tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post1556704132471482404..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Fear of cherriesdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-81279185982420000762014-06-25T13:54:52.599-04:002014-06-25T13:54:52.599-04:00Dear Susan,
Some days I'm hard pressed to tel...Dear Susan,<br /><br />Some days I'm hard pressed to tell the difference between pure science and pure religion. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts. =)<br /><br /><br />Dear John,<br /><br />I got to meet this Micah character and his parents! Imagine that, we're made of dust. =)<br />doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-11878477244103109832014-06-18T00:31:57.217-04:002014-06-18T00:31:57.217-04:00I think I've shared this story before, but you...I think I've shared this story before, but your post reminded me of this:<br /><br />I went with Micah's class on a field trip to a nearby farm. Micah grabbed a carrot out of the ground, spit on the dirt and rubbed it clean with his shirt. Given the fact that they didn't use pesticides, I didn't say anything. <br /><br />Later, when they were picking their produce, I watched kids who were horrified about eating this food. "It came from the ground. It was dirty. Even if you wash it, it came from the ground." <br /><br />We've lost something .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-69418333770296124342014-06-15T23:39:15.035-04:002014-06-15T23:39:15.035-04:00People look for meaning/purpose, a way to make sen...People look for meaning/purpose, a way to make sense out of a world that is difficult to grasp, that is full of both beauty and pain that can overwhelm.<br /><br />I find my meaning in learning how the world works. (I guess you'd call that science.)<br /><br />It doesn't matter if you're devout, atheist, agnostic, practicing, what holy book you read or don't or what part of the world you were born in...<br /><i>With every breath out, we return what we take</i> is truth. And it's beautiful.Susan Eckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159073219086902316noreply@blogger.com