|
Please read this disclaimer. Throughout this essay I
assert my opinion that the reverends Morris, Gish, Hovind, Phillips, etc., are either liars,
madmen, incompetent, evil, or combinations of these things. The disclaimer
explains why this is my opinion.
If anyone can find errors or falsehoods with my opinions and statements about the
I.C.R., Creationism, evolution, or evolutionary theory, perhaps you would be kind
enough to point those errors and falsehoods out to me via desertphile @ hotmail. com
so that I may remove those errors from this web site. Thank you.
|
If there are any Creationists looking to debate me on Creationism or on evolution
or on evolutionary theory, you may write to me via the
desertphile @ hotmail. com and we can agree upon the topic and where the debate will be published.
The Evolution Fact FAQ by Dr. M. R. Leipzig. What is Evolution? And, more importantly, what is not evolution? This F.A.Q. explains the basics. The majority
of Creationists have false beliefs about what evolution is and what evolutionary theory
states: this F.A.Q. will correct some of those misconceptions. "Evolution does not say
what is right and what is wrong, but merely what has happened."
The Handy Dandy Anti-Evolution Argument Refuter addresses
and answers some of the most common lies, falshoods, and errors Creationists spread.
Why These Pages explains why I created "The I.C.R. Exposed"
web site.
Link: Is the ICR's Henry Morris racist?
"Possessed of a genetic character concerned mainly with mundane matters, [black people]
have eventually been displaced by the intellectual and philosophical acumen of the
Japhethites and the religious zeal of the Semites." -- H. Morris
Link:
"Creation 'Science' Debunked."
|
|
evo011.htm Re: "There is no God"
evo012.htm Earth's success, failure depends on interconnected societies
evo013.htm One nation, under the thumb of god
evo014.htm Creationist sees science through 'Biblical glasses'
evo015.htm School board OKs teaching evolution alternatives [sic]
evo016.htm Parent sues school district
evo017.htm Time to pluck at duck
evo018.htm You can teach, but don't preach
evo010.htm All Tomorrow's Parties
Victory for West Virginia school children.
New species evolved on a grassy river bank in York.
Darwin on Trial: reviews of Phillip Johnson's religious tract.
"Scientific[sic] Creationism" reviews of Henry M. Morris' religious tract.
Biology professor's policy on recommendations challenged via law suit.
The recent evolution of the Red Squirrel.
What is the SCIENTIFIC THEORY of Creation? This is an excellent essay by by Lenny Flank.
|
|
ICR "scientists"
hold a meeting
|
This site is not an attempt to educate and correct Creationists
about how the universe was formed, how the solar system was formed, and how life
evolved here on Earth--- their occult indoctrination makes that impossible. Rather,
this site is for people who wish to learn about the "scientific[sic] Creationism"
religion in general, and the ICR cult's "Back to Genesis" scam in particular.
To those who claim this site is "anti-Christianity" and "anti-Christian,"
I will point out to you that, in actual fact, this site is anti-ignorance. When one
asserts that this site is "anti-Christianity" and "anti-Christian,"
one is equating Christianity and Christians with ignorance: therefore one is being
anti-Christianity and anti-Christian. If one honors and respect truth and scientific
knowledge, one will have little or no objections to these web pages.
I've attended the ICR's "Back to Genesis" circus, and here are some
of my observations. When the ICR cult ("ICR" stands for "Institute
for Creation Research,") was not selling their occult materials ("Buy our books. BUY our
books! BUY our books! BUY OUR BOOKS!"), selling their gods ("Every one has
faith! Every one has an idol!"), or selling their "tours" ("You really must
go with us to the Grand Canyon!"), the reverends Morris and Phillips spent the rest of
the time lying to their audience of about 1,200 people.
Yes, I said "lying." It is my opinion that it is fundamentally impossible for
them to not be aware of the fact that they were speaking falsehoods. It is my opinion (and that of many,
many others) that the reverends cannot possibly be unaware of the fact that their claims have been
competently, irrefutably demonstrated false. And yet the reverends still spewed their falsehoods in
anyone's book, this means they told lies, in an attempt to deceive deliberately. It is not a matter
of "differing opinions" between reverends Morris and Phillips and the scientific community:
if that were true, the reverends would be publishing their "research" in scientific journals
under peer-review. Rather, the reverends have taken an oath to ignore the
truth when it contradicts their occult beliefs.
[ Someone should warn Rev John Morris and Rev Doug Phillips about lying for their Lord God.
