How NOT to Think

This is so bad it's hard to look at, but Liberty University just hosted a creationist Mega-Conference. A telling example of the wisdom presented:

Do not let evidence fuel your appreciation of God. Let your appreciation of God influence your view of the evidence.
-Carl Kerby

So, in other words, god gives us a level of cognition higher than any other mammal, but prefers we not use it. What would jebus do? Embrace willfull stupidity, apparently.

To think that a university, if we can call it that, gives host to speakers who insist that the world is only 6000 years old is either laughable or scary, and I'm not sure which. Either way, it's bad theology, non-science, and a good reason to kick the state of Virginia out of the Union, and while we're at it, I'm not above agreeing to launch Virginia Beach into the Atlantic. But, since Richmond's music scene has given us the talent of Lamb of God and Strike Anywhere, I'll let the state slide. For now.
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Or, for more in-depth analysis, see Jason Rosenhouse's description at pandasthumb.org