Mars Curiosity captured some beautiful shots of an outcrop that sure resembles sedimentary strata. Geo-experts opine that it’s probably the result of dry dunes being buried, slightly metamorphosed by water, and then exposed through erosion:
Curiosity captured these images using its Mastcam on Thursday, September 8. The images reveal Martian buttes and mesas — the eroded remnants of ancient sandstone that first formed when winds deposited sand after Mount Sharp had formed.
The pics have captured the imagination of puny earthlings. Which is to say, there’s clearly a face wearing an Egyptian headdress in the image, if you squint a bit, take weathering into account, and let your brain run wild. So, you’re not fooling anyone, NASA! Let the woo pitching begin ...
- It turns out creationism is embraced by Muslims and Christians in similar proportions, at least here in the good ole USA.
- In a revelation that should surprise no one since water was found to be wet, it turns out Miss Cleo’s psychics were giant fakes. You know, as opposed to real psychics:
Often I slipped into one of a few personas I had invented to make myself feel more authentically magical. Sometimes I was Cassandra, a husky-voiced Southern belle who called everyone “honey child.” Other times I became Gabriel, a fey mystic with an accent that I imagined to be French-ish. People seemed to like Cassandra best, but I could never keep her up for more than a call or two. She made my throat sore…
For example, a conservative whose identity makes them motivated to reject climate change may feel threatened when seeing a report about the existence of climate change, and then shut down. Likewise, a liberal whose identity makes them motivated to reject the safety of GMOs may make them shut down when reading information that shows GMOs are harmless.
- By the way, if any of these psychic or Trumpian campaigns or GMO hating woo-pitching organizations does need an on-staff, professional liar, here is my resume. — DS