This Week in Culture: Revisionist History
Undoubtedly the hottest subject in the realm of revisionist history is the age-old debate between Creationists and Evolutionists. To even categorize Creationism as revisionist history - to suggest that it is nothing but bible-fuelled, pseudo-scientific BS is to slap the religious zealots who believe in that nonsense right in the face. Of course, sometimes the only way to get through to an idiot is to slap him in the face - repeatedly - until he or she starts to pay attention.
Creationists have been in the news a lot recently. A few months back, George W. Bush publicly endorsed Intelligent Design, the Creationist assertion that we and all living things were put on this earth by a divine power. Bush agreed that it was an important subject to be taught in American schools, alongside subjects like Math and English. Par for the course, I say. Bush is, of course, the same man who was rumoured to have waved "hello" to Stevie Wonder, who is completely blind, during Bush's inaugural ball 8 years ago. But those were the good old days, when presidential gaffes were limited to waving at blind people, and not, you know, starting wars.
But the biggest recent Creationist news is that they have built their own "museum". Consider it a Smithsonian for the Ned Flanders set, but minus the sense of intellectual objectivity and secularity. If you go to the museum's web page, www.creationmuseum.org, you can learn all you need to know about the museum and it's educational value. Incidentally, I'm pretty sure that you could get a more thoughtful approach to the origins of our species and our planet from, say, romping around the urine-soaked nerf ball room at the Play Pen of your local McDonald's - but that's just my opinion.
All of that said, one bad apple should not spoil the whole bunch, as my grandmother might say: not all revisionist historians are [created] equal. Sometimes they get it right - so very, very right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozXh_seILaY
Next week, I'll be funnier. I promise.
FS
Creationists have been in the news a lot recently. A few months back, George W. Bush publicly endorsed Intelligent Design, the Creationist assertion that we and all living things were put on this earth by a divine power. Bush agreed that it was an important subject to be taught in American schools, alongside subjects like Math and English. Par for the course, I say. Bush is, of course, the same man who was rumoured to have waved "hello" to Stevie Wonder, who is completely blind, during Bush's inaugural ball 8 years ago. But those were the good old days, when presidential gaffes were limited to waving at blind people, and not, you know, starting wars.
But the biggest recent Creationist news is that they have built their own "museum". Consider it a Smithsonian for the Ned Flanders set, but minus the sense of intellectual objectivity and secularity. If you go to the museum's web page, www.creationmuseum.org, you can learn all you need to know about the museum and it's educational value. Incidentally, I'm pretty sure that you could get a more thoughtful approach to the origins of our species and our planet from, say, romping around the urine-soaked nerf ball room at the Play Pen of your local McDonald's - but that's just my opinion.
All of that said, one bad apple should not spoil the whole bunch, as my grandmother might say: not all revisionist historians are [created] equal. Sometimes they get it right - so very, very right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozXh_seILaY
Next week, I'll be funnier. I promise.
FS
posted by filthy soapbox at 6:27 AM
2 Comments:
First of all, creationism and intelligent design are not the same thing. Second of all, don't forget that creationism and intelligent ARE EXACTLY THE SAME THING!
Keep writing FS!
Next week? What next week?
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