Yet Another Creationist Museum Article....

[Temporal Renegade]

I'm sorry...but, whenever I see one of these, I just *have* to share.
How can you pass up quotable gems like this?

(From the article)
The Creation Museum is the uncompromising vision of Australian-born evangelical Ken Ham, who aims to "expose the bankruptcy of evolutionary ideas" and "enable Christians to defend their faith".

And, here's the rest:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8032641.stm

 

[Tsukasa Buddha]

I think Australia owes us a thank you for taking this idiot off its hands.

 

[Stacy Head]

The Creationist Museum sponsored a car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series held in Sparta, Ky over the weekend. I have always been a race car enthusiast, but I'm pretty certain NASCAR would not have allowed American Atheist to sponsor a food booth at one of their events. I consider the Creationist Theory another ridiculous, made up theory that "snake story worshippers" believe beyond any reasoning. I own seats at the coveted Bristol Motor Speedway and now plan to sell them on ebay at a ridiculously high price, hopefully to a newly converted Creationist NASCAR fan.

 

[AkuManiMani]

The Creationist Museum sponsored a car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series held in Sparta, Ky over the weekend. I have always been a race car enthusiast, but I'm pretty certain NASCAR would not have allowed American Atheist to sponsor a food booth at one of their events. I consider the Creationist Theory another ridiculous, made up theory that "snake story worshippers" believe beyond any reasoning. I own seats at the coveted Bristol Motor Speedway and now plan to sell them on ebay at a ridiculously high price, hopefully to a newly converted Creationist NASCAR fan.

NASCAR is clearly trying to appeal to the large evangelical demographic of the midwest. If there were a higher percentage of atheist NASCAR fans I'm sure they'd be more than willing to accept an atheistic sponsor.

 

[MG1962]

If I am reading this article correctly - The racing car guys approached the museum

http://macdonaldmotorsports.com/news/2009/061009.html

 

[arthwollipot]

I think Australia owes us a thank you for taking this idiot off its hands.

We bear absolutely no responsibility.

Note that he had to go to the States to be taken seriously.

 

[Aepervius]

"When it comes down to it, how can you know for sure? What I do know is God's changed my life. I believe God created the world in six days, I do believe that." Mr Rubin, who is visiting the museum ahead of a baseball game in his home town of Cincinnati, says he grew up in the church but did not pay much attention to it. "I never intended to be the church guy. It makes sense why people believe in evolution, especially if they've not had the encounter with Jesus I've had."

(emphasis mine)

IM(NS)HO this is the fundamental divide with such people and with skeptic. Such believer cannot accept that there is anything but faith related position going back to God's existence. To them, such thing as evolution exists because people don't believe in Jesus's teaching. For all of us (and I include christian skeptic accepting evolution as a scientific theory) this is a non sequitur. But for that type of person, meeting Jesus means dropping rationality utterly, and explain everything with god-did-it. There is a big chasm between any rational person and such individual, and I doubt it can be jumped.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

A 2006 survey for the BBC's Horizon programme, found a fifth of people polled were convinced by the creationist argument and just less than half accepted evolution as the best description for the development of life.

OMFSM! Is the UK catching up to the US in ignorance?

 

[Jonnyclueless]

The Creationist Museum sponsored a car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series held in Sparta, Ky over the weekend. I have always been a race car enthusiast, but I'm pretty certain NASCAR would not have allowed American Atheist to sponsor a food booth at one of their events. I consider the Creationist Theory another ridiculous, made up theory that "snake story worshippers" believe beyond any reasoning. I own seats at the coveted Bristol Motor Speedway and now plan to sell them on ebay at a ridiculously high price, hopefully to a newly converted Creationist NASCAR fan.

Sorry to nit pick, but calling creationism a theory is a great insult to theories. Theories are an explanation for a set of facts and evidence. Creationism has no facts or evidence to be considered a theory. Not even a hypothesis. It's a belief.