By Mark | January 15, 2014
If you’ve read this site for any length of time, you likely know how I feel about Ken Ham, the Australian ex-patriot (and accomplished charlatan) behind the evangelical anti-science group, Answers in Genesis, and Kentucky’s monument to stupidity, which he and his disciples refer to as the Creationism Museum. Well, I know that I’ve said […]
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By Mark | January 28, 2013
Had a vengeful God not struck him down for heresy, the famed naturalist Charles Darwin would be turning 204 years old on February 12, and literate folks around the world are marking the occasion by planning celebrations in his honor. I had forgotten that “Darwin Day” was upon us until earlier this evening, when a […]
Posted in Other, Religious Extremism, Science, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-science, Charles Darwin, Christopher Columbus, Columbus Day, creationism, Darwin Day, dino nuggets, Dinosaurs in Eden, evolution, Hitler, Kirk Cameron, Mark Chancey, Michigan Skeptics Association, Origin of Species, Phylum Feast, public education, religious fundamentalism, Science, separation of church and state, Texas, Texas Freedom Network, the rapture, threats to public education |
By Mark | August 20, 2010
Guess what? Our old friend Ken Ham, the charlatan behind the much maligned Creationism Museum, is now publishing books for kids, spreading his nonsense about how dinosaurs and men once coexisted. The photo above was taken by my friend Mike Ambs in a Kentucky Kroger. If you can’t read it, this page has a Ham’s […]
I’m stealing this from my friend Leighton. I’m not sure where he stole it from. But, knowing Leighton, I’m sure he stole it from somewhere. (He’s from Florida.) I like it because it reminds me of this old thread of ours about pterodactyls carrying olive branches.
Sometimes I like to post stuff here just because I want someone else to be as infuriated as I am… The following video, shot at Kentucky’s Creationism Museum, falls into that category. It was given to me today by a fellow named Chris Collins. He likened it to child abuse, and I can’t see anything […]
Posted in History, Other, Religious Extremism, Science | Also tagged anti-science, Creation Museum, creationism, dinosaurs, evolution, indoctrination of the young, Irish Hill, literal interpretation of the Bible, Prehistoric Forest, science fail |