| M.H., MS science teacher, BA Christian Education—I firmly believe that an education without creationism is lacking. I just watched a debate in which an engineer said that the Creation Museum was helping us to build a generation of students who believe in creation and that without technology we would not have any of the things we enjoy (t.v., phones, computers) While the latter part of this statement is true, his assertion that these advances were all made by evolutionists really irritated me. The vast majority of early scientists were creationists and those who are not afraid to admit to a higher authority still do.
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| A.R., teacher, B.A in Psychology—I am so glad your ministry exists! I heard Ken Ham speak at the FACCS convention in Oct. 2007 and I have not been the same. I teach junior high science (earth and space) and I have made it my mission this year to educate the students on the facts and how to defend their faith! I have been using many of the AIG resources to make this possible! Thank you for helping me!
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| J.L., teacher/minister(ab theo and BS industrial education)—I'm a high school teacher,teaching values and bible class..I am thankful to you that you opened our minds to biblical creation.
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| B.S., Chemist, M.S.—I have a great respect for fact based science (which your scientists teach). The textbook theories are going too far. My wife, a former teacher, even saw opposition for Creation being taught at a private Christian school. Thank you for standing for the truth and doing all you do with Answers.
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| R.M., currently a teacher of AP and introductory chemistry—I am a lifetime member of the Museum, a recent addition to the museum volunteer core, a longtime supporter of the ministry, holder of a master's degree, finalist in one of NASA's more recent search efforts for teacher candidates, and a National Board Certified Adolescent and Young Adult science teacher of 17 years experience. The things I have read over the years from AIG and ICR have made me a better, more informed teacher, of both science and critical thinking. I have not used this information to push a certain religion within the public school system (unlike what is done by humanists), but rather only to teach in an open and ethical manner. The writing on the site is excellent. I am prompted to comment today by the excellent feedback response given by Georgia Purdom today (Feb 1, 2008). I remain surprised that it would be necessary to make the same points that have been made numerous times on this site (and yet to be rebutted). However, please express to Dr. Purdom that I think her answer was especially well written. I hope God might give me opportunity some day to show other Christian teachers how to successfully educate themselves and to teach more effectively and ethically while obeying the laws of our nation as they stand.
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| S.Z., Dentist-researcher PhD regenerative Medicine and tissue engineering by stem cells—I believe that Answers organization has proved to be a qualified debater against macro-evolution, rising the authority of the word of God. Without your faithfulness I think the world would have been lost in an irrecuperable darkness. Keep going and thank you.
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| W.S., Engineering Project Manager, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.BS IE—I believe that the greatest teachers and scientists are God believing creationists. My wife is an amazing science teacher teaching 7th and 8th Grade Science with one student that now works for NASA and an incredible number of students placing and winning at local and regional science fairs. I have seen as her beliefs has grown over the years, her students have benefited from her passion of teaching, logic and understanding. All Glory and Honor to God in Heaven and Jesus through who everything was created.
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| K.B., Corporate Executive, CEO, MBA, BS-Marketing—I believe that our children have to learn both arguements so that they will see the diffenrence between Creationist and the evolutionist position, so they can see the evidence for creation and the lack of evidence for evolution.
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| D.K., Retired, Training Specialist, Th.M.—Creationists as teachers and scientists are long overdue. Research, fresh insights into the mechanisms of the Genesis Flood, removing misconceptions of processes (biological, geological, etc.) are just a few of the needy areas they can contribute to our better understanding of God's record of what happened in our 6,000 year history.
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| T.H., Science Educator/Ecologist (A.A.S. Forest Technology, B.S. Natural Resource Management, M.S. Education, M.P.S. Ecology)—As a product of the public schools and universities and as a science educator/ecologist in public education, I have found that students are not generally taught to think critically. The reigning philosophical paradigm is materialistic naturalism which assumes that the origin of the universe, world and creatures can be explained by chance, random events. What students don't realize is that this is just as much a faith statement, as assuming that there is a Great Designer, even though it is cloaked as "science". Many creationist teachers and scientists have come from these secular institutions and remember that the "facts" they were taught were really interpretations of the facts and they have wrestled with these world view issues and the limitations of science. They are often in a much better position to provide the learning environment students need to wrestle and debate the issues together and avoid the herd mentality. In the end, my students understand what science can and cannot do. They understand the assumptions that researchers make before they interpret data and they understand that the assumptions are determined by the philosophical world view of the scientist. This way, all the cards are on the table and students can think for themselves instead of being told what to think. In the process, they are better able to pose key questions in their pursuit of knowledge.
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| T.B., Teacher, B. Sc., B. Ed.—Dear Answers in Genesis, I want to start off by telling you how first class your ministry is. I don't think there is anything more important than upholding the authority of the Word of God. Your resources (and I think I own them all) have literally changed my life. Allow me to explain. I grew up not having any answers to my skeptic friends questions. I didn't know what to do with dinosaurs and the 'proven' millions of years for the age of the earth. This was very discouraging and almost proved fatal to my Christian walk. And then I came across "The Lie: Evolution" by Ken Ham and my eyes were opened. All of the sudden I was armed with the answers I was disparately searching for and I had a solid defense for my belief in God and His infallible Word. Two years later, I am 24 years old with a degree in Physics and a degree in Education. As a creationist teacher, I feel it is of the utmost importance to teach students about presuppositions and how a scientists starting assumptions will influence their interpretation of the evidence. In addition, students need to be informed of what real science is and what it isn't. Moreover, the difference between in-the-present operational science and origin science which encompass both creation and evolution. I definitely agree that creation and evolution should not be taught in the public schools. Let's face it, I would not want my evolutionist colleague to be teaching creation down the hall. This would probably do more harm than good. Likewise, if (or most likely when) I teach evolution to my students they will be shown how it is a very data poor idea which is unsupported by the observable world. If this level of honesty costs me my job then so be it. I am proud to be called a creationist and a teacher. Keep up the amazing work and God Bless everyone at Answers in Genesis.
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| B.W., DMD ( dentist )—I trust the word of God for my understanding of creation and thank Him for telling us what He did for us .
