Creationism Kent_Hovind

1 creationism

1.1 hovind theory
1.2 criticism creationists
1.3 anti-evolution claims
1.4 debates
1.5 $250,000 offer
1.6 political activity
1.7 chick tracts

creationism
the hovind theory

hovind presented version of young earth creationism calls hovind theory in lectures , in book unmasking false religion of evolution. hovind theory entirely rejected in scientific community, , plausibility has been criticized other young earth creationists.

in theory, dinosaurs , humans coexisted , tyrannosaurus rex vegetarian prior fall of man. hovind expands upon 20th-century vapor canopy concept of protective shield made earth relative paradise between expulsion paradise , noah s flood. flood expressed function of natural rather miraculous processes. noah s family , 2 of every kind of animal (including dinosaurs, fit because babies taken aboard , conditions allowed larger humans, making ark s size, based on cubits, larger) boarded noah s ark before ice meteor impacted earth. fragments meteor caused planetary rings , impact craters on moon , other solar system bodies. remainder drawn north , south poles earth s magnetic field cataclysmic snowfall buried mammoths standing up. ice on poles cracked earth s crust, releasing fountains of deep . according hovind, these events caused ice age, , made earth wobble around, collapsing vapor canopy protected it.

in next few months of flood, dead animals , plants buried, , became oil, coal, , fossils. last months of flood included geological instability, when plates shifted, forming ocean basins , mountain ranges. grand canyon formed in couple of weeks during time.

criticism creationists

in rare case of open dissent within movement on substance of creation science, answers in genesis (aig) published 2002 position paper titled: arguments think creationists should not use . after hovind issued point-by-point rebuttal, carl wieland, ken ham, , jonathan sarfati of aig wrote claims made hovind fraudulent , contained mistakes in facts , logic creationist cause no good. in particular, aig criticized hovind persistently us[ing] discredited or false arguments fraudulent claims ron wyatt, , described 1 of hovind s claims self-refuting . rancorous disagreements resulted in aig splitting u.s. , australian chapters in 2005. australian branch, renamed creation ministries international (cmi), maintained content critical of hovind on website, while u.s. branch, led ken ham, removed it. in 2009, cmi said had relaxed stance because cse s revamped website had removed of hovind s claims objected.

greg neyman, old-earth creationist runs old earth ministries website (renamed answers in creation), writes hovind s articles humans , dinosaurs coexisting unsupported evidence , embarrass young earth creation science community whole .

to orthodox jewish creationist, hovind s approach relies upon strict literal reading of king james translation. jews interpret hebrew through talmud , midrash, hovind relies on direct reading of english. example, hovind claims word dinosaur, introduced english in 1841, refers had been called dragon. dragon used tannin (hebrew: תנין‎‎) appears, means serpent or crocodile.

anti-evolution claims

hovind contends darwinism produced communism, socialism, nazism, abortion, liberalism , new age movement . blamed forced cherokee resettlement on belief in evolution, although trail of tears preceded origin of species 2 decades. hovind maintains biology textbooks lying in order brainwash youth. said, satan using evolution theory make kids go hell. hovind claims not trying eliminate evolution schools, says schools should teach both viewpoints. hovind said in order forge missing link transitional fossils support human evolution, smithsonian institution has 33,000 sets of human remains in basement, taken alive (murder). in interview prior speaking @ kent state university, hovind said should have rebellion here @ kent state , right reason, reason being protesting evolution , referred kent state shootings when added, time, don t shot.

in pseudoscience of cryptozoology, hovind published , co-authored claws, jaws, , dinosaurs william gibbons, creationist has searched dinosaurs in congo under belief discovering cryptid somehow undermine evolutionary theory , dinosaurs dragons. dinosaur adventure land had displays existence of loch ness monster , beowulf history rather legend.

debates

prior convictions, hovind prolific debater. while hovind campaigns against evolution, level of support evolution universal within scientific community , academia, while support creationism minimal among scientists in general, , virtually nonexistent among in relevant fields: biology, paleontology, geology, etc. c. a. chinn , l. a. buckland classify debate style, common among young earth creationists, eristic: focused on winning rhetoric rather illuminating careful examination of evidence.

