I was 5 years old and in Sunday school. My teacher told us that gods hands held the moon and kept it orbiting around the earth. I checked out a book at my local library that explained elementary gravity. I brought it the following sunday and presented it to him. His reaction was that if I kept challenging gods "word" I was sinning and would go to hell. I was very lucky to have a close family member that supported my new found interest in science and physics. Of course he debunked the stupidity of my "teacher"

Amazing post! Thanks for sharing. I remember being told about creation as a little girl and just laughed out loud about it. Happy late Darwin Day, everyone!!!!

As expected from any article in Scientific American - great information. Thanks for the link!

Wow, fascinating. Thanks for posting!

Very cool.