Scalzi’s Creation Museum report

Published by henderob November 21st, 2007 in Intelligent Design and General FSM news.

Author and blogger John Scalzi has posted an amusing report of his visit to the Creation Museum.

Some time ago he said that he’d visit the museum, which was built near his home, on the condition that his readers donated $250, with the added incentive that any extra money would be given to Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. His readers came through and donated over $5000.

So he went, took a bunch of pictures, and posted a very thorough report.

An excerpt:

Here’s how to understand the Creation Museum:

Imagine, if you will, a load of horseshit. And we’re not talking just your average load of horseshit; no, we’re talking colossal load of horsehit. An epic load of horseshit. The kind of load of horseshit that has accreted over decades and has developed its own sort of ecosystem, from the flyblown chunks at the perimeter, down into the heated and decomposing center, generating explosive levels of methane as bacteria feast merrily on vintage, liquified crap. This is a Herculean load of horseshit, friends, the likes of which has not been seen since the days of Augeas.

You can read his entire report here.

330 Responses to “Scalzi’s Creation Museum report”

1. 21 - November 21st, 2007 at 3:22 pm - Wench Nikkiee Says:
   
   

   Mind you I’ve studied Botany (along side molec bio) for a few years, which covered plant evolution from the beginning and I do believe learning the Genesis version would have been so much quicker and easier! I probably could have had a high paying job at AiG by now :p Eeeeuw!!

2. 22 - November 21st, 2007 at 3:23 pm - Pluto Says:
   
   

   @ Jennyanydots- Genius! We could have a ship in a separate pool with a big fuck off wave machine and call it a storm simulator! That would rule. Better than those galleons that rock back and forth (obviously we would have one of those too). Give the feeling of a real stormy night on the & sea’s, water guns giving realistic spray too.

3. 23 - November 21st, 2007 at 3:26 pm - Noodly0ne Says:
   
   

   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

4. 24 - November 21st, 2007 at 3:28 pm - Pluto Says:
   
   

   @Noodly0ne- You’re young, what rides would you like to see?

5. 25 - November 21st, 2007 at 3:43 pm - Jennyanydots Says:
   
   

   @ Wench Nickiee - but how highly paid would it have to be to make working for them worthwhile?

6. 26 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:03 pm - PacificPam (Butterfly) Says:
   
   

   Did I read load of horseshit somewhere?
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   Stupid american fundies!

7. 27 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:06 pm - Captain Codpiece Says:
   
   

   That’s some shit!!
   CC

8. 28 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:09 pm - Wench Nikkiee Says:
   
   

   @Jennyanydots Nov 21st, 2007 at 3:43 pm
   “but how highly paid would it have to be to make working for them worthwhile?”
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   Hahahaha….me?…..not this little black duck :p) I was just feeling a little sarcastic. Been reading too much IDiot tripe past few days :(

9. 29 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:11 pm - Reasonable Avatar Says:
   
   

   @Wench Nikkiee:
   Woops! Genesis 1 DOES contain a reference to when plants were made. Thanks for pointing that out. I knew about the time discrepancy, but I must have forgotten when I wrote my prior post. (There are way too many discrepancies in the bible to keep track of them all.)
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   As for the website that you linked to, some of their contradictions make good points. Others seem to be bad arguments based on deliberately misinterpreted verses. I once had a very interesting conversation with a pastor (which didn’t end well on account of my not being a Christian) in which we spent a considerable amount of time discussing the bible and science and the considerable conflicts between the two, and of course biblical contradictions. He said something that I thought was pretty cool in response to those who try to find biblical flaws. It doesn’t hold its own against the real ones, but it holds its own against some of the ones that I spotted on that website. He said “Using nothing but the words of the bible, I can prove that you should hang yourself. ‘Then he went and hanged himself’ ‘Go and do likewise.’” (Matthew 27:5) (Luke 10:37).
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   The pastor’s comment was intended to teach about the importance of context. The first quote was about the fate of Judas. The second was from the tale of the Good Samaritan.
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   In short, thanks for correcting me, but I wouldn’t rely too heavily on that website.

   @Jennyanydots:
   If God never created them, how can they exist? Unless they were created in the second and completely different creation story offered in Genesis 2. Were mosquitos intended to keep us company? Weird!

10. 30 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:13 pm - PacificPam (Butterfly) Says:
    
    

    hahahahaha….=)

11. 31 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:14 pm - storm petrel Says:
    
    

    They were probably a punishment for eating apples, seems like everything that isn’t perfect and lovely is.

12. 32 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:15 pm - Jennyanydots Says:
    
    

    You mean that whining noise and sucking blood is cos they just want to be friendly?

13. 33 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:16 pm - storm petrel Says:
    
    

    Have to get your attention somehow.

14. 34 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:21 pm - Jennyanydots Says:
    
    

    Couldn’t they just say hi and buy me a drink?
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    Oh, and Nickiee - I already assumed the sarcasm, probably because most people would need an awful lot of money from them to work for them. Like maybe their entire evangelising budget so they couldn’t afford to tell people any of their ideas.

15. 35 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:26 pm - Wench Nikkiee Says:
    
    

    Reasonable Avatar Nov 21st, 2007 at 4:11 pm
    “Thanks for pointing that out.”
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    Hahaha…wow…first time ever for me….I don’t really do much religion!
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    “As for the website that you linked to, some of their contradictions make good points. Others seem to be bad arguments based on deliberately misinterpreted verses.”
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    I agree. Was my first visit where I actually read a bit of stuff there and …erm…wasn’t that impressed with the strength of most of those examples there either. Did see a few other similar type pages on that trip (can’t remember where ) that were a bit more interesting. Can’t even remember why I was at those sites in the first place…off on some tangent no doubt.
    I did like the four legged insect examples I came across though. :)

16. 36 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:33 pm - Wench Nikkiee Says:
    
    

    Jennyanydots .
    “Oh, and Nickiee - I already assumed the sarcasm”
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    Thanks (:))
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    “most people would need an awful lot of money from them to work for them.”
    Well that and the fact the Disco Institution certainly made Behe and Dembsky famous. More names to follow too I think! :(

17. 37 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:40 pm - PacificPam (Butterfly) Says:
    
    

    And here I was thinking that you were talking about a club with disco Music, Wench Nikkiee…
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    I have to learn more gringo culture.

18. 38 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:42 pm - Ubi Dubium Says:
    
    

    My fundamentalist brother-in-law lives near this thing. For our Family Reunion this summer he proudly announced that he had arranged a special tour of the Creation Museum for the whole family! We tried to be as tactful as we could (they are relatives) by quickly deciding that we had PROMISED to take our kids to the Aquarium that same morning. My girls came back from the aquarium with some beautiful plush toy snakes they had fallen in love with at the gift shop. They were promptly informed by one of my brother-in-law’s numerous kids that “snakes are the devil’s creatures”. I worry for those kids. Perhaps I will send them pirate hats for Holiday.
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    RAmen
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    Open your mind, but not so far your brain falls out

19. 39 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:44 pm - storm petrel Says:
    
    

    Problem is, when you say discovery, it sounds like they actually look for something, not just reading the bible.

20. 40 - November 21st, 2007 at 4:45 pm - storm petrel Says:
    
    

    @ Ubi Dubium, don’t forget toy swords or eye patches to go with the hats.

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