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| M.M., MBBCh Medical Practitioner—There is no contradiction between creationism and science. Creation is a far more likely account for the origin of life than is a series of evolutionary accidents.
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| S.W., MS, MPAS, PA-C—It is so important for us as scientist and also believers in Creation as the Genesis account explains clearly. The museum is just another step in the process of "getting the WORD out" and debunking the evolutionary garbage that was taught to myself and is being taught to our children as the Gospel.
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| P.N., Managing Director of a foundation MSc and PhD in Pest and Disease Management —I am a Scientist from Cameroon Africa I would like to join the group to have more argument to support creationism .Christianity is strong in my country but the new generation is threaten by the corrupted theory of evolution. I am preaching on the 4th of january 2008 in a church of 1500 people .I will be talking creationism.Please help me.
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| K.P., Special Education Teacher, M.A. Special Education, Pupil Personnel Services—Thank you for your ministry! I have taught in special education for 17 years. Though I have worked K - 12, the majority of my time has been spent at the high school level teaching core curriculum and coaching. The bias in the public schools for evolution is very frustrating (A key reason for our decision to homeschool our 5 kids). It is amazing how heavily the religion of evolution is promoted and relied upon. Teachers will often make comments to degrade students, parents or staff who are not as "intelligent or informed" as they are. Thus, our intellectual standing can be put into question. I have found that there is very little searching for the truth when it comes to this topic. I have worked and continue to work in the areas of biology and discovery science. My job is to present content and facilitate learning. The logical and educated answers you provide help me shed light in some dark places and at times I'm able to "make a defense for the hope that is inside me". Please pray for all Christian teachers in the public schools as we attempt to be used by the Lord as He wills, not as man commands.
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| S.F., Scientist, A.S. (Biology Education), B.S. (Biology), M.S. (Biology), MBA—I want you all to know that you all are doing great work at AiG! As a scientist, I enjoy the technical discussions and professional articles that you all print and/or publish. As a believer, I appreciate you all spreading the good news as you reach out to folks with the gospel. I work with many scientists who are creationists and their knowledge bases are at least as good as their evolutionist collegues. Again, thank you for the work that you all do and may God bless all of you at AiG.
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| N.K., Engineer- BS in mechanical design; MS in multidisciplin engineering—From a statistical and scientific perspective none of the theories other than creation can explain the formation of just the human eye let alone an entire human. When looking at the design of humans, how they fit with each other and with the rest of nature, you should be considered a lunatic to suggest that this happened as random chance. Many of the morals under attack today can easily be reaffirmed by merely analyzing the design of the human body and deriving if it was meant to do that. The world does not have to become Christian to endorse Christian values; God created a logically world that can be used to defend the Christian perspective without ever having to use "because the Bible says so".
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| E.N.S., Retired, Ph.D.—I have long been interested in animals and electronics as well as Creation. In high school I had an amateur (ham) radio license and my novice call sign was prophetic of things to come. It was KN5PHD. I had a Ph.D. from the FCC. While attending college at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, I designed a radio telemetry system for tracking rattlesnakes making a major NSF study possible. The professor found out I was a creationist and tried to keep me from graduate school. At Baylor, I designed and used a multichannel telemetry system to study thermoregulation of free ranging alligators in south Texas. Again, my advisor found out I was a Creationist after publishing another paper in CRSQ and told me if he had known, he would NOT have accepted me for graduate studies at Baylor. A week after earning my Ph.D. in Zoology from Texas Tech University I again had a paper published in CRSQ and my major professor was so angry he formed a committee to annul my doctorate, but was unsuccessful. I was invited as keynote speaker to a major international telemetry meeting in Oxford and took two research students. Even though I had over 50 technical publications, excellent student reviews and many research students giving papers at national scientific meetings, I was denied tenure at Northeastern Oklahoma State University for doubting Saint Darwin and ended up driving 18-wheelers until my retirement two years ago. I am enjoying retirement and recently had my ninth book accepted for publication including a series of children's books about Al-the-Gator and his friends in a farm pond in south Texas. I now have over 150 published papers and had one recently in CRSQ and another is in press. I also lead an online small group dealing with science and the Bible issues for New Life Church in Colorado Spring. Our battle is real; the Enemy unscrupulous.
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| D.F., Jr High math teacher, B.A elementary education —I grew up and was educated as an evolutionist. I am a school teacher with two college degrees (secular schools) and I have been to 13 countries around the world. I am a creationist and proud of it. It is not my reading of the Bible that has led to me becoming a creationist but simple mathematics, college textbooks and common sense.
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| B.M., Science teacher, Master of Science—We need people that believe in creation to speak up for their convictions. It seems that the right theories have always met a lot of opposition from the "scientific community", so we need not despair.
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| R.T., Associate Professor, Agricultural Education, Ph.D. in Agricultural Education & Experimental Statistics —As an Associate Professor in Agricultural Education, I teach research design. It is clear to me that supporters of liberal evolution do not follow the standard rules of research design. By inferring causation from correlation, facts are stated which are not supported by the literature/evidence. We should be able to reason together using the rules set forth by true scientist searching for the truth.
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| T.K., Atmospheric Scientist, Senior Scientist, MS in Atmospheric Science —God said it and that settles it! The Bible is correct in every dimension of human knowledge and that includes science. God bless the powerful ministry of telling the truth through AiG and the Creation Museum.
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| J.Z., molecular biologist, Research Officer, Ph.D. —As a scientist that works with and looks at mammalian cells almost everyday I cannot comprehend how other scientists can believe in evolution. Viewed under the microscope the majesty of the universe is seen within the cell in the microscale. The complexity of organelles and molecules and their interactions in time and space defies human explanation. The evidence for a mighty, omniscient God is unmistakable. Truly, scientists are without excuse. It is most expedient that a creationist museum exists to proclaim God's handiwork and speak against the blindness of dogmatic, evolutionary thought that has enshrouded both young and old.
