Young-earth creationist Kent Hovind's doctoral dissertation

[Erinome]

Why not read it in the original Hillbilly accent, Alei.

Because for me that would just be talking. Not amusing at all.

[Nine]

"Evolution is purely only a religion."



It hurts to laugh!!

[Jackalope]

My dog writes better dissertations than that, and he's dumb as a sack of hammers.

[Aardverk]

I actually read a few pages and found his style so pathetically ill-educated that I thought I would find out more about him. Here is a brief sample:

"January 2007, Hovind has been serving a ten-year prison sentence after being convicted of 58 federal counts, including 12 tax offenses, one count of obstructing federal agents, and 45 counts of structuring cash transactions. He is incarcerated at the FPC Satellite Camp of the ADX Florence prison in Florence, Colorado."

Nice honest chap then!

"He holds three degrees in Christian education (1974, 1988, 1991) from unaccredited institutions."

"Prior to his convictions, Hovind spoke at churches, private schools, and other venues each year. Hovind also hosted a daily internet radio talk show and has established Dinosaur Adventure Land in Pensacola, Florida."

So, he probably makes good money out of his rubbish.

"Hovind attended the non-accredited Midwestern Baptist College and received a Bachelor of Religious Education."

"In 1988 and 1991 respectively, Hovind was awarded a master's degree and doctorate in Christian Education through correspondence from the non-accredited Patriot University in Colorado Springs."

"Having a website called "Dr. Dino" has provoked some academics to look closely at how Hovind presents his education and credentials. Chemistry professor Karen Bartelt has said that it is "very unusual for a person with a Ph.D., even a real one, to list oneself in the phonebook as "Dr Hovind", as Hovind has done.""

"Barbara Forrest, a professor of philosophy, expert on the history of creationism and activist in the creation-evolution controversy, wrote that Hovind's lack of academic training makes it impossible to engage him on a professional level."

All in all, an ill-educated trickster making money out of the even more ill-educated. No doubt a very good Christian too.

[Doubting Thomas]

There's also a line in his "dissertation" which says something like "Why does X happen? I don't need to know." I searched through it a bit but couldn't find it. But I thought that the purpose of writing PhD dissertations was to increase the body of knowledge?

And what kind of PhD dissertation has a poem written by the author in the middle of it? Besides one written for a diploma mill, of course.

[DeistPaladin]

I got as far as "As an evangelist, God has given me..".

I got as far as "Hello, my name is..."

[Jackalope]

I got as far as "As an evangelist, God has given me..".

I got as far as "Hello, my name is..."

I got as far as http://...

Seriously, who the fuck starts a "scholarly" paper with "Hello"?

[Minimalist]

So, he probably makes good money out of his rubbish.

Selling bullshit to the gullible has been lucrative since the dawn of history.

[5thHorseman]

"To really understand the history of evolution, we have to understand the author. Satan is the master-mind behind this false doctrine."

Kent Hovind, PhD in Batshittery.

[Doubting Thomas]

Don't forget the Godwin! He claimed that evolution was the driving force behind Hitler and WWII.