Creation museum pushes 'true history'

[maxrandb]

What the hell happened to my once great state of Ohio. I weep for the Buckeyes. Although Dems kicked ass this past election in Ohio, we'll be trying to dig ourselves out from under the garbage of the "Flat Earthers" and Mega-churches for years and years. I'll use the Bible's own words to describe these people.

From Proverbs: "A fool going about his folly is like a dog returning to it's vomit". "It's better to meet a mother bear robbed of her cubs, than a fool busy about some project"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6216788.stm

"A new high-tech temple to fundamentalist Christianity is due to open in heart of Middle America next May, aiming to provide the grandest riposte yet to Darwinian evolutionary theory. Staff and supporters of the Answers in Genesis organisation call it the Creation Museum.

The museum's aim is to bring Genesis - the first book of the Bible - to life for all ages, and promote the belief that the Earth is less than 10,000 years old.

Everybody who works at the museum has to sign on to the belief that the living Earth was created in six 24-hour days - rejecting the convention most scientists view as fact, that life evolved slowly over millions of years.

To hammer that point home, two smiling children clad in tasteful animal skins, work and play alongside a pair of baby Tyrannosaurus Rex."

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Yes, those playful T-Rex's, they're kind of like Dino. Why not just make kids watch the Flintstones in science class?

[Scout1071]

1. Oh, thank Gawd.

For once, it's not my beloved Kansas.

[Buzz Clik]

2. LOL!

[Buzz Clik]

3. I think a creation museum might be entertaining.

Sort of like a 12-month Christmas shop or miniature railroads. You can marvel at the pure creativity without buying into the fantasy.

[Lautremont]

4. Well, if they're pumping their money and efforts into this foolishness,

they aren't busy working to undermine school science curricula. As well, it's a handy monument to their delusions - good shorthand in any discussion of whther or not these folks are cracked. "Well, they spent millions of dollars on a museum dedicated to proving the world is 10,000 years old, so there you go."

[maxrandb]

6. I can't help but think that you'll see this thing in

something like the Planet of the Apes movies. You know, where they're walking around the ruins of New York and they come across the head of the Statue of Liberty on the beach. Makes me think that in the future, someone is going to be doing an archaeological dig somewhere around the Ohio/Kentucky border and find this memorial of mans stupidity.

[stevietheman]

5. It's in Northern Kentucky, technically

And Yes, I am ashamed to be from Kentucky with shit like this being constructed.

[maxrandb]

7. You can have southern Ohio too if you want. n/t

[rexcat]

8. As someone who lives in SW Ohio...

I don't want any part of Kentucky!

[beam me up scottie]

9. Um, that's in Kentucky.

Not that it's any less embarrassing for any of us when other enlightened global inhabitants see shit like this... :banghead:

[Chulanowa]

10. Where do they get the money...

And why do they spend it on something so pointless?

[Evoman]

11. Its sad to me that real museums don't get nearly enough funding

and instead we get this creationist bullshit. I wish we could take all that damn church money and spend on something useful.

Defense Industry Money + Church money - defense industry - church = a better world.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

13. That would be the tax-free money they

have pouring in every day from all over

[Danger Mouse]

12. Yeah, cause the

poor, oppressed Christians need to be heard too.
There are children starving in the world. Fucking STARVING.
And they're pouring all this money into building a high-tech toy to stroke the egos of narrow minded fundies?
Hypocritical bullshit. All that money would be better spent helping out children in the world (in this country, too!) that don't have homes, don't have food.
I don't recall the part of the Bible where Jesus said 'And I tell you this: fuck the poor and homeless, my brethren. Rather, take thine wealth and build a great temple out of solid gold.'

[EvolveOrConvolve]

14. The Answers in Genesis website is really kooky

The mental gymnastics that go on over there are amazing. Two children frollicking with a fucking T-Rex??? Are you kidding me? Only an idiot could imagine that as either possible or safe.