First of all, the Bible has very little “truth” in it.  There are many tales or stories or whatever you want to call them that carry a good message, but they are hardly “true”. 

Second, the far left wing environmental nut-jobs are just as bad as the far right wing religious wackos.  All I am saying is that when a person’s beliefs perpetually and inherently slow scientific progress that can improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of Americans (e.g. Stem Cell research) I have a REAL problem with it.

DonCoburleone. I’m so glad that you know, without out a doubt, things that normal people must take on faith either way. You must be omnipotent. Are YOU the wizard behind my DLP TV?

Will: Shhhh! Don’t even joke about that.

the tie goes to the runner.  and to the fielder.  and to the umpire, the beer vendor, the president too.

that said, in order to declare a tie, you’d have to very carefully establish certain criteria about the frames of reference of the ball, the fielder’s glove, the runner, the base, and the umpire. 

it is perfectly plausible that, from the batter’s perspective, he beat the ball, while from the fielder’s perspective, the ball beat the runner.

and who says special relativity and other advanced rocket science doesn’t have an impact on our day to day lives?

I guarantee that most “rednecks” know more about leverage than the majority of “non-rednecks.”(if only from a practical and not theoretical standpoint).

Also, what kind of argument is it that the world is slipping into the Dark Ages, when you give someone a label like “redneck” (i.e. ignorant, uneducated, ill-informed) and use them for the basis of your argument? If the example was Dayton Moore, I could understand, but really, why is it surprising that a “redneck” as you say, doesn’t understand the theoretical concept of leverage?

Furthermore, the “rednecks” have probably learned from TV, movies, etc. to have somewhat of a healthy skepticism that everything they see isn’t necessarily as it appears. Obviously, your kids haven’t quite developed this yet. It is a sufficient explanation for their curiosity that their Dad told them it was so. They were no better able to comprehend the idea of leverage than the “rednecks,” they just trust their Daddy.