January (First potential showing). Further details to
> follow if anyone shows interest. http://www.theprinciplemovie.com/
> It is very controversial and I, personally, am
> very interested in seeing it myself. I was wondering if
> anyone would like to "claim" a ticket.
> They're about $10 (give or take a bit) if enough
> tickets are sold. Otherwise, no money will change
> hands.
> I thought I'd let the list know to see if
> anyone else would be interested. The theater needs to see
> that 500 tickets have been sold in order for the movie to
> air. I think close to 400 have been accounted
> for.
> The only thing I'm getting out of this is the
> ability to see the movie, I'm not trying to sell
> anything for personal gain, it's entirely non-profit and
> for the love of the science behind what we do as amateurs.
>
> I'd also not like to get in a huge debate on
> the list about the content, if you want to talk about it I
> think we should keep them, should they follow, on a personal
> e-mail basis, I don't think that would be proper to talk
> about controversial science on a stargazing
> list.
> So let me know if your interested or want more
> information. Again, I'd only like to see it and we
> need more tickets sold to be able to. Check it out, let me
> know, Also I hope I'm not overstepping the list here,
> if I am I'll be more than happy to not talk about it
> again
> -Thanks!Nick W.
>
>
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