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| M.C., Software Developer, MA Mathematics, BS Education (Secondary Math) —Our country was founded on the principles of freedom of thought, freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Moreover, the greatest advances in science have come from those who were willing to think outside the box of commonly accepted theories. The "marketplace of ideas" welcomes a host of unpopular and unlikely theories on every conceivable subject, and it is disingenuous to single out Creationist arguments for censorship simply because they outrage the politically correct crowd, or because they do not agree with the current most popular theories of origins. Creationism should be allowed a voice in the spectrum of ideas, and, if it is wrong, let the scientific evidence prove it so. However, I think a vast number of Creationists would agree with me in saying that we came to believe in Creationism simply because the evidence was overwhelmingly compelling in favor of it. For many of us, scientific evidence abundantly confirms the Bible's claim to being the infallible Word of the omnipotent Creator.
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| H.R., At Risk Youth Program Director / Artist —"Answers in Genesis" is an indespensable asset to both my students as well as my family. The unbiased and focused opinions as well as detailed clear referenced research proposed by this organization, is both sound and future-minded in scope. In terms of the preservation and support of our nations youth, AiG is not only supplying solid answers of the biological past, but also responsible sound perspectives for this generation's future. My students are all ward-of-the-court recipients, children with a tough histories and backgrounds. I have serviced thousands throughout these last thirteen years as a teacher and program director. The most incredible phase of contact is not when we finally circumvent all the initial filters and relationship problems to get to the basic respect level needed for creative studies, rather, it is when they are first made aware of their origins, design, purpose and possibilities in life as a "God imaged wonderful human being" and NOT an "accidental animalistic purposeless dispensable variable composite". Their eyes take on a whole new glimmer. Thank you AiG for your established biblical principles, vision and scope of endurance* Best wishes, don't stop!
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| L.H., I'm a P.G. licensed professional geologist in KY, I hold a BS majoring in geology with a chemistry minor —I fully believe they are true scientists and teachers. I use to be an atheist, and became a geologist in part because of that. When I converted powerfully the Christianity, I began the long mental battle of assessing what I thought I knew, not as an 'layman' but as a scientist myself. I adhere firmly to the young earth and creation per Scripture and would affirm with Martin Luther that the bible speaks plainly about creation. I'm greatly appreciative first as a believer and second as a scientist for the work Christian scientist and teachers are doing. My children will be taught Scripture and I always worried about the science, even though I am one, I hardly had all the anwers to refute what I once learned. You have no idea how greatful I am to this ministry. Of course the prevailing scientific paradigm of epicurianism, which is a religion itself, will scoff and persecute all such scientist holding Scripture highest. But this is nothing new. Laughter and mocking as John Calvin and Martin Luther point out are the worst type of persecution assaulting the mind of the believer, for it makes him/her doubt the Word of God, namely the Gospel for them. Evolution and modern "science" do just that.
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| R.Z., Doctor of Pharmacy—I totally support the creation view of the bible " IN the Beginning- God" end of story. As a clinical pharmacist/pharmacologist, I am amazed how detailed our neurotransmitter systems and neurophysiology is, especially when it comes to how new drugs expose the complexitity of these systems.
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| T.C., RT (R) CVT—I believe that Creationists make excellent teachers and scientists..They also make great Medical Doctors and Medical professionals. Thanks for the great job with the creation web page. I hope to see the Creation museum in the near future. I really don't understand how some one can see the awe inspiring workings of the human body and not beleive in a Creator God who is exactely who He said He is. I work in the Cardiac Catherization Lab. Assisting with Cardiac artery ballooning, stenting, ect. And I see Gods handy work everyday.
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| C.W., M.D., Family Physician—To exclude creationists as teachers and scientists would exclude the founding scientists of most of the existing scientific disciplines. Belief in God who created the universe and instituted all the natural laws should be a plus. Christians are to seek to know more about their creator. Certainly then, christians should be eager to learn more about God by studying the details of His creation.
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| K.K., Master of Science —I'm a creationist teacher. Well, I have taken a new job as a grade six home room teacher. Looking through the grade six science book (Houghton Mifflin) I noticed that there was a unit which included evolution. I'm praying about how to deliver the classes when time comes to cover that unti. I plan to teach the basics on evolution but give the children both sides of the story. Your website is giving me a lot of help and encouragement. Please keep it up and pray for me as I head into this challenge.
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| J.D., Retired, Ph.D. CE & Environmental Science —Everyone has a world view and it may not be definable or fit into a nice category of some kind. However, all world views start from one of two premises; e.g God is (and He has revealed us through general revelation in what He has created - and special revelation (God's Word); and God is not (which leads to nihilism). There is no in between. Attempts to mix these starting points end up in chaos and irrational confusion. A creationist starts with God is. An atheist (evolutionist) starts with God is not. God says God is truth (reality). An evolutionist says only science can reveal truth. A person who is a teacher or scientist conducts his business from one of these world views. Certainly the creationist can teach truth. So can an atheist - sometimes, to a certain degree. But their teachings are a mixture of partial truth and partial falsehoods. The basis for judging truth is truth Himself, Jesus. The inspired, inerrant word of God does not need science to prove itself to be true. Good science will always affirm the truth of scripture. If scripture and science are apparently incompatible, something is wrong with the science. This is an impossible pill for the naturalist to swallow. Their view is that naturalism will explain everything - except, of course, the question, why?. If I were in school once again, I would welcome a creationist (young earth) as a teacher and/or scientist because in their efforts, the very first step in addressing some aspect of their work is to see what scripture says about the subject. That is the proper starting point. If one starts with naturalism, error will follow. So, in my opinion, being a creationist is a prerequisite to proper teaching and proper science. Right now the paradigm is naturalism and this has led to where we are now - calling good evil, and evil good. Naturalism draws people away from the Kingdom of God. Creationism draws people to Jesus. That is the way to go.
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| S.M., IT systems analyst, MBA,. BA—Creationists are the only scientists (evolutionists being their counterparts) who do not violate laws of information science as no codes can ever be generated from matter and energy without a designer. This fact of science is not only ignored by evolutionists but their entire belief system depends on a contrary belief that the complex codes of every living thing spontaneously appeared through chance, thus the PRESTO belief system of information. Life is complex information systems with many complex codes and the fact of science demands a creator. Young people can easily understand this universal rule if given a chance to hear from Creation teachers and scientists.
