http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120825/NEWS0103/308260017/Another-creation-science-attraction-plans-N-Ky-home
I mean really.
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It really does make my head spin when I think that people can still believe in stuff like this in the year 2012.
These stupid fucking places have so little to do with Kentucky. The locations have more to do with economic interests than anything else.
If God wrote the Bible wouldn't he also then make sure everyone knew it from the moment they were born?
If God wrote the Bible wouldn't he also then make sure everyone knew it from the moment they were born?
If God wrote the Bible wouldn't he also then make sure everyone knew it from the moment they were born?
Whether you agree or not, faith is a pretty amazing thing.
If God wrote the Bible wouldn't he also then make sure everyone knew it from the moment they were born?
Whether you agree or not, faith is a pretty amazing thing.
Meh. Places like this don't reflect how all of us feel about or act out our faith. At the end of the day, some Christians/Catholics/Jews/Muslims/Atheists are just like everyone else: they're out to prove everyone else wrong and they're willing to make an ass of themselves and hurt other people to do it (see: this thread and any other thread posted about religion).
Seeing as how there is nothing written in the bible about dinosaurs (well, there is one very vague, short passage that refers to scaly creatures), I think it's safe to say that these people are wrong and probably know it. They're just out to build their agenda.
In U.S., 46% Hold Creationist View of Human Origins
Highly religious Americans most likely to believe in creationism
15 “Look at Behemoth,(New International Version)
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.
19 It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 A raging river does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?
We should be taxing churches and other religious organizations. That would definitely cut down if not eliminate freak establishments like this.
Job 40:15-24 is commonly used by creationists as a description of dinosaurs.Quote15 “Look at Behemoth,(New International Version)
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.
19 It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 A raging river does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?
Job 40:15-24 is commonly used by creationists as a description of dinosaurs.Quote15 “Look at Behemoth,(New International Version)
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.
19 It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 A raging river does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?
Tubes of bronze and rods of irons didn't exist when dinosaurs were around though? ???
I'm not convinced the Behemoth was a dinosaur. IIRC that passage also references the Leviathan, which most Christians don't believe was a dinosaur; the bible suggests it's a singular creature that will be destroyed in the end times. If the Behemoth is not just a mammoth or something, it's more likely another singular creature than one of many creatures
The problem is that according to polling its not a tiny crazy minority of people who have somewhat similar views.QuoteIn U.S., 46% Hold Creationist View of Human Origins
Highly religious Americans most likely to believe in creationism
http://www.gallup.com/poll/155003/Hold-Creationist-View-Human-Origins.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=Religion
So while its easy to mock people like this on a message board, the more scary idea is how many people actually believe this shit or somewhat similar stuff.
Not that I'm trying to brush it all away, because I think they're fucking nuts. But does it really matter what these people believe? They're not going to teach that in public schools, and nobody is forcing people to go to these museums.
If they start picketing in my area (or anyone else's) and telling us why God hates us, then I'll have a reason to care.
Not that I'm trying to brush it all away, because I think they're fucking nuts. But does it really matter what these people believe? They're not going to teach that in public schools, and nobody is forcing people to go to these museums.
If they start picketing in my area (or anyone else's) and telling us why God hates us, then I'll have a reason to care.
Except that people ARE trying to teach creationism in public schools.
We all have to live together. Whether it be in this world, country, state or town, we're all co-citizens to one extent or another. So yeah, I find stupidity and ignorance offensive and detrimental wherever it's happening.
I'm dating a Kentucky homegrown girl. According to her "Everyone outside of Louisville and Lexington is inbred and have few brain cells left, and even Louisville is pretty janky. But hey, at least its not Tennessee"
Most religious folks at least try to come up with some way for both evolution and the Adam/Eve story to be true. Because they value the motherfuckin' science.
I don't get why they're so anti-evolution if even the pope said that evolution should not be contested and is a truth observed in nature?
I don't get why they're so anti-evolution if even the pope said that evolution should not be contested and is a truth observed in nature?
catholics are actually very accepting of science in my experience and are most likely to use the bible as allegory and not as facts
I don't get why they're so anti-evolution if even the pope said that evolution should not be contested and is a truth observed in nature?
catholics are actually very accepting of science in my experience and are most likely to use the bible as allegory and not as facts
On the flipside, there's the whole boyfucking thing.
I don't get why they're so anti-evolution if even the pope said that evolution should not be contested and is a truth observed in nature?