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Here are a few of the inventions, discoveries and theories that make our everyday life what it is. Science, the Scientific Method, and systematic research are what make things like these happen, and quite frankly, not religions.
Our advances in science, technology, manufacturing, and the understanding of the world around us did not come from the Bible, the Koran, the Vedas, or even from the Tao Te Ching. Without science, many of my family and friends would be dead, killed by disease or accident. Without the modern Theory of Evolution on which modern Biology is firmly based, many of the drugs that help us fight cancers and other diseases would be nowhere to be seen.
Any time that science and religion meet and compete over an issue of reality, science wins. It is time we quit acting like science must pass muster with religion. There is no controversy in science over the overall strength of the theory of evolution, no confusion about when the universe began, no difficulty about the approximate age of the earth. The only problems with these subjects are the religious and political opportunists who would rather live with their heads planted firmly in the earth than deal with the fact that science, not the Bible, knows more about our origins. I would rather live in a world where science is respected and used, than in a world where religion is in control. Not only do we need to make sure that Islamic radicalism does not seep into America, we need to make sure that Christian extremists don't get their way either. They want to believe that woman came from Adam's rib, that's fine, but in the schools, it should show up in studies of mythology, not science.
I respect the right of anyone to believe what they want to believe. I do not however have to respect their belief, nor for that matter agree that said belief should be given equal standing with science.
The List:
Hydraulics, Principle of the Lever, Screw Pump, Astronomy, Odometer, Volume Measurements, The Earth is Round, Micro-Organisms, Blood Circulation, Electricity, Theory of Evolution, Laws of Thermodynamics, Heliocentric Theory, The Atomic Bomb, Bridges, Flight, The Automobile, The Computer, Refrigeration, Printing Press, Lighting Rod, Vacuum Storage, Plastics, Radio/T.V., Motion Pictures, Camera Obscura, Film, The Light Bulb, Crossbow, Magnetic Compass, Buttons, Hindu-Arabic Numbering, Gunpowder, Kite, Eyeglasses, Mechanical Clocks, Windmills, Glass Making, Sawmill, Handgun, Scales, Golf Balls, Trigger, Oil Paint, Piano, Violin, Accordion, Pythagorean Theorem, Internal Combustion Engine, Tanks, Parachute, Bells, Maps, Whiskey, Flush Toilet, Water Wheel, Pocket Watch, Etching, Beer, Knitting Machine, Cotton Gin, Microscope, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Water Thermometer, Submarine, Ships, Slide Ruler, Blood Transfusion, Steam Turbine, Adding Machine, Barometer, Air Pump, Cuckoo Clock, Anthropology, Reflecting Telescope, Candy, Champagne, Universal Joint, Pressure Cooker, Steam Engine, Seed Drill, Tuning Fork, Diving Bell, Fire Extinguisher, Mercury Thermometer, Leyden Jar, Sextant, Chromatic Lens, Navigational Clock, Spinning Jenny, Soda Water, Electric Telegraph, Telephone, Cell Phone, Bi-Focal Glasses, Circular Saw, Hot-air Balloon, Metal Working, Paleontology, Threshing Machine, Geology, Physics, Safety Lock, Chemical Bleaching, Steamboat, Guillotine, Gas Turbine, Bicycle, Gas Lighting, Ball Bearings, Smallpox Vaccination, Precision Lathe, Soft Drinks, Lithography, Battery, Paper, Transistor, Locomotive, Arc Lamp, Plastic Surgery, Spectroscope, Miner's Lamp, Stethoscope, Raincoat, Toy Balloon, Electromagnet, Matches, Microphone, Typewriter, Braille Printing, Sewing Machine, Reaper, Electric Dynamo, Stereoscope, Corn Planter, Wrench, Propeller, Rubber Vulcanization, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Blueprint, Stapler, Elevator, Anesthesia, Antiseptics, Dentistry, Safety Pin, Dishwasher, Gyroscope, Glider, Fiber Optics, Rayon, Pasteurization, Safety Brakes, Pad Lock, Dynamite, Torpedo, Air Brakes, Tungsten Steel, Traffic Lights, Carpet Sweeper, Record Player, Seismograph, Metal Detector, Radar, Pneumatics, Vacuum Tube, Zipper, Zeppelin, Safety Razor, Air Conditioner, Neon Light, Theory of Relativity, Sonar, Helicopter, Artificial Nitrates, Pyrex, Radio Telescopes, Robotics, Psychology, Cathode-ray Tube, Liquid Fueled Rockets, Aerosol Can, Penicillin, Yo-Yo, Neoprene, Road Reflectors, Magnetic Recordings, Radar, Teflon, Cyclotron, LSD, Dialysis, Microwave, Theory of Holography, Velcro, Frisbee, Oral Contraceptives, Solar Cells, Laser, Integrated Circuit, Internal Pacemaker, Microchip, Moon Landing, Organ Transplants, CAT Scan, MRI, X-Ray Machine, Big Bang Theory, Modern Genetics.