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| J.K., Territory Business Manager, BS Industrial Engineering—It is absolutely ludicrous that creationism is being banned in public schools, yet the religion of evolution is considered perfectly acceptable. I myself was taught in both high school and college that evolution was a scientific fact. After studying for myself, I now know that to be a complete farce. Fight the good fight!
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| M.O., Environmental Scientist—Hello, I am a Environmental Scientist working in [place of employment removed]. When I was young I always wanted to follow God's commandment in Genesis of being good stewards of the earth. I spent five years in college getting my Environemtal Science degree. I sat through biology, geology, and ecology classes listening to the lies of evolution knowing that it was all deception. Geology professors used the rock layers and plate tectonics to "prove" the old earth theory. I would just listen, learn enough to pass the tests, and forget it. I thank the good Lord in heaven every day I grew up in a good Christian home and a good church that taught me creation and gave me the concrete foundation to go out into the world and stand on the principles of the Bible. That foundation has allowed me to opened some eyes of my fellow class mates and co-workers to the false teachings of evolution and that there are facts and truths in creation. Creation is not a fa! irytale. If you look at the science without preconceived concepts from evolution, there are facts indicating a young earth, proof of a global flood, and many other sound evidences for creation. Thank you for the Answers in Genesis ministry and keep up the good work!! There are troops on the ground in this battle and your materials along with the Holy Word are our sword and shield in this battle to overcome the lies of evolution.
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| C.H., BA in Psychology, BA in Education, MREd, MA in Educational Technology -- Educator —I attended the new Creation Museum this past Friday and found it to be very well done. The Biblical explanation for a 7 day creation time frame was done well. This museum is more than just a place to learn about science from a Biblical viewpoint - it is enjoyable and has a real sense of outreach and mission. I brought people ranging from 8 to 58 and all concurred that it was enjoyable and informative. Thanks for the great job you have done while keeping it scientific and professional.
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| S.J., Middle School Science Teacher, BS in Science Education—DefCon states that creation is an attack to science education. How is confronting the problems of evolution anti-education?
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| A.H., Bacholors in Secondary Biology Education—I think that creationists as teachers and scientists are valuable people. They have a Biblical world view and can actually explain the things we see around us.
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| T.B., Non-Profit Operations Manager, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts —I studied and taught Biology in Kansas during the controversial school board decisions on science education. Through all of my college education at Kansas State University, while receiving top grades in my upper level classes, the professors were never able to convince me that evolution answered any questions about science. In fact, they more detailed the classes were (microbiology, molecular embriology) I was more convinced that evolution was not the right answer. It had to be God. As I taught high school I made a point to never give evolution stand-alone credit. I always pointed out that something had to begin the process, or something had to design the organism. It really is easy to poke holes in the theory of evolution if people are willing to listen to science and actually follow scientific law.
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| R.K., Teacher, Researcher...MS Biological Science—I am both a scientist and a teacher of science. My expertise is in Biology, and I love the subject matter because of its direct relevance to the teachings of the Bible. I believe that a scientist must take the Bible as fact, and science as support for that fact. This is what I feel seperates secular science from the true science that is all around us in this world. God has created this world wonderfully, and it is an honor for us all to explore its interworkings and to see how great God truly is!
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| D.G., Instructor, Mr, BA, BSc, MA—Evolutionary ideas held sway in my thinking until scientific creationism convinced me otherwise. The lack of transitional forms and the many instances of fraudulant and fabricated evidence in the supposed development of man persuaded me to research the claims of Biblical creationism. Presently I teach Algebra, Calculus and Physics at the high school level. Students are introduced to both worldviews and asked to examine the data for themselves. The student consensus is that the data supports the predictions made by the creation model. If the hypothesis of evolution is correct then the majority of the world's population would have little difficulty embracing this ideology. They do not. And, if evolution is true, where are the convincing arguments to courteously change the thinking of 'misguided' creationists? Over the years I have noticed that people who are unable to back up their claims tend to be easily provoked when questioned. The rhetoric of many evolutionists tends to reflect that tendency.
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| K., engineer w/ a BSME & MBA—I think this whole Creation movement is awesome blessing from God. I'm an engineer by education and trade, thus I've studied plenty of science. The fact that we get these laws of science and nature from God doesn't have anything to do with depending upon the evolutionary lie. Ask Sir Isaac Newton if he depended upon the laws of evolution to derive his many equations and theories? Since evolution didn't exist in his time and since he's acknowledged God as the creator in his writings should stop any modern day scientist dead in their "evolutionary" tracks. My kids will learn science and math - that's a fact, but they'll learn that these laws have been created by God and not some random chance which by logic is nonsense.
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| K.T., BA, education, Science exploration teacher for homeschoolers—What a wonderful idea. I viewed much of the information from the DEFCON website as well as the other sights. I am grieved that these people are shouting about their concern of children being "dumbed down" by the creation museum. I would think that all scientists would encourage all children to explore ALL options to find the truth. If they are so very certain of their viewpoint, why, then, are they so afraid of one museum in the middle of the country that many children may never have the opportunity to visit. As a science teacher, I am planning to gather as many children as possible to bring on a field trip. We will begin with a trip of our family of 5 from California this September. Fear, and the perpetuation of fear, seems to be the purpose of DEFCON. Truth and science exploration seems to be the purpose of the Creation Museum. All should be able to view for themselves without the angry people inhibiting our children's ability to seek and learn ALL aspects of science. Thank you for creating a place for our views to be spoken.
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| M.H., Pediatrician; MD (Medical College of Georgia); BS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, (University of Georgia); Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics; Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics —I love your work and dedication to the cause of defending the Bible as God's Word from beginning to end. I see the degenerative effects of secularism on our nation's children every day in my practice. May God bless you and protect you, as you are continually attacked by a secular world.
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| D.P., Design Engineer, BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering —I can't wait to see the museum. I've had friends at Mississippi State (where I got both degrees) who were also proud to stand for the SCIENCE and reasoning within creation, but more importantly, for the love and grace of the Redeemer who is responsible for the creation.
