got tonkaed wrote:When Mr Marsh was asked to explain the existence of fossilised remains of man's ancestors, he replied: "There are no such things.
"Humans are basically as you see them today. Those skeletons they've found, what's the word? They could have been deformed, diseased or something.
"I've seen people like that running round the streets of New York."
i did have quite a chuckle at that quote.
is kentucky really that redneck?
Apparently some parts are enough to have such a museum. But the fact that there is one isnt even the fun part to talk about. I mean certainly there was going to be one eventually. I think the cool questions are Why did the people in Kentucky want to have it there? How is the social dynamic changing (even on non directly religious levels) to make such things start occuring?
Those are at least cooler discussion questions than the Really....a creationist museum really seemed like a good idea guys?
i'm not understanding, are you under the impression that the people of kentucky voted on the presence of this museum?
good post, heavy. this story is both hilarious and very frightening. i've lived all over the south, including kentucky. it's in the bible belt and has plenty of conservatives, but i'd say it's no more or less redneck than other southern states.
odd thing to me is, i checked the location: it's in the middle of nowhere in northern kentucky. why would they put the place there, esp if they want to make money? maybe the land was cheap. they would probably do better in southern kentucky, it is more conservative. but up there they will draw crazy people from indiana and ohio, i guess.
lastly: look into this nutjob ken ham if you don't know about him. he's the museum director. he's probably the most well-known creationist on earth, the head of a creepy organization called Answers in Genesis. he also got an honorary doctorate from liberty university, falwell's school. wow, just wow.....and i doubt bush really believes that stuff, he just plays along to hook the righty christian vote, mouthing the rite lines when it comes to stuff about evolution in schools and such.....it's really sad that the right seems to be so much more politically savvy than their counterparts....