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In fiction, a plot hole is a gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the stories plot.  Biggest Plot Holes in Movies Why doesn't buzz lightyear move? Sleeping Beauty, do they even want the spell to be broken? Eagles in LOTR https://youtu.be/1-Uz0LMbWpI?si=AL3LREoSSCehaugB Why do plot holes happen? Why do you think people makes excuses for them?  Do you think they're more likely to make an excuse if they like the movie or hate the movie? https://youtu.be/sVgVB3qsySQ?si=BOu2KQbyHfNCNGST Fix these plot holes with magic and without magic  Danny's brother gets hit by a car and dies but then shows up at breakfast the next morning  A ship sinks beneath the waves but arrives at the dock a few hours later.  A knight rides a black horse out of Canterbury and arrives in Hereford on a white horse.

Science can be dry and confusing. Scientists attempted to make catfish less susceptible to illness by injecting them with a specific gene found in alligators. (These catfish were farmed for food) Not interesting enough? Not enough to click it? Spice it up Now these will get clicks! But what impression are they giving? Dangerous bad science? What does it make people think?

https://youtu.be/x8ZzO873e48?si=nKLVpA2w_YXvaH5q https://youtu.be/Pf0v4M0Y5cg?si=_skDhkEaQVakpMTC The story goes that one of the Trojan heroes from Homer's Illiad story, Aeneas , fled Greece after the war and settled in present-day Italy. There he founded the city of Alba Longa. His descendants would rein, until one day King Numitor was overthrown and exiled by his brother, Amulius who named himself as King. He set about punishing anyone who supported the exiled King Numitor. He condemned King Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia to serve as a Vestal Virgin. This was a highly honored role of ceremonial responsibility where the six priestesses to the goddess, Vesta were forbidden from having relations with a man. https://youtu.be/ER0Cu0KQFqM?si=JJcOUIvirN_DYHWn However, as a Vestal Virgin, Rhea Silva became pregnant by the God of War, Mars. Any children born to her would have a claim to the Roman throne. Therefore, when Rhea Silvia gave birth, not to one child but tw...

Astrology, involves the forecasting of earthly and human events through the observation and interpretation of the fixed stars, the Sun, the Moon, and the planets.  (Read their star sign, the wrong one) Scientists label astrology as a pseudo-science. Pseudo means not real or fake. Therefore, scientists believe astrology to be a fake science.  The reason for this is that the claims made lack the ability to be tested; its predictions are often vague and unfalsifiable. Scientists don't believe the claims of astrology can be explained or tested accurately. Predictions are often vague.  Two horoscopes from different sources Different signs apply to you? How do astrologists explain it? As you watch, pay attention to how they appeal to scientific language.  https://youtu.be/SomR8uzXjmE?si=QV0Ih_jjASTfnoC8 https://youtu.be/GG2t8oomoH0?si=lwWBTBldw6tIL77O Criticism  Only 12 personality types? 1/12 of the earth's population experience the same thing? Astrology ...

Ancient Stories of Werewolves  The Arcadian royal family, however, is the source of the most well-known story. King Lycaon and his fifty sons, who were infamous for their impiety, reportedly incensed Zeus when they fed him a dinner prepared by a slaughtered child. The Roman poet Ovid recounts in his Metamorphoses that Zeus punished Lycaon by transforming him into a wolf. This story is a prime example of ancient Greek mythology’s recurring subject of divine punishment and change. Written around 2100 BC, the Epic of Gilgamesh, gives us the earliest surviving example of man-to-wolf transformation. Ishtar, the goddess of fertility, love, and war, is in love with the hero Gilgamesh and thus flirts with him. Gilgamesh rejects her advances because he has heard of how badly she treated her previous suitors. One suitor in particular, a young shepherd who had fallen in love with the goddess, comes to mind. This shepherd left Ishtar abundant offerings at a mountain shrine. Ishtar ...