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A Bad Argument

One of the most charming things about Answers in Genesis is a series of articles they call " Arguments Christians Shouldn't Use ," citing a number of arguments that young-earth creationists might use in defense of a literal reading of Genesis that even the charlatans at AiG don't think are good arguments. This is, to anyone who has read the standard fare of this organization, ironic in the extreme. A quick glance over the list of these "bad arguments" reveals claims that most defenders of evolution have heard before in one form or another, ranging from the simply inane (" If Humans Evolved from Apes, Why Do Apes Exist Today? ") to those that are outright lies (The infamous " Darwin Deathbed Conversion " fraud).   The ordinary creationist might be forgiven for seeing Answers dismiss these patently bad arguments and thinking that, since the organization isn't willing to use just any  argument to advance their claims, Ken Ham and a...