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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: 4, Insightful) by RobotMonster on Saturday March 01 2014, @11:30AM
I'd like to seem them get anywhere near 10,000 "kinds" into a self-sufficient ark. That would be quite impressive!
A quick internet search reveals that the Berlin Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Berlin) has the largest collection of animal species in the world. They have 1,500 different species and around 17,000 animals the zoo. The zoo covers 34 hectares, and is unlikely to grow all its own food.
I think that any attempt to recreate Noah's Ark can only help to highlight the fantastical nature of the tale.
You're right that it is important to fight bad textbooks and non-scientific science curricula, but I think that arming children with the skill of critical thinking attacks the problem at a more fundamental level.
(Score: 1) by Pslytely Psycho on Saturday March 01 2014, @12:22PM
"I think that any attempt to recreate Noah's Ark can only help to highlight the fantastical nature of the tale."
As a poster above pointed out, the will just adapt their story. When it fails it just "proves" man needed God to pull it off. While wasting Millions of public dollars.
That last line is what really disturbs me. Thank (insert favorite diety, demigod, demon, political figure here) I don't live in KY. (hmmm....no...I won't go there.....K...Y....KY....NO, NO, NO, NO!)
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by RobotMonster on Saturday March 01 2014, @12:32PM
Many will adapt their story, hopefully others will become unconvinced.
Yes, this project is an offensive use of public money --unfortunately misusing public money is fairly typical these days. Kleptocracy is almost ubiquitous. :-(