The Skeptical Mind.pptVIP

The Skeptical Mind Background information Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is an American aviator and a former astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and United States Naval Aviator. He was the first person to set foot on the Moon. His immortal words: Thats one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind New words and expressions swirl: Vi 1. 旋动：扭动或旋动;旋涡 eg. Water was swirling over the stepping-stones. Puffs of smoke swirled up. 烟袅袅升起。 Snowflakes came swirling into the compound yard. 2. 纷乱地通过（或流传） eg： Rumors swirled in the streets. 3. 卷曲，盘绕： A lock of hair swirled against her neck. 4. 眩晕，混乱： The noise made my head swirl. Vt:1. 使打旋，使涡动，搅动： Swirl a pan. He was swirled away by the water. Swirl coffee. 2.使卷曲，盘绕： 3.使眩晕，混乱： blunder 1. vt. 做错; 办错(事情等) 不加考虑地说出; 脱口而出 He blundered his surprise at her winning the prize. 他不慎说出对她得奖感到惊奇。 2. vi. (因盲目或愚蠢地行动)犯错误 跌跌撞撞; 慌乱地走; 绊倒 Without my glasses I blundered into the wrong room. 我没戴眼镜, 以致闯错了房间。 blunder into 无意中发现; 偶然碰见 blunder on 无意中发现; 偶然碰见 blunder upon 无意中发现; 偶然碰见 blunder out 脱口而出, 冒失地说出 Give a short description of the pictures above and then refute them. picture 1 The first bit of actual evidence brought up was the absence of stars in the pictures taken by the Apollo astronauts on the surface of the Moon. Without air, the sky is dark, so where are the stars? Obviously this picture of the moon landing was done in a film studio. Maybe the film-makers had forgotten to turn on the constellation. I think most photographers already know the answer. It is difficult to capture something very bright and something very dim on the same piece of film. The astronauts striding across the bright lunar soil in their sunlit spacesuits are literally dazzling. Setting a camera with the proper exposure for a glaring spacesuit would naturally render the background stars too faint to be seen. Picture 2 We can see the flag is fluttering and waving. But common knowled