10 Feb '14 11:58>
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/09/ken-ham-the-making-of-an-american-religious-huckster.html
Originally posted by sonhouse"Convincing people to reject evolution—and the Big Bang, the age of the earth, and many other mainstream scientific ideas—was accomplished in part by portraying the scientific community as a cabal of elitist, politically motivated secularists conspiring with the assistance of Satan to undermine the traditional values of American Christians. This view of the scientific community resonated with conservative Protestants, bewildered by a world that they once controlled but that now seemed to be leaving them and their values behind. Such a view provides a reason to reject so-called “expertise” in favor of homey assurances that everything they needed to know about origins is in the Bible."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/09/ken-ham-the-making-of-an-american-religious-huckster.html
Originally posted by RJHindsDid you see the 'huckster' part? He is the one who created the 'creationist museum, where dino's and humans walk together, for a price of course.
[b]"Convincing people to reject evolution—and the Big Bang, the age of the earth, and many other mainstream scientific ideas—was accomplished in part by portraying the scientific community as a cabal of elitist, politically motivated secularists conspiring with the assistance of Satan to undermine the traditional values of American Christians. This view of t ...[text shortened]... be Young Earth Creationists. Yeah, that really makes a lot of sense... to an atheist numbnuts.
Originally posted by sonhouseThere is nothing wrong with that. It is called capitalism. Don't you remember "The Flintstones" on TV years ago. They even made a movie called "The Flintstones" more recently and they made money off of that too.
Did you see the 'huckster' part? He is the one who created the 'creationist museum, where dino's and humans walk together, for a price of course.
Sounds like huckster to me.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieWell, better than than feasting on your guitars! THAT would have really sucked.
I took my rabbit into my loft where my guitars are and it chewed through my Ethernet cable, i have yet to look at what else little furry Hazel has gorged herself upon! 😀
Originally posted by RJHindsThere is LOTS wrong with that. They actively spread the lie about creationism, reinforcing the programming inherent in religious activity.
There is nothing wrong with that. It is called capitalism. Don't you remember "The Flintstones" on TV years ago. They even made a movie called "The Flintstones" more recently and they made money off of that too.
There were many other movies that were made with dinosaurs and people together. The sexy Raquel Welch was in one of the earlier ones and I am ...[text shortened]... tax payer's dollars. You should be celebrating the creation of jobs rather than criticizing it.
Originally posted by sonhouseI think you are trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. Like I said before, this is just capitalism at work. Other people have their evilution museums, so I see nothing wrong with one creation museum.
There is LOTS wrong with that. They actively spread the lie about creationism, reinforcing the programming inherent in religious activity.
I don't know about you but I knew the Flintstones was just a story, a fiction for laughs.
Your huckster buddy is not laughing, except all the way to the bank.
This is a sick proposition.