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Tag Archives: Young Earth Creationism
Ken Ham and his crazy fundie Creationist sect proved wrong yet again
Death only present after the Fall, six thousand years ago? No actually: We’ve been eating meat for 1.5 million years, discovery of ancient child’s skull proves A skull fragment discovered in Tanzania shows that our ancient ancestors have been eating … Continue reading
Posted in Fundamentalism, History
Tagged Fundamentalists, Ideologically-Crazed Nutters, Ken Ham, Young Earth Creationism
Quote of the day: Dr. James F. McGrath on fundamentalist interpretations of Scripture
‘The truth is that no one ought to consider young-earth creationism or inerrancy Christian viewpoints at all. (Indeed, it is only the ridiculously large number of adherents to these views that allows them to be mistaken for such, rather than relegated … Continue reading
Posted in Fundamentalism, Quote of the Day, Theology
Tagged Dr. James F. McGrath, Fundamentalists, Inerrancy, Religion, Young Earth Creationism
American fundamentalist schools are using the Loch Ness monster to disprove evolution
Schoolchildren in Louisiana are to be taught that the Loch Ness monster is real in a bid by religious educators to disprove Darwin’s theory of evolution Thousands of children in the southern state will receive publicly-funded vouchers for the next … Continue reading
Posted in Fundamentalism, Sciences
Tagged Fundamentalists, Loch Ness Monster, Louisiana, Young Earth Creationism
The United States of America’s views on evolution and Creationism: a useful infographic
From BioLogos: Click on the image (twice) to enlarge it.
Posted in Fundamentalism, Sciences
Tagged Evolution, Fundamentalists, Ken Ham, Young Earth Creationism
The United States of America: anti-evolution centre of the world
Already this year, six anti-evolution bills have been introduced in United States state legislatures.
Posted in Fundamentalism
Tagged Wilful Ignorance, Young Earth Creationism
Scott McLemee on American evangelical scientist Francis Collins
‘It’s worth stressing two things about the case of Francis Collins [the director of the National Institutes of Health, who spent a decade heading the Human Genome Project]. One is that, while being completely orthodox with respect to evangelical doctrine, he played an … Continue reading
Posted in Sciences
Tagged Biology, Francis Collins, Human Genome Project, Young Earth Creationism
Jewish Young Earth Creationism: enough to make Ken Ham proud
Posted in Fundamentalism
Tagged Fundamentalists, Ken Ham, Young Earth Creationism
Dutch creationist Johan Huibers’ reconstruction of Noah’s Ark ‘could arrive in London for Olympics’
Noah’s Ark ‘could arrive in London for Olympics’ A giant recreation of Noah’s Ark could be moored in the River Thames during the London 2012 Olympics. Johan Huibers, an eccentric Dutch Christian, has spent around £1 million building the “Ark” … Continue reading
Posted in Fundamentalism
Tagged Biblical Literalism, Fundamentalism, Noah's Ark, Olympic Games, United Kingdom, Young Earth Creationism
Quote of the day: R. Joseph Hoffmann on atheists, the pantomime horse costume, and ‘creation science’
‘Atheists should not be patting themselves on the back for discovering that creation science isn’t real science. That’s a bit like discovering the two men inside the horse-costume.’ ~ R. Joseph Hoffmann