Questioninggeller
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The Anniston Star, a small local newspaper in Anniston, Alabama published this about Eric Hovind, son of convicted felon Kent Hovind:
Full: Anniston Star
Can anyone think some details are missing or facts misstated?
I can think of a couple, line-by-line:
1) "the biblical idea of how Earth was created in seven days, not millions of years, as evolutionists teach." Let's see: The idea of a young Earth, an Earth thousands of years old came about in 17th century by James Ussher who claimed night started on 23 October 4004 BC. The date is in disagreement with many Christians, including contemporary creationist Hugh Ross, who believes the Earth is billions of years old. Thus, hardly a "Biblical idea."
On top of this, scientists have dated the Earth, using dozens of different dating methods to conclude the "age of the Earth is 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years" (not "millions").
2) What is an "evolutionist"? Is that anything like a scientist or the scientific community? Maybe a scientist who accepts the theory of gravity is a "gravitationist"?
3) Kent Hovind was "nationally known"? As a comedian with fake degrees and a long list of conspiracy beliefs that he promoted ("the New World Order," UFOs, denial of Germ theory, claims that you don't need a drivers license, that Catholics created Islam, that the government was behind 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing and so on)? Or maybe as a convicted felon?
4) "Taken up his father's teachings"? Including his ones that you need to pay taxes? That the US government was behind 9/11? About the New World Order led by Ted Turner?
5) "Hovind travels throughout the world speaking about creationism." According to his website, he has 13 speaking engagements throughout the United States, which are either at churches, a church youth camp or a "conference" Eric organized. There is a difference between the US and the world, and that he speaks in front of churches, not where science is discussed.
6) "Hovind opposes the theory of evolution." What are his scientific credentials for anyone to care what he has to say about biology? He seems to not even know the difference between Abiogenesis (cosmology) and evolution (biology).
Oh wait, he has a "one year diploma" from an unaccredited Bible "college" (Jackson Hole Bible College's website says its "A Ministry of Community Bible Church" in Jackson, WY). It offers one week or two week courses on topic like "Creation Worldview," "Prophecy," "Church History," "Finance" and a one week class called "Intro to Greek and Hebrew." Then it gives those "students" a "Diploma of Biblical Foundations" at the end of "school" year.
So that means, he has NOT even had a basic introductory level science class from a junior college, much less an undergraduate degree in science awarded from a research university but goes around literally dismissing entire scientific fields, where qualified peple with PhDs spend their entire lives experimenting and publishing peer-reviewed data.
No wonder there is no name under the byline. When so many facts are false or misleading, it would literally take a few pages to correct the errors. The promotion of nonsense happens when people misstate facts and give equal footing to unqualified people as they do actual experts, ie scientists. The Anniston Star did the public a disservice by misleading their readers about Eric Hovind, science, the Bible and history.
Full: Anniston Star
Can anyone think some details are missing or facts misstated?
I can think of a couple, line-by-line:
1) "the biblical idea of how Earth was created in seven days, not millions of years, as evolutionists teach." Let's see: The idea of a young Earth, an Earth thousands of years old came about in 17th century by James Ussher who claimed night started on 23 October 4004 BC. The date is in disagreement with many Christians, including contemporary creationist Hugh Ross, who believes the Earth is billions of years old. Thus, hardly a "Biblical idea."
On top of this, scientists have dated the Earth, using dozens of different dating methods to conclude the "age of the Earth is 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years" (not "millions").
2) What is an "evolutionist"? Is that anything like a scientist or the scientific community? Maybe a scientist who accepts the theory of gravity is a "gravitationist"?
3) Kent Hovind was "nationally known"? As a comedian with fake degrees and a long list of conspiracy beliefs that he promoted ("the New World Order," UFOs, denial of Germ theory, claims that you don't need a drivers license, that Catholics created Islam, that the government was behind 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing and so on)? Or maybe as a convicted felon?
4) "Taken up his father's teachings"? Including his ones that you need to pay taxes? That the US government was behind 9/11? About the New World Order led by Ted Turner?
5) "Hovind travels throughout the world speaking about creationism." According to his website, he has 13 speaking engagements throughout the United States, which are either at churches, a church youth camp or a "conference" Eric organized. There is a difference between the US and the world, and that he speaks in front of churches, not where science is discussed.
6) "Hovind opposes the theory of evolution." What are his scientific credentials for anyone to care what he has to say about biology? He seems to not even know the difference between Abiogenesis (cosmology) and evolution (biology).
Oh wait, he has a "one year diploma" from an unaccredited Bible "college" (Jackson Hole Bible College's website says its "A Ministry of Community Bible Church" in Jackson, WY). It offers one week or two week courses on topic like "Creation Worldview," "Prophecy," "Church History," "Finance" and a one week class called "Intro to Greek and Hebrew." Then it gives those "students" a "Diploma of Biblical Foundations" at the end of "school" year.
So that means, he has NOT even had a basic introductory level science class from a junior college, much less an undergraduate degree in science awarded from a research university but goes around literally dismissing entire scientific fields, where qualified peple with PhDs spend their entire lives experimenting and publishing peer-reviewed data.
No wonder there is no name under the byline. When so many facts are false or misleading, it would literally take a few pages to correct the errors. The promotion of nonsense happens when people misstate facts and give equal footing to unqualified people as they do actual experts, ie scientists. The Anniston Star did the public a disservice by misleading their readers about Eric Hovind, science, the Bible and history.
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