Here is what the Bible has to say about lying for Him in His name. ]
|
The newspaper headline "10,000 people drowned by Hurricane Mitch!" Refutes the Creationist
argument that human fossils are not found in the lower strata
because humans were able to escape "the flood" and flee to higher
ground. BTW, central America is mountainous: lots of higher
ground to flee to.
--- Frank Steiger
|
Just what is it that the ICR cult believes, and what their "Back to Genesis" circus
asserts? The ICR cult believes that Utnapishtim's Great Flood (as
recounted in the Gilgamesh Epic, which is anterior
to the Bible's Genesis myths) is responsible for all of the fossil
record and geological structures found upon Terra. They believe this (or at least they claim to
believe it) regardless of the fact that it has been conclusively demonstrated false. How one can
believe that which is known to be false is explored in the excellent book The Mind of the Bible
Believer by Edmund D. Cohen (1988, Prometheus Books, ISBN 0-87975-495-8). The ICR cult prefers
the newer myths to the older ones.
Is the "Back to Genesis" circus a scam, or are the reverends at the
ICR merely the quintessence, the epitome of incompetence? Is it really
possible to not know when one's every word is a lie? That seems
highly unlikely to me (and a great many others who know of the ICR cult's activities). Creationism
is big business (that is, BIG BU$INE$$). It sells hundreds of thousands of books and tapes; it makes
ignorant believers funnel money into cults that are subverting science education in the nation; and it is
tax-exempt. The cult performs pseudo-science and calls their results
"Creation 'Science.'" The Reverend Kent Hovind is a good example of a
Creationist who is clueless about what he pretends to speak authoritatively upon.
The ICR cult still distributes propaganda that is known to be false. Such as a false argument about
the laws of thermodynamics which Rev. Gish claims makes evolution impossible
(it does not); a false claim about ultraviolet light falling upon primordial
Earth preventing the formation of life (biopoesis); a false assertion that the
"laws of probability" demonstrate biopoesis is impossible (it does
not); a claim that the fossil record refutes evolution and evolutionary theory
(it does not); plus false arguments about "argument from design"; plus
a lie about "tautology" concerning the geocolumn; and a lie about
helium content in the Earth's atmosphere; and the false claim that
Bible-believing Christians are somehow morally and ethically superior to
non-theists (which has nothing to do with evolution nor evolutionary theory); and the lie that there
are no transitional and intermediate fossils. The cult ignores the fact that their
false claims have been demonstrated false, and discussed in so many books that it is
fundamentally impossible for Rev Gish, Rev Morris, Hovind, et al, to not know
they are distributing falsehoods. For "Men of God," that's one hell of a lot of lying!
As bizarre and as silly as it seems to rational people, the ICR cult believes that acknowledging evolution,
and teaching evolutionary theory, is somehow the cause for every social ill that have ever plagued humanity.
(Never mind the fact that evolutionary theory is almost never taught in public junior-high and high
schools for the past 30 years.) They appear to ignore the fact that social ills have existed throughout
human history. They have, of course, no evidence to support these silly occult-based claims, but since
many of these claims render themselves open for scrutiny, we can list the basics here. The following grid
has been taken from a flyer published by the ICR cult: it is what the cult claims to be "factual:"
As one can see, the ICR cult refuses to address actual claims made by scientists and science:
they attribute false statements they claim scientists make, and then attack those undefended
positions. Such behavior is dishonest in the extreme. This behavior also points out the fact
that the ICR knowns it cannot refute actual claims made by science and scientists, so
they resort to "refuting" claims science and scientists do not make.
Also as one can see, the cult's grasp on reality is extremely tenuous at best. What the cult attributes
to evolutionary science is not what rational people do. Evolution, and evolutionary theory,
does not address "man's opinions," nor do they say anything about a "global village,"
nor anything about "gods," nor anything about "abortion and euthanasia," nor anything
about "racial supremacy," nor anything about "homosexuality and immorality." Indeed,
one is left to wonder in amazement just why the ICR cult would pretend to make authoritative pronouncements
upon a subject they conclusively demonstrate they have no understanding and knowledge of (evolution and
evolutionary theory). It's utterly amazing... and utterly dishonest.
|
|
Here is another list that the cult believes is a comparison between their occult beliefs and
what they falsely believe to be the evolutionary sciences. It has also been extracted from
the ICR's publications, distributed at the "Back to Genesis" dog-and-pony show:
Note that the cult obviously does not have a clue about what evolution is and what
evolutionary theory states. The cult appears to somehow believe that astrophysics, geophysics,
and anthropology have something to do with evolution. One could make a case for Rev Gish,
Rev Morris, Rev Phillips, et al, working hard to make Christians appear irrational,
insane, and foolish, when they make claims like this.
