My friend Tina is a teacher in Austin. She asked her sixth grade students to send me questions they had about astronomy, and I answer them on camera. There were so many I had to split this into *5* parts! This is Part 1, and these are the questions they asked me: 1) Why are you called the Bad Astronomer? 2) Have you ever been to space? 3) Do you think aliens are real? 4) If you were as scientist, what would you do? 5) Is there life on other planets? 6) Will humans ever live on the Moon or Mars? 7) What’s your favorite planet? Pluto: planet or not?
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In this video, we look at some outright lies and general creationist assbaggery about Venus, straight from the mouth of the good preacher, Spike Psarris. Dr. James Kasting’s website, with plenty of great research to read, can be found here: www.geosc.psu.edu Specifically, the paper of direct interest can be downloaded here: www.geosc.psu.edu If you don’t mind following a little atmospheric science, it’s a highly recommended read. *About Venus’ collision: Of course, we cannot directly observe events in the Solar System which happened millions of millenia ago. Current theory is a product of indirect evidence (such as the retrograde motion or high axial tilt – depending on how you look at it) combined with models for planet formation. It’s harder to reconcile Venus with biblical creation though, because your conclusion will be in the region of the creator deliberately attempting to confuse its creation, and stifle their academic progress; hardly a loving act. Studying the atmospheric composition of Venus further will shed some light on its ancient history. I would suggest the greatest puzzles with Venus are its highly circular orbit (also a property of fellow freak planet, Uranus) and the fact that it has no moons (which are thought to be products of catastrophic collisions). The planet may well have formed as the result of two large objects actually ‘sticking’ together. I myself, and the scientific community have no intention of hiding these questions from the public. But I …
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