This is a museum opening in Kentucky on memorial day weekend.
It considers the bible a literal document, they tackle things such as dinosaurs, plate tectonics, carbon dating and the great flood. This is the website:
http://www.creationmuseum.org/plan-your-visit
Would you go? Would you take your kids?
I am planning a visit, simply because creationism fascinates me. I am undecided whether or not I will take my children. I will have to visit it first and decide.
So what are your thoughts (please incude what your religion or belief system is)?
2007-05-21 05:07:46 · 17 answers · asked by paganmom 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm a Pagan, if my avatar name didn't give that away.
I find religions very interesting (hoping to get my doctorate in comparitive religion). I have a hard time finding people who believe in the literal translation of the bible who can truely support their claims without getting angry or confused. I'm certainly not saying they aren't out there, there just aren't any in my area.
I'm really excited to go to the museum...I wish it didn't cost so darn much!
2007-05-21 05:17:07 · update #1
$20/person is too much to spend on a bad joke. It sounds like an amusement park, they advertise it as a sensory experience, doesn't sound like they try to engage anybody's brain, but then you wouldn't really expect that (will they show a video of Ray Comfort eating a banana?). Anyway, as it is about something which has been proven to be incorrect it's probably comparable to going to disneyland, which I wouldn't do either.
The money would have been better spend building a homeless shelter or a community center. Your entrance fee would be better spend as a donation for a cause of your choice.
2007-05-21 05:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by convictedidiot 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it particularly is going to artwork promoting wins out against data each and each time. promoting and marketing is the main to the hearts and minds of people its basically surprising that Iraq and countless countries around the globe dont artwork this way. Why care if the christians persist in preserving humanity back. they have been doing it in view that their inception. Flat earth, goecentrism............... the checklist is great. for my area all those defeats on the hands of technological information are the justifications I deserted them. I artwork with somebody who believes that the dinosaurs on no account existed and fossils are a extensive left wing conspiracy they have been planted. How can christians have various evaluations on despite if dinosaurs are authentic in the event that they have the comparable source e book stimulated by way of God?
2016-12-29 17:07:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is sad that people need to distort reality to fit into the fiction of a 4000 year old story told by bronze age nomads.
It is pathetic that their holy book is more important than their (omnipotent) god.
It worries me that enough people gave money to build this farce.
It scares me that people will force it down their children's throats, possibly with the threat of eternal hell if they do not believe, and create another generation of ignorant people.
Would I go? I live to far away to be bothered, but if I lived closer I might. Once by myself, the second time with my kids having done the research to debunk all their claims. (Preferably with someone videoing my visit for when I get thrown out. LOL)
Atheist.
2007-05-21 05:17:22 · answer #3 · answered by Simon T 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
This is like going to Disney World and telling your kids that all the exhibits and rides reflect the real world. Then they can go into the deep woods, see some bears, and go up to them to see if they will sing and play banjos.
In the real world the bears will eat your kids.
In the real world evolution is a fact and creationism is a lot of really bad pseudo science and out right fraud.
2007-05-21 05:17:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Creationists tend to ignore any and all evidence of evolution and hang on to debunked "evidence" of creationism.
See if that museum has anything on the "human" footprints found in the river bed beside dinosaur prints. Turns out, they weren't human prints. They belong to dinosaurs (even had three toes!). Do you suppose the Creationists stopped using it? Nope.
2007-05-21 05:20:48 · answer #5 · answered by Robin W 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It would be entertaining to go. Is it free though? I don't really like the idea of paying people to spread misinformation.
I'm an atheist, but I'm not sure I'd call that a system.
2007-05-21 05:19:22 · answer #6 · answered by garik 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think it's retarded, Creationism goes against every bit of scientific evidence we have, I might go to laugh at it, but i wouldn't take my kids there at least not utnill they were quite a bit older.
I'm an atheist.
2007-05-21 05:27:40 · answer #7 · answered by adigney 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm a Christian and I can't wait to see it, but I don't know if "Museum" is the right word. That implies artifacts will be displayed, and although I know biblical artifacts exist, they're well protected and not likely handed over to this museum. (Probably won't go for awhile though - I don't like big crowds!)
2007-05-21 05:11:48 · answer #8 · answered by Romans 8:28 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Anywhere else in the world it would be called a creation fun park. It's a joke.
2007-05-21 05:21:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I would just hang out outside to see who goes in, that has to be entertaining
2007-05-21 05:11:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