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| T.S., Chemistry instructor, Ph. D. (candidate)—The creationist teachers and scientists are deep thinkers who are not afraid to speak the truth before a hostile academic crowd. The creationists are scholars in their respective scientific fields and are students the Bible. Evolutionist teachers and scientists unfortunately know only half the story. Some years ago I was in a meeting with mostly evolutionist scientists and someone during the conversation mentioned the name of John the Baptist from the Bible . I was surprised to learn that only two scientists out of eleven in the meeting knew about John the Baptist. There is an apparent lack of Biblical knowledge among the American university intellectuals. If you do not know a book how can you be familiar with its contents?. The evolutionist scientists and teachers are simply too proud to become students of the Bible. Therefore, they do not know the rest of the story. Much of their opposition to the creation scientists and teachers is rooted in human pride and vanity. It is only a matter of short time and they will begin to see the light of truth taking over this dark corner of the academic world. Congratulations on your beautiful museum!
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| T.W., Electrical Engineer—Being a Christian since age 9 and having studied the sciences in pursuit of my engineering degree as well as over 30 years of practice in the field, I find it impossible to believe anything but the Biblical account of the created universe. We, as engineers, have studied God's design of nature in order to understand the principals and laws involved and have used them quiet successfully in our trade. I am delighted to see and hear about the growing number of scientists in all technical fields that proclaim God as creator and publically acknowledge the Biblical account as given in Genesis. The Creation Museum is a public testimony of the true world history and will serve a substantial part in legitimizing this view to the secular world as well as to many Christians who have been misled by generations of evolutionary teaching. |
| J.M., Lead High School Teacher, BS Religion, working on M.Div—I am 100% behind the creation museum!! I am a high school science and math teacher in a Christian School and I plan to bring a group of students to the museum as soon as I can arrange it. As a former engeer and evolutionist, I believe teaching the science of creation is the only way to give strength to our young people to defend their position on creation. I make a point of once a week in every class having a creation day to teach the science of Scripture. |
| J.M., BSAE & BSME, University of Michigan—It was while attending a secular engineering school that I "happened upon" your website. While I had been a Christian for a few years, it wasn't until then that I realized just how important it is for believers to recognize that the Bible is true from the very first verse. What an encouragement it was (and is) to my faith, knowing that I can fully believe God's Word! I have seen the effects of belief in evolution, and how Satan uses "science" to lead people away from God. It is ESSENTIAL that Christians understand the complete authority of the scripture. Thank you, men and women of AIG, for your love of Truth and your dedication to your mission. |
| R.S., Middle and high school science teacher, Bachelor's degree in Physics.—While I have not yet had the opportunity to visit the Creation Museum, I have enthusiastically supported it financially. It is crucial to the creation ministry to have a "brick and mortar" facility for people to visit, to supplement the print, video and Internet media we have used in the past. I am thrilled to have Answers in Genesis resources available to me for supplementing my science curriculum and integrating Biblical truth with my daily lesson plans. |
| G.C., public school teacher, Masters in Ed.—I am a public school teacher. My husband and I have supported the museum from the beginning. We visited in June and were amazed at the professional design and accuracy of the exhibits. It was far more than anything we could have imagined.We went home and got a group together from our church. We returned just this past week with 19 adults and teens from our church. Our pastor has really gotten on board. I have purchased several books to put in my public school classroom library for my students self selected reading time. This is perfectly legal since the students are able to choose the books they read. My church teens were also excited to have the book Evolution Exposed. I purchased enough earlier in the year for each one to have a copy but their visit to the museum motivated them to actually take a copy to read. Thanks for all you do. You are always in our prayers. |
| J.E., Computer Scientist, MS (Johns Hopkins), BS—It is because of AiG that I've been involved in a fruitfull dialogue (over the past years) with a biology professor from college who once said something like this (in regards to the creationst view of vestigial organs) "good luck trying to explain [the pelvic bone] in whales. A couple of years after taking his class and finding out about AiG, I've been able to respond to his scepticism with AiG articles that provide strong answers. The Creation Museum is a testament to the world that God rewards those who "tremble at his word" while beliving, defending and proclaiming it from the very first verse. I love how this Ministry calls others in the public eye to account who would compromise with evolutionary principles in order to "fit in." finally, it's not a matter of mirco vs. macro evolution, it's a matter of the "information" increase that is needed to "evolve" from one species to another that is absent in both types of evolution. |
| M.T., BEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering—Aethiests say 'don't mix religion and politics' - why shouldn't we? they do it all the time and prevent us from teaching true science in the classroom to our children! |
| P.G., instructor, Northwest MS Comm. College, Masters degree in Biology from Miss. State Univ.—I teach community college science courses and labs and wholeheartedly believe in the accuracy of the Bible in every respect. Evolution has no bearing on my student's ability to grasp the topics covered in Biology or Anatomy. No concept in science requires a belief in evolution (except, maybe, those fields dedicated to proving it!). As a believer, I love science because it reveals the awesomeness and power of God. I am constantly amazed at what I discover in my field (genetics). The more I discover the more I realize that evolution does not have the answers for what I see, but God does. |
| R.H., M.D., Partner, Greater Houston Anesthesiology—Christian for 36 years Young earth creationsist for 32 years Practicing Anesthesiologist for 24 years (Too little space in this comments section to tell you my whole story) |
| C.M., Registered Nurse, Cardiosciences. BScN—After studying human anatomy and physiology and then to declare, "It all came about by chance," must assuredly be starkly facetious comedy. The astounding complexity inside every human cell, the construction of every organ system, and the dynamic interplay between the different body systems are all feats of engineering far beyond anything today's best scientists are capable of achieving. How anyone could study human anatomy and physiology and come away with naturalistic explanations about the origin of life intact is beyond me. If an anatomy and physiology professor were to seriously posit that life arose by chance and diversified via random mutations, she would be engaged in an intellectual fraud that is plain for all her students to see. |