in 1993, hovind announced debating renowned evolutionary biologist, stephen jay gould, had longstanding opposition debating creationists , had turned down numerous challenges. when contacted announcement, gould said had never heard of hovind, less agreed debate.

in may 2004, michael shermer debated hovind in front of predominantly creationist audience. shermer claimed exchange not intellectual exercise , rather emotional drama, , concluded, unless there subject debatable format fair, in forum balanced, serves belittle both magisterium of science , magisterium of religion. massimo pigliucci debated hovind, , expressed surprise @ hovind s ignorance of evolutionary theory. pigliucci recalled hovind tried convince audience evolutionists believe humans came rocks , subsequently evolved bananas. william reville, director of microscopy @ university college cork, wrote hovind s ideas not rational or scientific because not testable. hovind has repeatedly declined offers written debates claims scrutinized scientists, including decline of debate offer dave thomas.

during debate farrell till, hovind said donald johanson had uncovered leg bones of lucy @ different site on mile away reported site, in deeper stratum, quipping, know how fast train going hit chimpanzee. contrary published statements johanson. after hovind had been informed in 1993 statement false, agreed stop using claim. when repeated claim in 1995, once more agreed in error.

$250,000 offer

in 1990, hovind made $10,000 offer meet set of requirements said prove evolution, , later raised amount $250,000. in 2007, creation science evangelism removed offer website.

i have standing offer of $250,000 can give empirical evidence (scientific proof) evolution.* $250,000 offer demonstrates hypothesis of evolution nothing more religious belief.

*note: when use word evolution, not referring minor variations found in of various life forms (microevolution). referring general theory of evolution believes these 5 major events took place without god:

1. time, space, , matter came existence themselves.
2. planets , stars formed space dust.
3. matter created life itself.
4. life-forms learned reproduce themselves.
5. major changes occurred between these diverse life forms (i.e., fish changed amphibians, amphibians changed reptiles, , reptiles changed birds or mammals).

the premises of hovind s offer have been rejected both scientists , fellow creationists fundamentally flawed. hovind s conditions require claimant not prove theory of evolution, abiogenesis, astrophysics , cosmology, , additionally prove no gods possibly exist. judges hand-picked without assurances unbiased or qualified assess merit of claims, , possible no panel convened when claim submitted. forms of evidence excluded prior judging.

answers in genesis dismissed challenge gimmick. 2005 challenge on boing boing offered $250,000 prove flying spaghetti monster (the deity of parody religion constructed make point giving time alternative views on evolution) not father of jesus.

political activity

in 1999, bradenton, florida pastor asked school board consider adding creationism curriculum. school board chairman s actions raised issues when, in capacity citizen, helped fund series of seminars hovind, within ethical guidelines. more controversy raised when school employee sent videotape lectures, although without intention rebroadcast. ultimately, there no curriculum change.

hovind criticized involvement arkansas state representative jim holt s anti-evolution bill in 2001 (house bill 2548). bill have required when public schools refer evolution identified unproven theory. opponents of bill worried subject arkansas same type of derision occurred when state s balanced-treatment law struck down in mclean v. arkansas. holt called upon hovind expert testified holt before state agencies , governmental affairs committee, alleging of information pertaining evolution in our science textbooks false.

in 2007, david vitter added $100,000 earmark in u.s. senate appropriations bill, directed towards louisiana family forum develop plan promote better science education . website included document, battle plan—practical steps combat evolution kent hovind . after reporter s inquiries, document, called evolution not harmless theory dangerous religious belief , blamed atrocities adolf hitler, joseph stalin, , pol pot, removed website. earmark withdrawn bill.

chick tracts

the distributed antievolution work, big daddy?, first published in 1972 , revised several times; 1 of controversial chick tracts, comic strips intended convert people fundamentalist christianity. material hovind incorporated 2000 revision.

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