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when i was a young-earth-creationist teen i got my hands on a physics book and read about red shift and cosmic microwave background. i held this knowledge nervously, like the time i learned what sex was by reading one of my parents books for how to talk to ur kids about sex 1/

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i remember not talking to anyone about it. i felt like i had a little grenade in my head, a dirty secret. the first time i tossed the bomb was at a homeschool convention; i went up to some people i didn't know and then skittishly asked them if they knew about red shift

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no, they didn't know about red shift. 'i think it might mean the universe is older than 6,000 years,' i said. this was the first time i'd said it out loud. i don't remember their response, my ears were buzzing. i felt like a wolf in homeschoolers clothing.

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Aww, my mental image of this is precious. I think it’s cool that you had the balls to do this, esp at that age.

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This is going to make an awesome memoir