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Going to the Creation "Museum"

Robster said:
gloat Neener neener neener /gloat
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I'm also glad to hear that it went well.

Assuming for now that your report is accurate, it might well be due, at least in part, to people like us who warned you of the disaster you might have faced if you hadn't taken precautions. It appears that you listened to us and we thank you for that.

We all saw something similar during the beginning of the year 2000 right after the "Y2K" scare. Computer experts everywhere had warned about how computers would malfunction because they'd think the year was 1900. There were skeptics, but the people who mattered listened to them. They checked and updated their software ahead of time to ward off problems, just as the experts had advised, and when New Year's Day 2000 came and went, there were very few serious reports of computer problems.

Of course those same computer experts then had to endure some gloating from those who had doubted them all along, but I'm sure that was a small price to pay for knowing that they had helped avert a disaster.
 
Got back this afternoon, it was a good time and very peaceful. The muesum was ridiculous, of course, but it was nice to see the size of our crowd. I actually video taped most of the museum, and I was recording their "Six Day" movie and they asked me to not tape that, but they didn't ask me to leave or anything.

The petting zoo was fun. I'd never go back, and it's honestly not worth going to, even for a laugh. It's just a really stupid, sad place.

And how about that Dr. Lisle, the christian astrophysicist? I walked away from his lecture realizing that apparently the only way I could refute the bible, was to accept the bible. And that all atheists love the theory of the "Oort" cloud, which I had never heard of before, so I guess I'm a bad atheist.
 
Towlie said:
It appears that you listened to us and we thank you for that.
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:D I didn't know we could just snatch credit like that. Yay for us!

I'm glad it went well, and I'm happy to have been proven wrong (even though a small number did seem to cause some issues as predicted).

Robster said:
It was kind of fun. But I wouldn't go there again.
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gelatin said:
I'd never go back, and it's honestly not worth going to, even for a laugh. It's just a really stupid, sad place.
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Those two comments made me laugh. What did you think, the museum would win your heart and you'd be a regular? :D Good stuff.
 
haha, what? Nah, but I was kind of hoping for some "fun house" style over-the-top exhibits. Like, I dunno, a talking Jesus with a giant sword coming out of his mouth standing on a cloud or something. But, nope.

I just woke up, so I understand that's not the most well-written summary.
 
Towlie said:
I'm also glad to hear that it went well.[\quote]

I'm glad to hear that you think it went well, your "doom and gloom predictions" were really rather over the top.

Assuming for now that your report is accurate, it might well be due, at least in part, to people like us who warned you of the disaster you might have faced if you hadn't taken precautions.
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So that seems what you expected, despite the common rationality of aetheists and of people of belief (with may the exception of some die hard fundamentalist christians) didn't happen! Chock one up to the general decency of people.

It appears that you listened to us and we thank you for that.
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Oh towlie, it wasn't apparent what your affliation was before now but now it is. Still, despite your prejudices, I thank you for affirming the basic humanity of us godless atheists.

We all saw something similar during the beginning of the year 2000 right after the "Y2K" scare. Computer experts everywhere had warned about how computers would malfunction because they'd think the year was 1900. There were skeptics, but the people who mattered listened to them. They checked and updated their software ahead of time to ward off problems, just as the experts had advised, and when New Year's Day 2000 came and went, there were very few serious reports of computer problems.
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There were no widespread problems. Airplanes weren't about to fall out of the sky. The hype was entirely due to the radicals who believed that since the year 2000 was here, that the earth was coming to an end.

Of course those same computer experts then had to endure some gloating from those who had doubted them all along, but I'm sure that was a small price to pay for knowing that they had helped avert a disaster.
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They didn't advert a disaster - there was no disaster in the making except for the afirmations of credulous fools. The whole 2000 predictions were a fizzled match, in most cases since it wasn't a problem in the first case. It was credulous (and eager people) wanting to announce the end of the world. It happens every 1000 years. It's happened before, it will happen again. People love end of the world scenarios. The most popular one now being 2012 based on the Mayan calendar which many credulous people have no understanding of.
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supercorgi said:
Still, despite your prejudices, I thank you for affirming the basic humanity of us godless atheists.
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Well if the results of the outing didn't prove us wrong about atheists' perceived holier-than-thou attitude, your sarcastic tone sure does. :rolleyes:
 
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MikeSun5 said:
Well if the results of the outing didn't prove us wrong about atheists' perceived holier-than-thou attitude, your sarcastic tone sure does. :rolleyes:
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Yep- I'd have to agree that one comment by one person is certainly enough to prove your perceived attitude about a group of millions. :rolleyes:
 
Mike, I wish you'd quit apologizing because we weren't wrong. There were a lot of people out there beside us who knew PZ's group would have to watch themselves very carefully and restrain themselves in order to avoid trouble. It was sound advice, and fortunately they appear to have listened to us and followed it.

From the American Institute of Physics website: Tour of Creation Museum Quieter Than Expected
 
Towlie said:
Mike, I wish you'd quit apologizing because we weren't wrong.
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I wasn't apologizing, but I did think it would turn out worse than just a few people being asked to leave or change clothes. I figured around 10% would act up, which would have been a mess, IMO.

Bob Klase said:
Yep- I'd have to agree that one comment by one person is certainly enough to prove your perceived attitude about a group of millions. :rolleyes:
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I was responding to nonsense with nonsense. Thanks for not breaking the chain.
 
I just found something funny while making a joke in another thread:

When you guys were at the museum, how much did you see that looked like this thing?

I like the names of the colors...
 
I suppose you all know the Creation Museum has been taken over by the IRS.
 
:D can't help but gloat. How uncommon for a church run organisation to have some dubious bookkeeping.

oh catty... really catty, lol.
 
Akhenaten said:
You might be getting mixed up with Kent Hovind's Dinosaur Adventure Land, the creationist theme park in Pensacola, Florida.
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Ken Ham, Kent Hovind, I can see how people can mix them up...

Akhenaten said:
Yanks love these things. :boxedin:
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That abomination he built might be here, but his heart still lies in Oz.

From here
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Just over four years ago, my homeland of Australia passed legislation to allow its citizens to obtain citizenship in another country, yet retain their Australian citizenship. My family and I (having lived in the USA for over 17 years at the time) immediately applied to become American citizens.
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:p

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I starting looking around the AiG website looking to see if anything was said and found a blog posting by Ham. It's full of the typical BS we've come to expect.
Linky
 
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OK, I have some stuff up on Flickr. After PZ left, I hung out with some of the SSA leaders for a bit, which was really cool. They did some great work today. When Lyz Liddell of the SSA went to talk with their head of security, he affirmed that it was pretty uneventful from their point of view, except for a few minor moments.
 
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