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Workout notes Yoga class, then 8 miles of walking. I did part of the Steamboat course today and it was pleasant though some teenagers made fun of my walking. It happens, but when it does one has to:

Science: How engineers learn from animal evolution. This video is 20 minutes; it is 20 minutes well spent. At the end, you learn by what force a geko climbs up a vertical surface. Hint: it isn’t glue, nor is it suction.

This video is beyond fascinating.

Midwest Flooding Some might be unaware of the scope of the flooding in Iowa; his is a photo of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On my way to the Fans race (June 6), I drove through here; on the way back I took another route due to some flooding. Things were to get worse.

If you look at the bridges, the second bridge from the top is the IH-380 bridge that I drove across.

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I put my sidebar poll on the Daily Kos and my diary has now scrolled off of the main site.
Here are the results:

Do you “belive in god”?
1. Strong theist. 100 per cent probablity of God; “I do not believe, I know
6% 7 votes
2. Very high probability but short of 100 per cent. “I cannot know for certain, but I strongly believe in God and live my life under the assumption that God exists
10% 11 votes
3. Higher than 50 per cent but not high. Somewhat agnostic, but lean toward the existance of God.
5% 6 votes
4. . Exactly 50 per cent; impartial agnostic.
2% 3 votes
5. Lower than 50 per cent but not very low. Technically agnostic but leaning toward atheism. “I don’t know if God exists, but I am skeptical.
8% 9 votes
6. Very low probability but short of zero: ” I cannot know for certain, but I think that God is very improbable and I live my life as if no God existed
44% 48 votes
7. Strong Atheist: “I KNOW that God does not exist
21% 23 votes

| 107 votes

Note: a “main page” poll (such as a “who won the debate poll”) usually gets 5-6 k votes.

Still, we have about 75 per cent atheist or agnostic, which sounds about right for that place.

Templeton Conversation: There is much discussion on “does science make religion obsolete”. I’d say “huh?” Yes, it makes religion as a way of knowing obsolete, though there might be some value to certain religious practices (prayer, meditation, reflection, yoga, etc.) and there might be some value to people getting together for mutual support, comfort, and to challenge each other to be the best that they can be.

But you’ll see lots of stuff discussed there.