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from the you-both-get-dirty-and-the-pig-likes-it dept.
McGruber writes:
"Following up on the Bil Nye and Ken Ham debate on Creationism, Creation Museum founder Ken Ham announced Thursday that a municipal bond offering has raised enough money to begin construction on the Ark Encounter project, estimated to cost about $73 million. Groundbreaking is planned for May and the ark is expected to be finished by the summer of 2016. Ham credits the high-profile evolution debate he had with "Science Guy" Bill Nye on Feb. 4 with boosting support for the project.
After learning that the project would move forward, Nye said he was 'heartbroken and sickened for the Commonwealth of Kentucky,' lamenting that the ark would eventually draw more attention to the beliefs of Ham's Young-earth Creationist ministry. 'Voters and taxpayers in Kentucky will eventually see that this is not in their best interest.' Nye hopes."
(Score: 5, Insightful) by bd on Saturday March 01 2014, @09:53AM
It is dangerous to think they are insane. Not many of them run around with their underwear on their heads. I am sure I would have seen that on one of the youtube-like sites.
Chances are, they (well, most of them) are perfectly capable of rational thought. They use their ability of sane thought processes to work towards their agenda. While I consider the agenda they want to achieve irrational, as science is fundamental for the well-being of your (and every other) nation, I am sure they would tend to disagree.
Luckily, there have usually been enough people of differing opinion working towards their own goals that hinder them from achieving theirs. If these were ever to disappear, your country would be in Deep Trouble.