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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: 3, Funny) by SpallsHurgenson on Saturday March 01 2014, @03:07PM
IF only they would continue that train of thought and take it to the logical extreme, they would save a lot of money.
Instead of the 500-foot, $30 million monstrosity, we can get something a lot more manageable:
Noah in a small rowboat with two small mice (mammals), a couple of newts (reptiles, well okay amphibians but this isn't Science), a sack of waterlogged grain (vegetable) and all covered in mold (fungus).
Not as exciting to look at, but an even more impressive example of God's omnipotence. After all, from this limited genepool He will develop all of life's current diversity. It's also much more believable (well, except for that God bit but that was a major flaw in the original concept too).
In fact, for a mere $15 million dollars - half what they are current paying - I am willing to deliver this more realistic interpretation of this divine miracle. Not only will it be a huge savings, but it will silence many of the critics of the project. It's win-win! Ken Ham, please contact me as soon as possible to follow up on this amazing offer! I'll even throw in the mice for free!