| M.S., Senior Manager in computer science; BS Phys (high honors, from Ga Tech); MS CS (South Carolina)—Can anyone who feels the need to resort to ad hominem argumentation honestly say they're being scientific? The ill informed and unscientifically minded might be convinced by such tactics, but anyone who loves science and does not have an a priori commitment to naturalism will realize that the rise of information alone argues extremely strongly against evolution and in favor of Biblical Creationism. However, such attacks are not new to the scientific world. The establishment will always be vehemently opposed to a paradigm shift, because their belief system, their reputation and not least of all, their funding might be at stake. |
| D.H., Chemist, Lab Manager—I am a chemist who develops polymer based and polymer modified systems in support of the coatings and building products markets. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Creation Museum with my family. Starting with the entrance, moving through the exhibits and presentations and finally, interacting with staff, we were impressed with the professionalism and courtesy we experienced. The Creation Museum is a testament to God's work and a witness of His glory and love for mankind. |
| N.T., Software developer, MS degree in Computer Science—I live in a small far away country in Europe - Serbia, and I finally have a big reason to visit USA. That is, of course, your amazing Creation Museum. |
| S.C., Pastor, BS InfoSystems, 1/2 of a Master in Religion from Liberty Univ.—My family(8 of us)had been waiting for nearly two years to attend the Creation Museam. We were concerned our expectations had grown to a level that would almost guarantee disappointment. At the first opportunity we planned our "Creation Vacation" with AIG as our prime destination. We were absolutly blown away. The exibits were beyond anything we could have imagined and its overall design and message we extraordinary. Our favorite exibit was the Adam and Eve, Garden scene. It was the first time I believe I realized just how much we lost. I am not usually that emotional but I cried when I saw the picture of them walking away in the mist holding hands, amazing! We spent two days at the museaum and on the way home the kids were already asking when we could return. The biggest dissappointment my family had was they didn't get to see Ken Ham. I thought it funny, while most kids would get excited about music stars or TV personalities my children have put Ken Ham at the top of their must see list. I can only thank my God in Heaven for that miricle. Continued Blessings, Pastor Scott Cosper & Family Charter Members Creation Museam I am the pastor of FBC of Shelby, Al and our family has an apologetics ministry we just started called, "Eyes Wide Open". We will be teaching some of the AIG curriculum this fall and I plan on speaking of some of the local churches in Sept. Numbers 24:16 |
| N.H., Physics, Aerospace Engineering—I believe without a doubt that God created the universe. In science and math we deal with the concept of infinity in many different fields and problems. Our universe is infinite. Our God is infinite. If I were to ask any scientist or mathematician what the odds of two balls colliding in an infinite space given random trajectories just in a 2D space they would say none. Now add another plane to it? Everything we see is so complex, there is no way that it was an accident. But what we need to realize is that what we learn as scientists only confirms this amazing thing we call our universe. We might be able to clone, cure some diseases but we will never be able to touch the perfection of creation that our God has made. |
| J.L., Math Specialist BA Mathematics, BA math, BASB, MAT—Many of the best teachers I know are creationists, including many post secondary teachers and professors. |
| E.L., Teacher, retired— I am a retired teacher. I taught Science/Biology/Chemistry in public schools for 30 years. The more I learned about Science, the more I believed in God. I accepted Christ 52 years ago, and my faith is stronger than it has ever been! |
| J.T., Science, Bible teacher, Indiana Academy, MA Religion, MS Biology—Science as we know it is a human institution. It is constantly changing as it learns and corrects its mistakes. It is basically a good system for learning, but it is limited by its restricted view of truth. True science in its most pure sense is the absolute truth that includes the Creator, Originator, and Author of all non-living and living things in the universe. As a Creation scientist one may still make mistakes in not knowing the entire truth, but will have a guidebook and guiding philosophy that will help keep his discoveries on track to truth. The best Creationists are not necessarily those who attack evolution, but those who show the positive plausibility, through scientific data and experiments, of the creation model. In reality it is not possible for science, which requires repeatable experiments, to prove scientifically the question of origins. As Josh McDowell noted, for some things that only happened once, we must rely on the legal method that relies on evidence and testimony. Science is not totally objective, but relies heavily on interpretation of data. Two scientists see the same data and interpret them in totally different ways depending many times on their training and bias. The Christian has a much better opportunity of arriving at the truth of the data because he accepts the truth of the Originator of all. |
| K.A., High School Teacher, Pure Mathematics—I taught high school math before I had kids. My degree is in math and I believe that both science and mathematics clearly point to a Creator. To add to that, there are too many flaws in the theory of evolution to even consider it plausible. |
| J.B.B., teacher, Assistant Professor, BSME, MSME—I am an assistant professor at a community college in Indiana, and my belief in Scripture has never hindered my ability to teach. In fact, the logical argument that each one of us views the same evidence but interprets it in light of personal worldview has helped me immensely in my professional and personal life. A thoughtful, Biblical worldview should guide all that I think, say, and do. The horrific condition of the world today is evidence enough of the result of believing, following, and implementing any other worldview, including evolution. |
| S.H., physician MD—I visited the Creation Museum with five of my children this past Saturday and was very impressed with the entire museum. Thank you for standing strong for an eternal truth: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth! |
| K.A., Teacher of Mathematics (B.Sc.)—Belief in Creation is the only SCIENTIFICALLY tenable position for any RATIONAL thinker. Life by CHANCE is in total opposition to the principle of biogenesis, and the obvious order in the Universe is in opposition to the Law that says entropy INCREASES unless some 'guiding force' is present. As a rational thinker, I have very little faith in non-creationist teachers - but I acknowledge their right to hold their views (no matter how illogical they may be). The very fact that we are able to reason is PROOF that reason exists - and, therefore, PURPOSE. My personal conviction is that those scientists (and others) who accept Evolution do so out of PRIDE - they cannot bear to think that they should 'bow' before the great Law-giver, and live by His rules. |
| C.Y., Teacher, BS - Elementary Education—Creation science has helped further my faith and I love how creation scientists and teachers are using the same facts presented to everyone and using the Bible to interupt and understand our world. |
