2008 Woodie Awards
God and Dinosaurs: A Trip to Kentucky's Creationism Museum
Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: Features
In an ongoing effort to spotlight students who went on interesting Spring Break vacations, The Mac Weekly sought out Jonathan Davis '08 and Dustin Chavez-Davis '08 to discuss their week off. But Davis and Chavez-Davis didn't make it down to Cabo, Mexico this time around-rather, they journeyed through the heart of America to their final destination, the Creationism Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. We sat down with the two seniors to hear the details.
TMW: So tell us about your Spring Break. Why did you decide on this destination? Are you religious?
DCD: We wanted to learn more about different religions. As a Religious Studies major these types of things fascinate me. But I personally am agnostic.
JD: Dusty got a huge grant to go. They practically paid us. But I would rather not answer that question [about his religion] in a widely read publication such as The Mac Weekly.
(Editor's note: Chavez-Davis did not actually receive a grant to go to the Creationism Museum.)
What was the best part about the museum?
JD: Well, this isn't some sort of roadside attraction. This couldn't have cost less than 50 million dollars to build. There were animatronics dinosaurs and a full-scale planetarium.
What was the dinosaur exhibit like?
DCD: It was a tour of God's creations.
JD: There were dinosaurs in the Garden of Eden but they were all herbivores. Even the raptors.
DCD: They had raptors.
JD: Also, man tamed dinosaurs. There were saddles.
DCD: There were saddles. We took pictures. All the creatures lived in harmony in the garden.
JD: But the dinosaurs died in the flood because they couldn't fit in Noah's Ark.
DCD: The museum isn't trying to say that fossils don't exist, but it is saying that there is a different time frame and we all come from different starting points. The Creationism Museum uses the Bible as its starting point.
And how about the planetarium?
DCD: It took us on a tour of the known universe, implementing elements of astrology and astronomy.
TMW: So tell us about your Spring Break. Why did you decide on this destination? Are you religious?
DCD: We wanted to learn more about different religions. As a Religious Studies major these types of things fascinate me. But I personally am agnostic.
JD: Dusty got a huge grant to go. They practically paid us. But I would rather not answer that question [about his religion] in a widely read publication such as The Mac Weekly.
(Editor's note: Chavez-Davis did not actually receive a grant to go to the Creationism Museum.)
What was the best part about the museum?
JD: Well, this isn't some sort of roadside attraction. This couldn't have cost less than 50 million dollars to build. There were animatronics dinosaurs and a full-scale planetarium.
What was the dinosaur exhibit like?
DCD: It was a tour of God's creations.
JD: There were dinosaurs in the Garden of Eden but they were all herbivores. Even the raptors.
DCD: They had raptors.
JD: Also, man tamed dinosaurs. There were saddles.
DCD: There were saddles. We took pictures. All the creatures lived in harmony in the garden.
JD: But the dinosaurs died in the flood because they couldn't fit in Noah's Ark.
DCD: The museum isn't trying to say that fossils don't exist, but it is saying that there is a different time frame and we all come from different starting points. The Creationism Museum uses the Bible as its starting point.
And how about the planetarium?
DCD: It took us on a tour of the known universe, implementing elements of astrology and astronomy.
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Herman Cummings
posted 4/11/08 @ 9:30 PM CST
A Letter to Dallas:
Below is a letter written to reporter Jeffery Weiss, of the Dallas Morning
News. He was the moderator of a "evolution/creation" panel discussion,
which was held on March 11, 2008, at the University of Dallas. (Continued…)
Billthedog
posted 4/14/08 @ 2:02 AM CST
Herman,
Who the f*ck are you, and what the hell are you doing on the Mac Weekly message board? Are you some sort of professional evolution internet troll? That is pathetic. (Continued…)
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