Misconceptions @ MindSay 
There is a great misconception as to what science is or means and the term is glibly thrown around without ever really defining it. The problem is that all science is automatically equated with evolution and long ages, with the average person not realizing that there is a difference between the two and not having been taught what science can and cannot do.
There are two types of science. First there is “operational” science which is defined as facts or principles gained by systematic study of the physical or material world. Also called “empirical” science, it is our attempt to observe, understand, and explain events, processes, and properties that are repeatably observable. On the basis of such theories, predictions can be made concerning related natural phenomena or future natural events. Experiments can be devised and performed to test the theory which may show it to be either right or wrong. This is the property of falsifiability and is an important element of true scientific theory. Empirical science and its theories are restricted to attempts to explain the operation of the universe and of the living things it contains. This is the science that gave us computers, MRI’s and space travel.
Theories about “origins”, whether they be creation or evolution, are very different from empirical scientific theories. There were no human witnesses to the origin of the universe and living things, and these past events are unique in that they are unrepeatable, historical events which happened in the past. With this “historical” science no one has ever seen a fish evolve into an amphibian, the big bang take place or anything else that happened “way back when”. It is also impossible to go into the laboratory and test how an ape may have evolved into a man or other such ideas.
Both creationism and evolutionism are based on circumstantial evidence - they are attempts to explain events which have taken place in the past. Evolutionism is based on the idea of uniformitarianism, developed by Hutton & Lyell, which states that the “present is the key to the past”. In other words, the way processes are occurring today is the same way they were happening in the past. Because great time spans of millions of years are required for the events to take place, no test of the theories is possible. Evolutionism therefore is an unproven hypothesis about the past which depends on the interpretation of evidence in the present. Creationism is based on the Word of God, especially the creation account as given in the first 11 chapters of Genesis and is also an interpretation of evidence in the present.
Take fossils for example: A fossil is evidence in the present. It does not come with a date of origin stamped on it, therefore no one knows for sure when it was formed. All we do know about it is that once it was living and now it is dead. Period. An evolutionist will look at that fossil and say “look what formed gradually over a long period of time” while a creationist will look at the same fossil and say “look at what rapid burial and the right conditions formed very quickly.” The same reasoning goes for other features. An evolutionist will look at the Grand Canyon and state “look at what a little bit of water and a long period of time formed” while a creationist’s reasoning is “ look at what a lot of water and a little bit of time formed.” Same evidence, two different perspectives and therefore two different scenarios.
Evolutionism cannot be tested in a lab and in the same respect no one was there when God created the universe and everything that was in it, so creationism, also, cannot be tested.
Next: What to do with the evidence in the present
The meal was awesome. And I'm aware that food tastes better outside because I do a lot of camping in America, however this food was really great while simple: BBQ chicken, rice, and a mixture of cooked tomatoes and potatoes. I was disappointed that the guides only served us but would not eat with us. There was certainly a communication barrier, but there was also an artificial divide that I couldn't understand. Maybe because these men do this everyday and tourists are always coming and going out of their lives - why try to communicate with us in particular?
After the meal, the guides took us to one of the many campfires dotting the landscape. This camp was particularly lively with a drumming circle and the Bedouins singing loudly into the night. They urged us to dance and everyone refused but me. I never pass up a chance to dance and I also understand that there is an entertainment exchange in these situations. When I camped with Berbers in the Sahara Desert of Morocco it was similar: they drum and you dance for them. I danced and convinced some of the others to dance too. It was wonderful.
I was disturbed by one conversation exchange between two of the other Americans. They assumed the Bedouins were making fun of us in their singing. I was not only sad that their thoughts were consumed with such negativity, but I was also sad at their projecting a bitter attitude onto the guides that seemed very kind to me. I refrained from pointing out their illogical conclusions and instead stared at the stars.
I really wished that I knew the stars better. I could pick out the constellations Scorpio, the Little Dipper, Orion, and that's it! What makes my limited knowledge particularly depressing is that I took Astronomy in college and worked as a lab aide on the telescope excursions! But, I could explain to the group was a shooting star and a binary star were. We saw many shooting stars, satellites, and constellations real and imaginary. The moon did not rise on the eastern sky until early morning, so the stars were even brighter. I fell asleep in the silence of the night with the comfort of the universe and the sand underneath my body.
Why, just today, while doing my 15 mile bike ride, I got the metal blades in my arm-guards STUCK to my handlebars! A trivial problem, you might think, but dude, bicycles are NOT made for diamond tipped, 2000 lb. tension blades. As soon as I realize it's caught, I had approximately 4 seconds to get myself lose AND save my bike AND get out of the way of the drunk driver headed my way. It wasn't easy, and I had to ditch the bike, but understand, I made it out unscathed, and to the bitch in the red tacoma.... I'm watching you.
Keep in mind, I've had YEARS of training with and without this suit and the various improvements made throughout the years have made life alot easier, but WITHOUT my training, every witless sap who tried on one of these would be screwed.
For example: ever drop lose change on the floor? ever try to pick it up wearing a batsuit? a BIT awkward at the bank. And though it might be fine to attach a wallet to the utility belt and leave something else USEFULL at home, I don't know WHERE you ladies are going to stash your purse.
Another big problem: PARTIES. i went to a halloween party last october. Three guys were wearing my suit... well, they were wearing cheap knockoffs: I'd like to see them hang off of a 48 story building with those pieces of shit. But think about it. You go to a masquerade party, introduce yourself to that hot young thing in the catwoman suit (cuz damn them legs be fine) and two minutes later she's talking to ANOTHER batman because she couldn't find you in the sea of batmans.
Make life simple. Buy a pair of jeans, a pair of shorts, and a pair of slacks. And though you may think a utility belt would go GREAT with that new outfit, it's a heavy motherfucker.
I'm off.
peace