| L.M., B.S. in Chemical Engineering—I am a creationist, a teacher, and a scientist. I have a degree in Chemical Engineering and left a very successful career to become a homeschool teacher of two, and I believe that God created the world in 6 literal days. It is definitely possible for a creationist to be a good engineer, a good scientist, and a good teacher. But those creationists who have no rational understanding or explanation of why they believe what they believe frustrate me. 1 Peter 3:15 |
| D.G., Teacher, Secondary Science, B.A. Science Education University of Detroit-Mercy, 3/4 of way to completion of MAT from Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA —As a secondary science educator, and particularly in the State wherein I reside, I am seeing a continual hatred towards those in my profession, like myself, that hold to a literal short-day creation persuasion. I teach science from a premiss that the creation account as noted in Genesis is a correct historical narrative and as such should be so interpreted. I appreciate your strong stand for truth in this vital area of science. |
| I.C.R., Civil Engineer / Quantity Surveyor, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (FInstCES), Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation (MIHT). —Dear Sirs I was a lecturer in various Construction subjects at Inverness College (Scotland) for some years. I found that students are largely ignorant of Creation as described in Scripture, but they definitely did show interest when the subject was discussed and debated with them. In describing various ground conditions (some very difficult in Scotland when water is present)that Builders and Civil Engineers encounter, inter alia - organic layers, rock, boulders, cobbles, gravels, sands, silts, and clays; glacial deposits like kames and eskers, I always took the opportunity to bring the Creator and His Creation into the lecture, and always refused to give any credence to evolution. Accordingly, I applaud the efforts by Answers in Genesis to take the truth to a world-wide audience, and I support wholeheartedley the Creation Museum. My prayer is that many similar esdtablishments with the Creation theme will spring up in every country now that Answers in Genesis has shown the way. I bless the day I was introduced to answersingenesis.org website by a Christian friend. |
| G.C., Seismic Surveyor to the oil industry, Mr. HND Minerals Engineering, BA Hons Theology—The Creation Museum is helping to combat the constant barage of anti-God philosophy found in secular museums and the media. It is an invaluable resource for the Church and a tremendous witness to the world that will help win back our secular, humanistic Western culture for the Lord. |
| J.R., MSEE, electrical engineer—Thank you for taking the stand that science doesn't disprove God's Word, it proves His trustworthiness. God is the God of science! Keep doing what you are doing! God is with you! |
| G.W., teacher B Sc A , MSc (partial) —with them . I thank God for men like Ken Ham and his team who with dogged determination have laboured many years to bring the Museum into being. I have always believed the Biblical authority and have shared in my Science classes , where the curicullum placed it, ( we were to encouraged to present both sides of the debate and let the student choose ...most chose the creation theory. (I taught science in secondary School for 24 years ) |
| B.F., Mathematics Professor, Southwest Virginia Community College, BS, MA in Mathematics —I laud and strongly support the effort made by Answers in Genesis (and the Creation Museum) to proclaim the Biblical record in Genesis. I give and have given your literature to hundreds (perhaps thousands) of students on my campus. |
| W.F., Teacher, MA Math-Physics—All things, small and big - from the smallest atom to the entire universe, behave following a natural law and they appear to have been engineered by an intellegent being. Science , as of late has confirmed the fact that all things in this world, whether living or non-living, have been engineed by a creator. |
| D.W., teacher, B.A., M.A., M. Div., M.S. Ed. Admin. —Having taken a doctoral level course with Dr. Ham, the distinction must be made between operational science, which can be repeated, and origin science which can not be repeated. The claims that "science has proved evolution" are not delineated along these lines specifying what kind of science has so-called proved evolution, thereby the claims are not valid. Operational science will never be able to prove evolution, and the evidence that exists will confirm creation not evolution.
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| L.G., English Teacher—Greetings from Peru!!!! I want to let you know that we keep praying that you keep firm in God's Word, it's the way that everything makes sense. I'm an English teacher, and a way to share the gospel with my students is by making them do different kinds of research to debate in class, which as an example is "Creations vs evolution" and wow, as one cartoon I read from your site once about a kid saying about the big bang (very funny by the way) that's what happens, you question the so called "facts" of evolution and "bam!" people who believe in that start trying to convince you, with no success since they don't have reliable evidences. I once read a nice famous phrase from Leonardo Da Vinci "He who knows what he is talking about won't try to find an excuse to raise his voice" which is something I share with them to let them know I'm not deaf when they start screaming LOL! It's pretty encouraging what you're doing with the articles and resources you have on your website. Congratu! lations everyone at Answers in Genesis and Praise the Lord!!!! Psalm 19:7
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| H.J., Business Owner. President. a) BA Business / Economics, (b) MBA —As a businessman I have to come to understand a little about the power of corporate branding. Evolution has done an incredible job of branding itself as science. In reality, the theory of evolution is nothing more than packaged man-made religion, a bit like a poor product masked in savvy and interesting wrapping, yet highly disappointing when opened and discovered for what it really is. In contrast, the Creation Museum and the teachers and scientists who support it, are sharing timeless and unchangeable truths as revealed in God's Word. Evolution has a shelf-life and is in a state of decay. The Word of God is forever and pure. The 7C's of History theme at the Creation Museum takes the Holy Bible and faithfully proclaims that which is eternal and true, thus redeeming real science and jointly proclaiming the gospel of the risen Christ, the two being inseparable to the gracious Creator and His Creation. Creationists, many of whom are highly educated and experienced teac! hers and scientists with a reverence and saving knowledge of God, are those whom we can look to for answers because, by God's grace in their lives, they know where the answers originate. Such answers have never been found in the slick wrapping of man-induced theory, but always from the Creator of science and life itself.
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| T.Z., Biology teacher, B.S., MEd. —In our day, science has been redefined to exclude the existence of a Creator regardless of the evidence. Forgotten is the historical reality that many significant contributions were made by real scientists who really believed in an infinitely wise Creator. But not only that, today all fields of scientific endeavor reveal evidences that confound any purely naturalistic paradigm, and reinforce the belief in a Creator. While I respect my naturalistic colleagues, there IS plenty of room in the real scientific world for discussion and debate. I commend your organization for upholding the Bible as the supreme source of all truth and light. Those that reject it walk in darkness.
