I noticed this comment left on the Facebook fan page for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland on Saturday:
Amoeba – Protozoa (single “simple” cell, “simple” form of life) Turned into a: Human (Trillions of different cells, 11 complex systems, numerous organs, thought process, emotions, 5 senses, teeth, knee caps, gender, etc. etc. etc.) How does one turn into another as OMSI teaches? I like the good science I saw, but was really saddened by the anti-God propaganda.
The person who left that comment is a youth pastor in Idaho and a fan of the Creation Museum on Facebook. Can folks just understand that a “science” museum is not into teaching about or promoting religion?
Today I visited OMSI for the first time – what a cool museum. We were there only a few hours, and one of those hours was taken up by my interview for a science education internship this summer. Patrick was overly tired, so we decided that he and I will come back later in the week while Catherine is at her library conference to explore some more. Plus, we bought a family pass!
Here are some photos from today:
OMSI, Portland, OR
OMSI inspires curiosity
Samson the T. rex
Who is Samson?
Samson the T. rex
Patrick & I in an earthquake simulator
Time for pulleys
Going down
View from OMSI
Another view of Portland & Willamette River
w/ Patrick
Evolution book in The Science Store
Lines for "Hubble," which opened there today at the IMAX (I liked the name of the cafe - Galileo's)
More photos here.
OMSI is pretty cool. I especially dug the sub.
We didn’t see the sub this time, but will at some point.
I am charmed (and cheered) by the enthusiasm with which Patrick embraces evolution in the penultimate photograph.
@Jeff- Thanks for the comment. Patrick picked the book up on his own, and said “This is about science.” Enthusiasm, indeed.
However, while in Powell’s City of Books, he tired of hanging out with me and said, “Dad, these are you sciencey books, I want to look at kids books.”
LOVE THIS!!
My favorite is your son hugging evolution.
Thanks for the post, the science will continue undaunted!
Thanks, Brian! I see you work at OMSI – how did you come across my post?