So, why is the ICR cult so full of liars and fools? What causes grown men to run off and look
for an imaginary boat on a mid-eastern mountain, built by the half-god hero Uta-Napishtim
(later renamed "Noah"), as if the myth were true? The answer
to that is both simple and complex.
|
The ICR cult holds a
"science" class.
|
The short answer is that the cultists from the ICR cult have vowed to their gods that they
will believe their false occult beliefs (the Bible) despite the evidence massed against their
false beliefs. This they call "faith," and no amount of reasoning will cure their
beliefs. They consider "faith" to be a positive attribute: their occult
paraphernalia praises foolishness. They know that since Genesis
is demonstrated to be false, the rest of their paper idol is suspect.
The long answer is much more complex. How someone can believe that which is blatantly
false; that is observed to be false; that cannot and is not possible.... this question
has been addressed by many scholars and psychiatrists / psychologists. The book The Mind
of the Bible Believer by Edmund D. Cohen is an excellent source on how Rev Gish, Rev Morris,
etc., can believe what is known to be false.
The good news is that leading professional scientists are increasingly rejecting occult beliefs.
The bad news is, consequently, the ICR cult has attempted to by-pass how science is done by
appealing to the ignorant and the superstitious for their support. This support includes violating
the U.S. Constitution and inflicting the ICR's occult beliefs onto public school students
in the name of "science." The fact that the ICR cult believes it is free to lie,
cheat, and deceive to meet its agenda is excellent motive for opposing their subversive, anti-American,
occult-motivated activities. "Teaching" Creationism to students is an act equal
to child molestation; it harms society because it wounds children, making them unfit to compete
in the domestic job market, and making American workers unfit to compete in the global economy.
"Teaching" Creationism in public schools means that American students would be deliberately
crippled mentally, intellectually, and emotionally.
|
|
A question for Creationists (taken from a source, but still very relevant):
"I'm a scientist. In science, all knowledge is tentative. Everything is a theory until
a better idea comes along. Then we use the better idea. So by definition we're skeptics and
we agree with the Creationists when they say the theory of evolution will be history when
someone comes up with something better. But I have a question for those who believe in Creation.
If something better came along, would you agree that Creationism is wrong? In other words,
are you willing, at least in theory, to change your beliefs?" --- (The Central Mechanism,
by Jim Cowan)
A simple "Yes" or "No" will do.
|
|
Rev John Morris, telling lies. (You can tell because his lips are moving.)
Image Copyright 1998 © David Rice
|
Genesis Mistakes #1 Concerning the two different
versions of the creation myths found in the Hebrew Testament.
Maybe you would like to
take a quiz on evolutionary theory and Creationism.
You may cheat by looking at the answers first.
Hiccups thought to be "a throwback to gill-breathing ancestors."
You may wish to compare a statement from a Christian Evolutionist to another
statement by a Creationist to see who sounds more rational.
One may also view a brief list of things Creationists hate.
The Kansas Board of Education has committed an extreme evil against the students
of public education by striving hard to keep their students stupid and ignorant--- the exact opposite of
what a Board of Education is supposed to do!
Do you "believe" in evolution? or do you believe
that evolutionary theory and evolution is false?
To view a few e-mail messages from people concerning these pages, one may look here.
Here is a breath of fresh air concerning education about the evolutionary sciences.
|
|
ICR Creationist, fleecing the flock.
Image Copyright 1998 © David Rice
|
The bogus Life only come from life claim.
Truth, Faith, and Religion: a brief essay by Pat Kelly.
Book Review: What is Creation Science[sic]?
Here is the definition of the word lying, to help Creationists understand
why it is wrong.
Yet another ICR falsehood report, this time reported by Len Flank.
Creationist lying techniques: a few of their old standard methods.
Yet more lies by Creationists (and their corrections). One would
think that, being Reverends and believing in a honest, righteous god, Creationists wouldn't
engage in this behavior. This is a brief essay by Chris Lee.
The Creationist Index. A simple method for rating Creationist claims. Created by Dr. Marty Leipzig
Duane Gish's Bullfrog Lie. This is an example of a "Classic Creationist Lie." It kind
of "sets the high water mark" for which all the other Creationists' lies strive to match.
ICR Whoppers, collected by various authors. This web page lists a few
of the aparently limitless lies told by the ICR cult.
Larry Sites reports on yet more Lies by the ICR cult. Sure is hard to
keep tract of them all, eh?
What is Creationism, put succinctly.
Creationists Make God in their own image. This is an article
written by Donald Kaul, a Des Moines Register columnist, published in the Peoria Journal Star,
September 9, 1999 .
