Cindy J and NFR - Yes, history shows how we humans will readily accept some science as gospel and some as quakery. I've thought that the ancient theory of a flat earth with a finite end where you would fall off the edge bears striking resemblance to today's scientific presumption that our universe is all there is out there. And a big black void is beyond that? Science, we should remember, is made up of a group of theories, any of which can be believed or disproven over time.
Time is beginning to show that Eastern medicine (including herbs, meditation, and accupuncture), once thought to be quakery is now being suggested by traditional M.D.'s.
Cindy bc, the Tesla tower, even though it didn't work, was certainly beautiful. Is it still standing? I wonder how he created the globe? Is that a predecessor to Bucky's domes?
BCL - I agree totally on the need to find alternative energy. If anyone's interested, the Tacoma Narrows underwater current hydro energy project is cited here (Tacoma is south of Seattle):
http://www.tacomapower.com/Tidal/default.htmLori, I thought your recommended website, "
http://www.globalwarmingisnotreal.com/whatyoucando.html," was going to argue that, well, global warming wasn't real. I was happy to see that it, instead, contained a list of suggestions that we can do on our own to ward off global warming (recycling, energy conservation). Regarding planting trees, I've sometimes wondered why cities, states and the national government don't get more involved with that. In Los Angeles, for example, there's a HUGE park in the hills called Griffith Park. While some areas have trees, much of it, aside from scrub brush, is just barren hillside (to my eyes). A large-scale tree planting program would add beauty, utility (the trees could help diminish some of L.A.'s smog). I guess the problem is two-fold: Prioritization of money and the fight with ecology fanatics that might ensue. Many LIKE the scrub brush the way is is because that's the way the land has always been. I do wonder if, with trees, the park would become a better habitat for animals (in the same way that coral in the ocean creates a home for fish).
Lisagurl, I like Frank Gehry's architecture (we have our own version of the Bilbao - the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles). Though incredible computer science is required to create specs for the curved steel that make up his larger buildings, I personally think of Gehry as more of an artist than a science or even architecture-oriented architect. I think I've read some things where he has admitted to having more interest in art -- not that there's anything wrong with that, lol.
There's an architect in the San Diego area that I feel is using science and technology more like Frank LLoyd Wright would have: Ken Kellogg. I truly believe that he's the greatest Organic Architect (the kind of architecture started by FLLW)practicing today. His website is below:
http://www.kendrickbangskellogg.comCindy bc, you and I were discussing visions... I just saw a show on Animal Planet called "Animal Miracles." It showed how a dog was able to sense when a senile adult was in danger and would alert others of this fact. Also, a recent story on CNN was about a cat in a rest home that could predict by its actions when a live-in patient was going to die. It would sit beside the patient to give them a sense of peace. Normally, the cat would not sit on their beds. It seems odd that a patient could derive peace, seeing this cat next to them, but patients apparently became very calm and mellow. If cat's have this talent of vision or sensing, there's no reason to believe that some humans also have capability of visions. I'm keeping an open mind on this.
THANKS to everone for the diverse topics. Interesting!
Teri Anne
