The Creation Museum. A amusing curiosity, or a frightening totem of ignorance?

Question

When someone first told me of this institution, I honestly thought I was hearing a joke. I kept waiting for the punchline. On learning that it was actually real, I had a good laugh for a while. Silly old creationists, I thought. Then, on the radio last week, I heard a proud father say how he was taking his infant children to the museum so that "they could learn the truth about Man's place in the world", because he was concerned about his kids being taught evolutionary theory in school. Apparently, even the mere idea of his children hearing both sides of the argument was unthinkable. He also seemed to be under the impression that a trip to this museum was a satisfactory substitute for a school-based education. I didn't find that idea quite so funny. How do you people feel?

Answer 1

Its certainly a "totem of ignorance", but would say that its laughable rather than frightening. So its an "amusing curiosity" as well.

It is disgracful that some parents consider mythology to be a substitute for education, however. These people seem to think they are living in the dark ages rather than the 21st century.

Answer 2

It is truly sad and unbelievable that in the 21st Century we still believe word by word books that are the product of men to keep peace, their partners running around, possessions, their own interests. There is much greatness in those books and a lot of nonsense as well. I was born in Argentina half a century ago and evolution was explained, therefore understood correctly and accepted. I can't believe this evolution versus special creation occupies to this day the minds of many in the USA. How come there is so much ignorance there and then they often look down on us, south the Rio Grande! I even went to a catholic school were it was not a problem at all. God created all, evolution and creationists as well. He is not a he or a she and has not a beard and floats on clouds. Z. Sitchin has a nice explanation! Haha! Who knows? I feel sorry for the children of such parents and I want to add that God must have a very wicked sense of humour. Maybe we were his first creation, for it seems he really messed things up! However "what nature does not give you, an university will not give you either" I hope children will not be so gullible as their parents.
View religion in context or it will ruin your life. The Catholic Church has ruled through fear and guilt. However who can entirely blame them? Men are what they are. I am very religious and believe there is something here, but do not follow lies. Search your Bible if you want and you will also find enlightenment there. This museum is an insult to intelligence. Surely God is amused and laughing!!!!

Answer 3

People have a way of finding the truth no matter what others try to feed them. Even more so if the person is very intelligent.
There is no danger of complete and utter brainwashing because the human psyche just won't allow it. It will find the path of least resistance and when you follow the things you find in something like the creationism museum, you will always end up in a loop of "but how come?" and "but why does?" and "How did?".
A child of a certain intelligence will take it in, then start thinking. To believe these sorts of things, you would have to suspend most of your capacity for higher thinking.
The part that is scary - only if we allow it to be - is that there are so many people who defend imaginary things because to face reality would be to face that their world is somehow "wrong" and these people sometimes combine this foolhardiness with a penchant for handguns or automatic weapons.
There are universal truths that all religions adhere to after one strips away the stories and the superficial aspects. In many religions, the truth is ignored by the followers and the wrong part of the book / books are focused upon.
People, as a whole, like to isolate themselves and create tribes but what doesn't make sense is the "mine is better or the right one and yours isn't" aspect of some religions.
Don't they know that life is so short and to use it to set themselves apart is to waste the very gift they've been given?
This man will either create another person who will never live life and connect with others in the fullest extent or he will lose his son just like my mother lost me.

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Answer 5

I can only think of two words "Hidden Agenda".
Converting you to their belief in Christianity. I can't imagine the overwhelming majority of scientists accepting this. And the're not.

Also, about the dinosaur blood quote.
This is from Mary Schweitzer, the woman who studied the dinosaur fossil and found those blood cells.

She thinks creationist scientists are crackpots. She also considers herself "a complete and total christian"

"On a shelf in her office is a plaque bearing an old testament verse. "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"

"Mean while, Schweitzer's research has been hijacked by "young earth" creationists, who insist that dinosaur soft tissue couldn't possibly survive millions of years. They claim her discoveries support their belief, based on their interpretation of genesis, that the earth is only a few thousand years old. Of course, it's not unusual for a palaentologist to differ with creationists. But when creationists misrepresent Schweitzer's data, she takes it personally."

Answer 6

Incredible!!

I didn' t know such a place existed (is this in the US, by any chance?). I think it's frankly a little odd that people still believe that the earth is only 2000 years old, and that God created little fossils and hid them in the rocks to test our faith...

I personally think on one hand, people should be entitled to believe whatever they want; but on the other hand - if children are growing up having these beliefs pushed on them it can't be good.

The problem here is not science Vs religion (or God Vs Darwin), but that belief in creationism actually flies in the face of virtually all scientific theories and facts. I mean, even something like radiation cannot be believed by a creationist because in doing so means carbon dating can prove fossils are older than 2000 years.

One thing you can be sure of - the kids will find the museum so boring it will hopefully have little effect on them...

Answer 7

Have you checked out the science? And the AiG website:http://www.answersingenesis.org/

Creationists generally believe that people should be presented with alternative views about the past, so they can decide for themselves. This is certainly the case with Answers in Genesis who have built the museum, and believe people should be taught evolution: http://www.answersingenesis.org/e-mail/archive/answersupdate/2004/0423.asp

It is important to understand that everyone has exactly the same evidence - which exists in the present. Creationists and evolutionists interpret the same evidence with different worldviews. That is different assumptions about the past and different philosophical approaches.

People who dismiss creation as 'unscientific', or who claim that evolution (or creation) is 'proved', have missed the point. They either don't understand what science is, or want to hoodwink people into agreeing with them.

It is not possible to prove anything about the past using the scientific method, which involves observation, testing, repeating.

If one was to take an unbiased approach, one would ask simply which of creation and evolution provides the best explanation of the observed evidence. It is difficult to take an unbiased approach, since we all have a worldview.

I used to believe that evolution was the best explanation, but then I discovered that there is an awful lot of evidence which contradicts evolution, which is 'hidden' by evolutionists and most of the media. But if you check Aig you will see that evolution is quite easy to refute scientifically.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/RE2/index.asp

http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/creationontheweb?q=refuting+evolution&hl=en&lr=

For example, did you know that dinosaur bones have been found containing red blood cells - hardly 65 million years old!
Considering that there are many accounts of dinosaurs (aka dragons) from all round the world, and many depictions of them, surely it is more reasonable to accept the Creationist position that they have been around recently.
http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/creationontheweb?q=dino+blood&hl=en&lr=
http://www.genesispark.org/genpark/ancient/ancient.htm

Answer 8

Reminds me of the "hell-and-brimfire" "haunted houses" that spring up around Halloween, though at least at the Creation Museum you're forewarned about the content before you hand over your money. I wonder if they also trap you in a room at the end of the tour, and don't allow you to leave until you've been subjected to a sermon.

Answer 9

I would love to hear the children of this father ask, "gee daddy, if the dinosaurs were around during biblical times, why aren't they mentioned even once in the bible?" Or, "why didn't cavemen, who drew lots of pictures of different animals, ever draw a dinosaur?" Or, "if God created all those different kinds of dinosaurs, why would He let them all die out like that -- did He make a mistake?" Or, "how could all of those dinosaurs, not to mention all the other animals, have fit on that ark with Noah?"

If the museum were in Western Europe, I would consider it an "amusing curiousity." Unfortunately, in this country, it's far more insidious, and indicative of how many in our society remain uneducated and ignorant.

Answer 10

It doesn't upset me until I think of two extremely likely scenarios:

1. Field trips by local public schools
2. Parents who will take their children to this one and refuse to take them or let them go to a real natural history museum.

Then I start to heat up.