It takes 10,000,000 years for a photon of light to work its way from the center of the sun to its surface. It takes 8 minutes 20 seconds for that same photon to make it from the sun to earth.
…. and we wonder why people struggle with the concept of evolution … or the Big Bang … or just science.
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- specialistdirective said: It’s not that Science is almost impossible to grasp. A lot of smart people can explain, demonstrate, and prove scientific concepts that are easily understood. I’m no Einstein and I understand and can pass on the Science of evolution myself to anyone. It’s people’s…
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- therecipe said: Very good point. Reality is complex, complicated, and some ways…unknowable to a degree that we would deem valuable. The struggle is real.
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