(In this series I’ll include some real science for people interested in real science. This is from Bill Hammack who explores the world of engineering on his YouTube Channel EngineerGuy, this was posted on January 30, 2018 and has over 2 million views)
Note to Reader:
The “Follow the Science” Series will be aimed at the Junk Science that Political Rhetoric uses to push certain policy changes that embrace anything but Freedom & Liberty.
These adherents of Junk Science aim for a Political Climate Change where everyone will give up their freedom & liberty for voluntary slavery. Eventually it won’t be voluntary.
My Scientific Credentials:
I, Publius Jr, had a B+/A- Grade Point average in High School in the mid 1980s. I took Chemistry, Physics, Computer Programming, Band up until my Sophomore year (Alto Saxophone), Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Aerospace Science.
The last class in this list was a year long class where students learned about how to plan a flight and to actually fly a plane as a student pilot in a Cessna 172 High-Wing plane. We went on 3 flights. I had 2 other classmates I flew with along with the instructor of my class, who was an Air Force Veteran. Part of the class was how to read weather maps, and to spot what sort of weather was in front of us while we flew with Visual Flight Rules (VFR). As you can tell it was my favorite class ever.
Cessna 172 High Wing single engine aircraft.
After High School I enlisted in the US Army and served 2 yrs active duty and 6 yrs on Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). I did this largely for the GI Bill to pay for college and tutors if I needed it. It took some time to get through college and with some summer jobs and midnight shifts at UPS I graduated with zero college debt in August 2000.
My degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus was: Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics. I initially went to Iowa State in Ames Iowa but eventually transferred to the U of MN. One of my college roommates at ISU was Austin Meyer of Laminar Research, he is the creator of the X-Plane Flight Simulator and later he produced a documentary called “The Patent Scam,” where he exposed a scheme by some Patent Trolls. It’s on Prime I’m told.
I’m the proverbial Rocket Scientist which is pretty easy in 2 dimensions if you’re good at Physics and Trigonometry.
Let me summarize my areas of study: Pilot Meteorology, Physics, Chemistry, Calculus, Differential Equations, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Astrodynamics, Aerospace Structures, Electrical Engineering for non-Electrical Engineering Students, Systems, Statics, Dynamics, Computer Programming, Composites, Strength of Materials, Technical Writing, many labs, and Ballroom Dancing. Ballroom Dancing required a lot of spatial awareness, (:-D)
What is Science?
Science is a method of discovery. It has no agenda, it can discover the Truth, and disprove long held beliefs. Science doesn’t have a consensus, it doesn’t ascribe to a particular political party, it is not sentient, it has no voice, no hearing, It doesn’t ascribe to a particular religion. Science isn’t a religion either.
I might also say Science can be extremely time consuming and some scientific laws might take a lifetime’s work to prove. Sometimes it might take a few lifetimes to prove.
Here’s the Scientific/Engineering Method
The Scientific and the Engineering Methods are pretty much the same so from now on I’ll call it the Scientific Method so I don’t confuse anyone. There’s an ordered method on how Scientists go about trying to figure something out until there is something called a Scientific Law.
Steps of the Scientific Method:
- Observation of something you don’t understand or know about.
- Hypothesis of what you Observed, or a guess, or a working theory of what you are seeing
- Testing of the Hypothesis. One sets up a way to test the Hypothesis
- Analysis of the Test Results. Do the Test Results match up with your Hypothesis?
- Does the analysis agree with the Hypothesis? If Yes you can State a Scientific Law. If no, observe what happened and repeat the steps starting at Step 2
Sometimes the measuring equipment is not good enough to measure what is going on so you might need to get better tools so you can measure it better.
Can Science and Christianity Co-Exist?
This is a question I hear a lot about and people who are scientists or engineers will say no to it. The answer is yes. In fact the Pillars of Modern Science were all Christians. Sir Isaac Newton was a Christian. He had escaped to the countryside to avoid the Black Death aka the Bubonic Plague and in the time he spent in the countryside he developed the Universal Laws of Motion, Law of Gravitation, and Science of Optics. He is also credited with coming up with Calculus. Though there is some dispute on the creation of Calculus is also attributed to some mathematicians in Arabia, China, and Ancient Greece. Yet these cultures weren’t in contact with each other so it is possible it was created without knowledge of these other cultures.
Other Scientists to name a few who were Christians: Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Michael Faraday.
Some years ago Professors who believed in Creation Science were fired for their Christian Faith. I know of a lawyer who defended them and won the case for these professors. Universities pride themselves often on being open to new ideas and yet they were set against allowing Creation Science to take hold and be taught. It was a bit of institutional censorship of a legitimate science.
Follow the Science Series will uncover the falsehoods pushed by politicians and bureaucrats and inform those who have a legitimate interest in Real Science. So follow me as I follow the Real Science.