All about Rev Kent Hovind, exposing him for the liar and fraud that he is.
Creationism: Bad Science or Immoral Pseudoscience? Written by Joyce Arthur
Published in The Skeptic, magazine of the Skeptic Society, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1996, pp. 88-93
I Went, I Saw, I got Sick. Jitender Saan reports on attending the
same "Back to Genesis" floor show I did. He was as shocked and amazed as I was at how flreely
and unscrupulous the Creationists were and are; hover very oblivious to or contemptuous of what
is right or honorable.
Some Guestions Duane Gish (1998), asked by Brian Pietruszewski.
Why doesn't Rev Gish defned himself against people who criticize his lies?
Evolution does not involve a moral order of being in which some beings are superior to others.
|
|
cre038.htm This is what happens when a theocrat becomes "president."
cre039.htm Christian Creationist Kooks An Embarrassment
cre040.htm Evolution textbooks row goes to court
cre041.htm Blinded By Science
cre042.htm PARK SERVICE STICKS WITH BIBLICAL EXPLANATION [SIC] FOR GRAND CANYON
cre043.htm Faith-Based Parks? Creationists meet the Grand Canyon
cre044.htm Creationist clowns turn classrooms into circuses
cre045.htm Creation/evolution debate deserves full hearing in classrooms
cre046.htm Controversy over life's origins. Regardless of how it works, evolution is for real
cre047.htm All Tomorrow's Parties
cre048.htm Letter to the editor. LV City Life
cre049.htm Letter to Editor. Las Vegas City Life
cre050.htm ACLU to Sue Over the Teaching of Religion (Creationism) in Public Schools
cre051.htm More Creationist kooks. The New Monkey Trial
cre053.htm Ga. Evolution Stickers Ordered Removed
cre054.htm Occultism: The Crafty Attacks on Evolution
cre055.htm Re: "Leftard?"
cre037.htm Creationist cultist gets indicted
cre002.htm Re: Intelligent Design is not creationism!
cre003.htm Re: Richard Dawkins' Pause
cre004.htm An open letter to Dr. Silence: A big "Thank You" from a former Evolutionist
cre005.htm Re: Collecting all standing challenges to creationists
cre006.htm In the news: Universe was lifeless for up to 2 billion years
cre007.htm Re: In the News: Evolution battle looms in Missouri
cre008.htm Re: New Light on the first verses of Genesis?
cre009.htm Re: *NOT* atheists, god damn it!
cre010.htm Creation magazine guidelines
cre011.htm Creationists, Hitler and Evolution
cre012.htm Teach the controversy... In WWII History class
cre013.htm Re: Roadrunner/Hovind Supernova Claim
cre014.htm Context for Hawking Quote (was: Quotes for T.O.)
cre015.htm Researchers Show Evolutionary Theory Adds Up
cre016.htm What Are The Chances? Mathematician Solves Evolutionary Mystery
cre017.htm Experts on Thermodynamics Refute Creationist Claims
cre018.htm How Creationists Misrepresent the Carbon-14 Dating Method
cre019.htm Re: Carl Sagan and Fred Hoyle
cre020.htm Re: Anticipating Hitler
cre021.htm In the News: E-mails on creation flap 'swamp' Park Service
cre022.htm POTM nomination: Re: What Drives Creationists
cre023.htm POTM Re: Hello T.O.
cre024.htm Re: Grand Canyon Occut Book Sale
cre025.htm Re: Marty Leipzig _vs_ Noah's Flood
cre026.htm Re: AIG News: Stop Book Banning
cre027.htm Re: Op-Ed: Study of ID means fair debate in schools
cre028.htm CHEZ WATT: Re: The odds aren't in favour of evolution
cre029.htm Flood story "Satanic" according to Fundamentalist Christian
cre030.htm Re: Dembski's latest on irreducible complexity
cre031.htm Pin faith on something firmer than a flagellum
cre032.htm Dembski lying for God
cre033.htm Re: Dembski lying for God
cre034.htm Creatio Science saves the day!
cre035.htm In the News: Georgia may shun 'evolution' in schools
cre036.htm Texas creationist yahoos get their butts booted
cre001.htm Re: Prof. Wickramasinghe
cre0057.htm Achtung! Teaching of evolution in the United States ist verboten!
cre0058.htm Inherit the Windbags
cre0059.htm Teaching Darwin [sic] splits Pennsylvania town
cre0060.htm Re: $250,000 Offer for Proof Evolution is True!
cre0056.htm The Trouble With Creationism
|
