tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506870823292198189.post6105247575659255786..comments2023-09-16T09:31:23.577-04:00Comments on Please be patient, I am evolving as fast as I can!: Most Christians do not agree with AIG!Ted Herrlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194189686075222808noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506870823292198189.post-35497325369940204322016-07-21T13:00:17.620-04:002016-07-21T13:00:17.620-04:00I try and not be so rude, although I will admit to...I try and not be so rude, although I will admit to doing my best to treat people the way I get treated, even here online. NCSE is a great resource for so many things. I found their The Impossible Voyage of Noah's Ark to be based on rationality and reality, something kennie ham will never be accused of. Ted Herrlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194189686075222808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506870823292198189.post-48530165193596816022016-07-21T12:57:16.552-04:002016-07-21T12:57:16.552-04:00I agree, nothing will stop kennie ham from believi...I agree, nothing will stop kennie ham from believing as he wishes, and in reality I don't want to stop him. I find him ridiculously entertaining, in addition my belief that religious freedom really means Freedom. I do feel sorry for the folks who fund his pseudo-museum and ark 'replica' and his lifestyle. Someday they might wise up, but then there will be another sucker to take their place.Ted Herrlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194189686075222808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506870823292198189.post-24383699948657067202016-07-21T12:38:09.019-04:002016-07-21T12:38:09.019-04:00I can't believe I actually found your blog. A ...I can't believe I actually found your blog. A good 5-7 years ago in my YEC days I tried my hand at debating some of the content here by using some age-old young earth creationist arguments. Needless to say I didn't receive an overly warm welcome and I think I was eventually told to run home to Kennie Ham or something to that effect. <br /><br />Anyways, after years of reading a research I've finally seen the light in terms of the overwhelming evidence in favor of the age of the universe and biological evolution. Some great books I've read along the way are "The Creationists" by Ronald Numbers, "Where the Conflict Really Lies" by Alvin Plantinga, "Coming to Peace with Science" by Darrel Falk, "The Meaning of Creation" by Conrad Hyers, and "Paradigms on Pilgrimage" by Smith and Godfrey. <br /><br />I agree with you that most educated Christians disagree with AIG but the average churchgoer still seems to be enthralled with Young Earth Creationism. It's unfortunate that AIG is so successful in their marketing but hopefully the Ark Park will make visitors wonder how so many animals could fit on the Ark and thereby undermine it. Or, if only a few "kinds" were on the Ark, how they "hyper-evolved" so rapidly after disembarking from the Ark and why that's ok, but normal-paced evolution isn't. Probably the best article I've read dismantling the story of Noah's Ark in scientific terms was "The Impossible Voyage of Noah's Ark" by the National Center for Science Education. Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839759886765771293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506870823292198189.post-73318135751630256602016-07-19T17:08:15.337-04:002016-07-19T17:08:15.337-04:00Ken Ham probably thinks the vast majority of Chris...Ken Ham probably thinks the vast majority of Christians believe exactly what he believes because he surrounds himself with people who reflect his opinion back to him and he distances himself from anyone who might challenge this belief that has come to define what he is. If that's threatened, his very identify is in question. He lives inside the illusion that the majority agrees with him. If God came down surrounded by all the choirs of angels to tell him what he believes is wrong, he would call it a trick of Satan and carry on.<br /><br />Someone raised Catholic who is active in the church and mostly socializes with other Catholics might think young earth creationists and biblical literalists are some minor lunatic fringe. They never associate with those people, and probably underestimate how many there are. <br /><br />That's why we have statisticians. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793199651530494226noreply@blogger.com