Do you know that you can get $250,000 for proving "Big Bang" theory???

Question

If you really think that there is scientific evidence backing evolution, Dr. Kent Hovind (an authority on the theory) has a long-standing offer. He will give $250,000 "to anyone who can offer any scientific proof for evolution". See if you can find some. Bet you can't.

http://www.drdino.com/articles.php?spec=67?pg=250k

Answer 1

Do you know that the Church will lose £millions if this theory is proved?

Just think, no more child molestering priests.....bliss!

Answer 2

So many things wrong here.

1. Kent Hovind ("Dr Dino", even though he's not a doctor) is in prison for tax fraud.
2. Even if he was free, the "challenge" is rigged. He decides the judges; he decides if the criteria have been met. That's not a fair challenge.
3. The Big Bang has nothing to do with evolution. Evolution undoubtedly happened whether or not the Big Bang theory is true; evidence looks good for the Big Bang whether or not evolution is true.
4. Hovind's definition of evolution has nothing to do with what scientists define as evolution. Why should we attempt to give evidence for something that he's made up? There is already tons of evidence for the *real* science of evolution.

Here's a good link explaining the many different ways the challenge is a con: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/hovind.html

Answer 3

Let's see. First he misunderstands what the theory of evolution actually says. He confuses it with the Big Bang theory, the speculations on abiogenesis, the descriptions of planetary formation, etc. He seems to think that anything in science is ever proved absolutely (which is impossible outside of mathematics). And he demands proof that other alternatives are impossible, not just that they are so unlikely that nobody intellgent would believe them.

Sounds like a set-up to me.

If you want some REAL answers, go to the site below. It has up to date information on cosmology (at least). The Big Bang model is a cosmological model. Evolution is a biological model. Abiogenesis is mostly speculation right now (although some good work is being done). How galaxies form and how planetary systems form are being actively studied. But they certainly take more than 10,000 years.

Mr Hovind is a liar, pure and simple.

Answer 4

The part that gets me is the site says "prove beyond a reasonable doubt"..... as if christians had any capacity for reasoning to begin with.

What is "reasonable" to one person isn't necessarily "reasonable" to another person..... I've seen christians dismiss reason simply because they DIDN'T UNDERSTAND what was being said. "It doesn't make sense to me, so it can't be true!"

All this says to me is that some jackass will pay 250,000 dollars if someone can supply HIM with proof that evolution really does happen, and it has to be proof that HE cannot dispute. The flaw is right there..... he can dispute any evidence he wishes if he has any doubt in it.

The proof is out there already...... There's the miller urey experiment where they created the beginnings of life using a mixture of gases & by simulating the environmental conditions that were present in the earth's atmosphere in the beginning...... This is proof that life can be created from "nothing" but some simple gases & the right conditions.

Give these guys their 250,000 dollars now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller-Urey_experiment

Answer 5

"Do you know that you can get $250,000 for proving "Big Bang" theory???
If you really think that there is scientific evidence backing evolution, "

Well, it sure didn't take long for you to **** that up.

Should we be taking scientific advice from people who don't know the difference between evolution and the Big Bang? I think not.

Oh, and Kent Hovind is a professional liar and a convicted tax cheat. The United States of America stands on our side, kid. Are you prepared to stand against us?

Answer 6

For arguments sake lets say God existed, even if the Almighty came down on a cloud and said "look stop worshipping me I couldn't give a rats ar se what you do with your life", the "religious" bunch on yahoo answers wouldn't believe it, so there is no way in Hell, another human proving the Big Bang Theory will change their minds, but it is the theory of Evolution that should be addressed and probably not by some Charlatan jailbird

Answer 7

A magazine I read recently said Kent Hovind has been arrested, so he cannot pay off now. Anyhow, he is the sole judge of what constitutes proof, and one cannot expect him to be objective. His twisted idea of proof is not the same as that of an objective scientist or logician. There is much strong evidence to support evolution and the Big Bang, but there is no evidence at all to support naive creation myths. Hovind wouldn't know real evidence if it bit his @$$.

Answer 8

Considering he is in jail for 50 some counts of income tax fraud, has a phoney degree, and was even charged with assault at one time, why would you think he would actually pay off this debt when he wouldn't even pay his own taxes. The guy is clearly a dishonest scumbag. Anyone stupid enough to believe him will believe almost anything.

By the way, the phrase "scientific proof" is an oxymoron. In science we collect evidence, make predictions, and verify the predictions. Proof is reserved for Mathematics and Logic. There is no such thing as "scientific proof"

Answer 9

QUOTE:"The universe came into being by itself by purely natural processes (known as evolution) so that no appeal to the supernatural is needed."(Kent Hovind) I didn't need to read any further than that.Buddy,you really need to reexamine what you called"an authority on the theory"That one sentence says he has absolutely NO CLUE about it,much less "an authority"The big bang theory is "known as evolution"...'nuff said

Answer 10

It is impossible to offer proof to support this idiot because he does not know what he is talking about.

His definition of evolution is not the scientific definition of evolution. He claims that evolution attempts to explain the origins of the universe; it does not. His knowledge of the theories seems to indicate that his degree came from the inside of a cracker jack box.

It is impossible to prove things to idiots. The reason he has not awarded his prize is simply because he is an idiot and cannot understand evidence.

Answer 11

Bleh. I do believe in a God, but I believe also in evolution and the big bang (He/She just gave the spark). But this challenge is moronic, since the big bang and evolution has nothing to do with each other.