My Creationist friend

[Minimalist]

Am I in crazy town?

[EggSpurt]

Guys, thanks so much, you're awesome. I truly can't understand how, when presented with the copious amounts of evidence we have today, that anyone could -
a) believe in the Genesis story of creation
b) believe in the Noah's ark flood story
c) believe dinosaurs and humans existed at the same time
d) dismiss the theory of evolution

Am I in crazy town? How much more evidence to these people need?

A big problem is that many people compartmentalize way too much. What I mean by that is, they acquire some information that answers one question, but do not allow themselves to logically follow through all the potential implications that this new information demands. It goes something like this: "Ok, according to science the flood couldn't have happened the way the bible says it does. But nobody can prove that god doesn't exist. Therefore let me forget anything unpleasant that was said about the Flood."

Basically most people don't have the integrity to properly follow through with what such evidence means. The honest thing to do would be to say "hmmm, well, in light of this evidence, i have to accede the possibility that the Flood account in the bible is not literal, or at the very least, not translated correctly. But if that is the case, then it is at least possible that the other stories are also incorrect, not literal, or at the very least translated incorrectly. Which makes it at least possible that the biblical account of creation is not literal. Which means that it's possible that anything in the bible is prone to error, misinterpretation, or flat out fabrication. For all i know, the whole thing could be just fucking made up!"

Nope, that takes too much courage for someone heavily emotionally invested. Should they get as far as doubting the legitimacy of the bible, it'll take them another 2 years to stop floating in indecisive limbo.

[TheMultiverseTheory]

I had a creationist friend once. Yeah, it's better not to have creationist friends.

[Zen Badger]

How did "Noah" manage to get American bison, grizzly bears, kangaroos, Alpacas, African elephants, etc. etc. to the Middle East in time to board and how did he get them back?

This is the explanation for the Kangaroos. Enjoy.

http://objectiveministries.org/creation/kangaroo.html

I am truly stunned by this load of mindless shit.

So where are the fossil remains of these middle eastern kangaroos?

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

I had a creationist friend once. Yeah, it's better not to have creationist friends.

Yeah, me too.The friendship came to an abrupt end after I threatened to punch his fucking lights out if he didn't quit his loud "Praise the Lords!" at every opportunity.

Fortunately I live in secular society where it's considered ill mannered to wear your beliefs on your sleeve.(except sports of course) Such people receive little public sympathy. EG last year two street preachers were arrested in the city mall for harassing passer by with threats of fire and brimstone.They were extremely fortunate their ranting didn't upset a child. A parent of either sex would have decked them.

The council offers preachers permits across town but Rundle Mall and its surrounding sidestreets are declared no-go zones without specific permission.

Lord Mayor Michael Harbison said the council had a duty to ``create the best environment’’ for all mall-goers.

``It is important that we do stick by our staff so if they have decided to issue fines then we have to stick by that,’’ he told the City Messenger this week.

``From what I have observed in the past, they (preachers) have been quite noisy.’’

In the past six months, police have arrested six people for disorderly behaviour and/or loitering in the Mall precinct - most were preachers.

http://city-messenger.whereilive.com.au/...nts-court/

[Minimalist]

Prof. Robert Cargill on the search for Noah's fucking ark.


http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/flood357903.shtml

It is time for groups of evangelical amateurs to stop making sensational claims about discoveries they did not really make. And it is time for people to stop looking for Noah’s ark.

It’s not there.

[KichigaiNeko]

How did "Noah" manage to get American bison, grizzly bears, kangaroos, Alpacas, African elephants, etc. etc. to the Middle East in time to board and how did he get them back?

This is the explanation for the Kangaroos. Enjoy.

http://objectiveministries.org/creation/kangaroo.html

I am truly stunned by this load of mindless shit.

So where are the fossil remains of these middle eastern kangaroos?

Ask any theist silly!! ...godidit!

[tavarish]

The kangaroo story is on Objective Ministries, a joke site. They're not for real, guys.

[Minimalist]

The kangaroo story is on Objective Ministries, a joke site. They're not for real, guys.

With religious twats it can be hard to tell the difference.

[downbeatplumb]

i saw a special on the Creation museum. They propose that downed logs from forests created rafts that animals could ride to their destinations after the floodwaters subsided.

Really.

You forgot to put the word "museum" in quotes!

The people who put up this monument to ignorance should be ashamed of themselves. I read that it cost $20 million to build and that money was obtained through contributions! Anyone who gave their money to help build this place should have their check book confiscated so a responsible adult can take care of their finances. Imagine how much good could have been done with $20 million! Instead of going to fund cancer research, or to feed starving children, this money was essentially pissed down a hole. Absolutely disgusting. If I lived near that "museum" I would rent a billboard just down the road and put on it something like, "FOR STUPIDITY, TURN LEFT 500 FEET".

Theres one round the corner from me I'm ashamed to say.

But being in england it was done on the cheap.

They litteraly brought the local natural history museum and changed the labels.

Check it out.

http://www.genesisexpo.co.uk/