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Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky

Posted by Zonk on from the see-where-you-are-wrong-is-everywhere dept.

Noel Linback writes "A new creationism-espousing museum is opening in the state of Kentucky. According to a New York Times article the museum depicts humans and dinosaurs living together in traditional 'diorama' style exhibit. 'Whether you are willing to grant the premises of this museum almost becomes irrelevant as you are drawn into its mixture of spectacle and narrative. Its 60,000 square feet of exhibits are often stunningly designed by Patrick Marsh, who, like the entire museum staff, declares adherence to the ministry's views; he evidently also knows the lure of secular sensations, since he designed the Jaws and King Kong attractions at Universal Studios in Florida. For the skeptic the wonder is at a strange universe shaped by elaborate arguments, strong convictions and intermittent invocations of scientific principle. For the believer, it seems, this museum provides a kind of relief: Finally the world is being shown as it really is, without the distortions of secularism and natural selection. '"

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  1. On the other hand, they also make great Bourbon. by ScentCone · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, the whiskey has to count for SOMETHING, right?

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  2. The museum was built in 6 days by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And they rested on the seventh, but that was due to union regulations.

    1. Re:The museum was built in 6 days by mclaincausey · · Score: 4, Funny

      Bill Hicks:

      You ever noticed how people who believe in evolution look a little bit less evolved?

      "I b'lieve Gawd created me in 6 days!"

      "Yeah, it looks like he might've rushed it..."

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    2. Re:The museum was built in 6 days by mobby_6kl · · Score: 5, Funny

      Since you mentioned Bill Hicks, there's another appropriate quote:

      You know the world is 12,000 years old and dinosaurs existed, they existed in that time, you'd think it would have been mentioned in the fucking Bible at some point.

      "And lo Jesus and the disciples walked to Nazareth. But the trail was blocked by a giant brontosaurus... with a splinter in his paw. And O the disciples did run a shriekin': 'What a big fucking lizard, Lord!' But Jesus was unafraid and he took the splinter from the brontosaurus's paw and the big lizard became his friend.

      "And Jesus sent him to Scotland where he lived in a loch for O so many years inviting thousands of American tourists to bring their fat fucking families and their fat dollar bills.

      "And oh Scotland did praise the Lord. Thank you Lord, thank you Lord. Thank you Lord."

      Here's a video

  3. Re:So where are the cave drawings? by Sunburnt · · Score: 5, Funny

    We have lots of cave drawings of man with impressive animals like wooly mamoths and the like. So why are there not cave drawings of man with really impressive animals like the dinasaurs.

    Satan.

    See, isn't this easier than thinking?

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  4. Re:Heading off at the pass by Ice+Wewe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait... wait... wait. You're telling me that some Christians believe in evolution? Hmm, so if you're willing to compromise on evolution, why not gay marriage?
    That's it, I'm starting the Homosexual Creationism Museum which honors homosexual Neanderthals and dinosaurs.
    I think that's a fair compromise.

  5. Re:So where are the cave drawings? by Icarus1919 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The dinosaurs wouldn't uh... stand still long enough. Cave-men drawn pictures are time-exposed shots.

  6. Re:One question about this story: by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since God gave man dominion over the earth, it wouldn't look right if a dinosaur was eating a man. If the museum flops, it can always be turned into a minature golf course.

  7. Creationism Explained, by Gary Larson by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://answersingenes.blogspot.com/2006/12/creatio nism-explained.html

    That just about covers it, I think.

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  8. And on the Seventh Day... by Findeton · · Score: 3, Funny

    And on the Seventh Day... god rested by switching off the creationists brains!

  9. Re:On the other hand, they also make great Bourbon by jfclavette · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I'm torn between supporting young-earth creationnists or an organisation with a marquee on its website. Help me Slashdot !

  10. That means the Biblical hero's were all girly-men by arthurpaliden · · Score: 4, Funny

    OK, so man and dinosaurs lived together. That must mean then, that all the Biblical hero's were pansies. I mean all they did was kill few wolves (David) and enter a Lions den (Daniel) . If they were real hero's why did they not slay one of the T-Rexes that were wondering around eating everything in sight or enter a den of hungry Velosoraptors. Then they would have been real hero's.

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  11. Apropriate.... by dragondm · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... I always thought Creationism belonged in a museum.

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