A Reservoir of Stupidity

Great news from Answers in Genesis; they're spreading the lies and stupidity of creationism to the Arab world, where, presumably, they should have their work cut out for them. While perhaps the message of Biblical creationism won't be particularly welcome to the devout, creationism is already well at home in many Arab or majority Muslim nations (after all, the only surveyed country that ranks lower than the U.S. in acceptance of evolution is Turkey). But, Ken laments, AiG can only do so much. While they can send Terry Mortenson, one of their speakers, to Egypt to talk about biblical creationism, they don't have the resources to send their emissaries everywhere, a fact for which I imagine that we should be grateful. However, he sees his organization, and their massive output of articles, books, DVD's, etc (some of which, including a website, are now available in Arabic), as a "reservoir" of resources for others to use in promoting creationism. Answers in Genesis is indeed a reservoir. Not of resources, naturally, but of stupidity and inane arguments which have been addressed countless times in the past both by educated non-specialists and PhD. credentialed scientists.

Whether it is promoting a literal Noah's Flood, one unsupported by any evidence in the fossil record, or arguing that evolution is the foundation of an immoral worldview that led to slavery and racism (which existed long before Darwin), Answers in Genesis is in the vanguard of the science-denial movement. They are no different from people who hate vaccines, think the earth is flat or that the sun revolves around the earth (they still exist, unfortunately). All their articles and assorted media items do is retard the progress of science in the public sphere by stirring up false doubt about a topic that's been generally accepted by most scientists for over a hundred years, based on the evidence available. The case for evolution was strong then, and it's only grown stronger since, no matter what lies and distortions Ken Ham and his ilk would promote.

Calling it stupidity, brash, bald-faced stupidity, is not a desperate slur. It's reality.

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