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| C.H., Forester now seahorse/fish breeder (Bsc (Forestry) and MSc (botany) —As a forester for 15 years I worked closely with scientists in many disciplines. Evolution, while regularly mentioned, was completely irrelevant to the daily application of science and research in the field of forest management. It is a tack-on, a less-than-satisfactory way of attempting to explain some of the underlying processes operating in the natural world. Now as a seahorse breeder for the ornamental fish trade, I work with one of God's most amazing creatures. I see that domestic selection reduces genetic diversity and reflects that (contrary to Darwin's concludion) natural selection can onbly specialise and reduce genetic diversity not lead to evolution.
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| S.K., CFO, with Master of Accounting degree. 2 years attendance at MIT. —I am a part-time chemistry teacher in a Christian cottage school (a tutorial school for homeschoolers). The rest of the time I am CFO of a medium sized manufacturing firm. I make it a priority to take time to teach the next generation, especially about science. 1) There is no reason why atheists and agnostics should be allowed to award themselves an exclusive patent on "Science". This is simply a rhetorical position designed to avoid serious debate on the issues. There are many great creationist scientists of the past and present. 2) Science is all about investigation of reality. Our students deserve to learn about ALL sides of scientific issues, not just the proclaimed orthodoxy. The age of the earth and the origin of life are prime examples. Controlling access to information and censoring opponents ideas are simply methods of indoctrination, not worthy of American education. 3)Science originated as a study of physical phenomena in the PRESENT. That is it's true forte. Science cannot directly investigate the past. However, since the days of Lyell and Darwin, atheist scientists have attempted to use the prestige of "Science" to control what is believed about the past. Creationist scientists rightly recognize that our knowledge of the past comes primarily from history, not from the laboratory.
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| R.S., Pastor, MDiv—I am so happy that the truth of the creation/evolution debate is now exposed. Evolution (monkey to man) is a faith statement with no basis in scientific fact. There is change within a species, but not into another species. In fact, science supports a Biblical view of the true origin of the species. Thank you for making the truth known.
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| J.R., BBiomedSc-HURD—I am an undergraduate scientist majoring in human reproduction and development. I don't see any reason that creationists cannot be teachers and scientists, as long as all scientific research is carried out with the least bias possible. Most evolutionists that I know are incredibly biased - and hardly objective at all. Unless they are willing to front up with hard evidence for once, they cannot say that people that disagree with them aren't scientists.
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| E.C., Dod, Lead weapons integrator, Mechanical Engineer—It isn't a question of "creationists" teachers or scientists. The concern, of these people, is anyone who won't tow the evolutionary line. If that tower crumbles, then so does a lot more - for them. The FACTS are that no real science supports the Darwinian evolutionary model - even after more than 100 years of "modern" scientific study.
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| C.J., EdD Sci Ed, UnivVa 1994; MS Enviro Bio, 1990; MEd Sci Ed, 1989; BS Bio, 1980, GeoMasUniv —Rare is the evolutionist that is as good a speaker or teacher, as even the average creation speaker! As a doctor of education, I ought to know. The museum is awesome, state of the art, and top drawer all the way. There is nothing else like it in the world. It is a vast achievement for the Creation movement, as is witnessed by the irrational and vigorously vocal opposition to it. Amen.
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| D.O., Former Teacher, Mathematics, MAEd (Currently Business Intelligence Analyst)—I applaud and fully support Answers in Genesis with the Creation Museum. I co-taught a Math/Science course in a high school two years ago and when it came time to talk about evolution, the science teacher and I presented our views about evolution (her opinion) and creation. We allowed the students to ask question both at that time and after. I felt it was very rewarding for myself and for the students. Your work and the new museum are supportive of teachers learning what they need to defend a true history of the world and universe. Thank you.
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| D.W., Nuclear Engineer; Senior Staff Engineer at Arkansas Nuclear One; B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, Nuclear Option; Juris Doctor —In 34 years as practicing professional nuclear engineer, I have learned to respect those who are willing to consider all evidence regarding a scientific or engineering issue. Those who refuse to consider evidence outside of their frame of reference frequently fail to discover the real solution. It is for this reason that those who refuse to consider the scientific data from the perspective of an earth of an age of 6,000 to 10,000 years fail to discover, much less accept, alternatives to what they have been taught. I find that Creationists, both teachers and scientists and engineers, and there are many out here, are more inclined to be open to all evidence and considerate of all perspectives, even those with which they disagree. As a parent of six children and four grandchildren and the husband of a teacher, this is the type of teacher that I would prefer my children have. As a protector of nuclear safety at a nuclear power plant, this is the type of scientist and engineer that I would prefer to rely on.
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| D.C., Surgeon, teacher in China, MD, PhD —As a surgeon and teacher I find no difficulty in accepting the Biblical account of origins. No other approach answers the most important questions that life presents to us. The folly of the evolutionists has brought confusion to man's understanding of origins, reason for life, and destiny.
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| T., 5th grade teacher, MA —Creation is taught in the Bible and is supported by observable science. Families should visit the creation museum to see that observable science does support the truthful account of creation in the Bible. Historical science can be twisted to prove any theory of origins. Parents need to teach their children the Bible as truth and educate their children to defend 6-day creation using observable science.
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| J.G., HS Science Teacher, BS Environmental Science, MA Secondary Education—I am often asked by secular school teachers how I can teach in a school that forces me to teach creation. I reply that in my school I am free to teach science - to allow evidence to direct my conclusions - evidence that leads me to a creator whereas in public school I must teach as science limited to naturalistic causes.
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| J.M., Ph.D.,Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, NIH, Professor Emeritus. —1. The universe is composed entirely of energy. 2. All events require an energy conversion. 3. All energy conversions devolve available energy, i.e. the universe. 4. All events are devolutional, the exact opposite and excluder of evolutional. 5. Evolution is a vitalism religion based on ignorance of growth and development as proven by the experiments, never overturned, of Francesco Redi, M.D., in 1668 amongst others. 6. The Creation Museum documents validated historical science, not the inverted-fantasy vitalism religion called, evolution. 7. For its own good, every culture needs to expunge evolution and create more creation museums.
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