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Because the theory of gravity is just a theory:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512
Indubitably old chap.The Onion appears to be too high brow for some people.
Wow. Just wow."Things fall not because they are acted upon by some gravitational force, but because a higher intelligence, 'God' if you will, is pushing them down,"
You know, I believe in God and all of those fancy things but
Wow. Just wow.
A picture is really worth a thousand words.
Faith....waning.....I don't mean to belittle religion or those who believe and have faith but.. "God is pushing us all against the earth." must a joke. "Scientists from the Evangelical Center For Faith-Based Reasoning" is just ludicrous in itself. They're now attempting to plant theories that require less understanding of what really is a cause for basic laws, in this case. Which is of course, what the opposite of what science does.
This is an attempted step back into "Thunder and lightning! The Gods must be angry!"
Also, regarding the image posted I thought something similar except with birds.
You do realize that the "Intelligent Falling" theory is a joke, right?
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_fallingIntelligent falling (IF) is a parody of the "intelligent design" (ID) movement. IF is a pseudo-scientific supernatural explanation of the effects of gravity that has become a minor Internet phenomenon. It says free fall is being caused by "the hand of God", as depicted in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling painting. While the current incarnation of IF has its roots in a satirical 2002 Usenet posting, religious explanations of gravity invoking the direct intervention of God span several hundred years, including some of Isaac Newton's own writings.
IF proposes that the scientific explanation of gravitational force cannot explain all aspects of the phenomenon, so credence should be given to the idea that things fall because a higher intelligence is moving them. Furthermore, IF asserts that theories explaining gravity are not internally consistent nor mathematically reconcilable with quantum mechanics, making gravity a "theory in crisis". IF also makes the claim that gravity is "only a theory", parodying the claims made by creationists regarding the theoretical status of evolution. Pretend IF apologists advocate that IF should be taught in school along with the theory of gravity so that students can make "an informed decision" on the subject in accordance with demands to "teach the controversy". IF has found common ground with the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a similar critique of intelligent design, and the two are often combined when mentioned in discussions