dude. if more kids were like this one.. there might be hope for the future

Compared to the sickening insanity of Jesus Camp? Wow. Such a bright kid, can only hope we get more like him.

A ginger! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

>> ^urbanfractal:

A ginger! KILL IT WITH FIRE!


A smart ginger! Does he want to be an astronaut when he grows up?

He'll have to grow up fast if he wants to become an astronaut. ISS will be deorbited in 2020. And I don't really see anyone developing any kind of new manned space missions.>> ^ant:
A smart ginger! Does he want to be an astronaut when he grows up?

>> ^RadHazG:

Compared to the sickening insanity of Jesus Camp? Wow. Such a bright kid, can only hope we get more like him.


I upvoted this comment (back to zero).

So... someone downvoted--from hiding--because they LIKE the indoctrination into mindlessness that is Jesus Camp?

Unfortunately, for every family like this, that teaches the truth of the wonder of the universe to their children, there are forty that force their children to watch Glen Beck.

upvote for Grasse Tyson!

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@Mcboinkens Um, yes it does. The kid is two. Not only does he know his termonology and names, but his enunciation is pretty remarkable as well. At this age, him showing such an interest in these things and spending so much time with it, even if it's just memorizing key words, is a great start. If he can get the basics down (even if he's not grasping the true science behind them... jeez, what do you expect?) at such a young age, it'll be much easier for him to grasp more complicated concepts as he gets older. So yes, it DOES say something about him and his future. The kid is smart. Again, not sure about your expectations for a two year old, but this is outstanding.

"I love being told what to say and then my parents editing out the part where they told me to say it!"

>> ^ForgedReality:

"I love being told what to say and then my parents editing out the part where they told me to say it!"


I agree completely. It's so obvious. If his knowledge surpassed her own, then she wouldn't be recording obscure things like "Eris". Not that it's a bad idea to teach your kids about the universe but this is called "living vicariously".

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There's the Chinese space program which might push America into another space race. And there is of course a good chance that commercial space flight will be developed when he grows up. Maybe he can pilot the next generation orbital Virgin Galactic craft.
>> ^harry:

He'll have to grow up fast if he wants to become an astronaut. ISS will be deorbited in 2020. And I don't really see anyone developing any kind of new manned space missions.

>> ^Mcboinkens:

He has no clue what magnetic fields are...


Do you?

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>> ^Mcboinkens:

Not exactly, but I have taken two years of physics and am in an Astronomy class here at a university, so you could say I might know something about it.
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Good answer.

Yes, I was laying a trap for you. I expected an answer wherein you pontificate on magnetic fields by parroting what you have been told to believe. In truth no human "knows" what a magnetic field is--we can only describe the effects on our reality of the things we call magnetic fields. Even many scientists don't remember that all of science is building models to explain effects we observe--then we change models when needed. The most needed--but seldom used phrase in science is, "as far as we now know."

I need a model of how I fucked this comment up. Any takers?

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Feinman's Quantum ElectroDynamic theory is one of the most successfully predictive theories in the history of science, but my point is that it will eventually be superseded (actually, built upon) by another--more concise--theory. Paradigm shifts are always occurring in science, that's why science is so powerful: it's self-correcting.

Thanks for the complement, but I don't even have an advanced degree.
>> ^Mcboinkens:

>> ^Boise_Lib:
I need a model of how I fucked this comment up. Any takers?

I kind of sensed that you were trying to troll me. But yeah, I mean that statement isn't completely true. We are getting a pretty good idea about the fundamentals now. Virtual particles causing electromagnetic fields and so on. Do you teach a class or something?