Kentucky’s Creationist Theme Park
Oh, for crying out loud!
I just got back from the press conference where Steve Beshear announced his enthusiastic support for a Creationist theme park (“Ark Encounter”) that teaches children that not only did humans live with dinosaurs several thousand years ago, but they rode on “Noah’s Ark” with them. And the tax breaks that Beshear supports giving them.
Be ashamed, Kentucky. Be very ashamed.
And yes, Virginia, there really were dinosaurs on the ark.
Once question and answer time began, I asked if there would be dinosaurs on the Ark. Beshear was at the podium and gave me a blank stare. Finally, the AiG guy spoke up and gave a “well, you know what we believe” answer. After other reporters prodded him, he finally stepped up to the mic and said yes, there will be dinosaurs on the ark, because there WERE dinosaurs on the ark. Of course. [emphasis mine]
And Conservatives are concerned with education? What a joke, only it’s not so funny.
The Courier-Journal notes that “the National Center for Science Education asserts that ‘students who accept this material as scientifically valid are unlikely to succeed in science courses at the college level.’”
Ya think?
well that is just because colleges are evil liberal Goddless orgy-houses.
What they are selling is bullcrap, but the great thing about America is that they are allowed to sell it to a gullible and uneducated public.
If it worked with Obama’s “Hope & Change”, why wouldn’t it work with creationism? And since Obamunism is much more dangerous to the health of America than creationism, I see no reason for government to intervene to stop it.
Well… they are asking for government funding.
And who’s calling for an intervention to stop it?
Awesome, now I can stop caring about the fact that Beshear will lose next year.