Big Bend National Park

Pictures from my vacation at Big Bend National Park are available at www.rayyeung.com/gallery2

games

Here's a link for those who need a break from work/school.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games.shtml

Science

Science : The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena.

The above is the definition of science from www.dictionary.com.

In my opinion, it's hard to justify teaching intelligent design/creationism as a science, but Kansas believes otherwise. This is one small leap for Kansas, one giant leap backwards for American education...

I feel that intelligent design is the exact opposite of science. The fundemental principle of intelligent design is that the universe is so complex that it must have been created by a higher power. There can be no legitimate science on an idea if the basis of the idea is that it is too complex for us to understand. One of the purposes of science is to study and learn from the world around you. As a species, we have learned so much from it and have improved our lives greatly through it. By teaching intelligent design/creationism, we are limiting the advancement of the science of life. Currently, evolution is our best explanation for the origins of life based on the evidence in hand. Even if evolution is incorrect, it doesn't mean we should stop teaching and stuyding it. In fact, we should study it more until we have conclusive evidence that it's either correct or incorrect. Many theories of the past have been incorrect, but by studying and learning, theories have been revised.

Back in the 1500s, Copernicus believed that the Sun was the center of the solar system and that the Earth revolved around it. His theory drew great criticism from everyone in that time period. Despite the fact that the church tried to suppress his theory, other studied it such as Galilieo. As a result, Galileo was able to prove that the Sun is the center of the solar system and that Earth revolves around it. If Copernicus's and Galileo's theories were successfully repressed, we would not have studied the heavens and the stars. Astonomy would be very different today...

I feel that the same thing is occuring today with evolution as with the study of astronomy in the 1500's. We must not let science be repressed or we may never discover the truth.

Flu shot

Just got my flu shot today. My employer paid for it and even made it very convenient to get the shot. The had a little area set up in the cafeteria to administer it. Since it didn't cost me anything and it was effort free, I figured I have nothing to lose. It probably makes financial sense for them to offer a $30 flu shot for free rather than have employees being ill and take a bunch of sick days. I would recommend everyone get a flu shot if they can.