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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 79 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I had a teacher in 6th grade who told us that God placed the earth the perfect distance from the Sun; a few inches closer and we'd all burn, and a few inches further and we'd all freeze. I got detention for standing on top of my desk and asking why I wasn't on fire yet.

That kinda shattered my view of teachers being arbiters of knowledge.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

The problem isn't teachers, it's that religion is a severe mental illness.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Also, that’s a specious argument because if the Earth wasn’t in the Goldilocks zone it would be a dead planet and we wouldn’t have evolved on it over billions of years to make the observation that it is the right distance from the Sun to harbour life.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, “This is an interesting world I find myself in, an interesting hole I find myself in, fits me rather neatly, doesn’t it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!”

- Douglas Adams

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Was that Douglas Adams? I remember Richard Dawkins using that as an example. I always thought it was a really good analogy.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago

Yes, it was Douglas Adams, first published in The Salmon of Doubt.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago

"Oh no, not again"
- bowl of petunias

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

he's out of line but he's right

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

I wish teachers like that actually learned from these experiences