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dionysios
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Creation Museum Sept 8, 2015 2:14:12 GMT 1 via mobile

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Post by dionysios on Sept 8, 2015 2:14:12 GMT 1

Stopped to visit the Creation Museum today which is in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the largest such museum in the United States. Its orientation is conservative Protestant.
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Like the creationist movement of which it has come to be the leader, its strengths are especially in the areas of analyzing and refuting biological evolution (Darwinism) and its relative geological uniformitarianism and earth science generally. In my opinion, their biological material is a bit more flawless than their geological material. Most of their earth science material is good and superior to mainstream american sewage, but a few concepts like ice ages are modern concoctions unknown to both Christians and science of before 300 years ago.

It's major weakness is that it completely follows godless modern astronomy (heliocentrism). If that subject especially is avoided, their geological and especially their biological information sources are quite worthwhile.

That is my basic appraisal of the mainstream American creation science movement.

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Creation Museum Sept 8, 2015 11:15:26 GMT 1 via mobile

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Post by dionysios on Sept 8, 2015 11:15:26 GMT 1

This was my second visit to this museum, and I had seen the standard museum exhibits already. I chiefly had two objectives:
1) the bookstores
2) hearing speakers & conversations

As far as books, I am very discriminating and know what I like and what I don't like. This part was basically a success, albeit it was almost exclusively intellectual, and I can order such items online.

As far as talking to staff and speakers who were courteous, there is from my perspective somewhat of a gap (alienation is perhaps too strong of a word) which I think likely due partly to their Protestant orientation (which is a major factor) and also to museum staff perhaps being trained to be sensitive to limit areas of conversation which could possibly turn negative (that's only a hunch), but there is definitely a depth and comradery missing from the conversations. I would characterize the museum visit experience as very hollow. It was so extremely opposite, for example, to my visit to the Old Believer Chirch in Oregon that the difference is beyond description by words.

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Creation Museum Sept 8, 2015 13:01:29 GMT 1

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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2015 13:01:29 GMT 1

Yes, sometimes they are just paid employees, and they are told to avoid discussions, or stay superficial, as to avoid inefficiencies (maybe they don't have time, or are afraid of getting into arguments). For example, I am an employee, too, and I talk often on the phone, and have learned what I can say and what I cannot say. I cannot say everything that's on my mind.

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Creation Museum Sept 9, 2015 4:31:11 GMT 1 via mobile

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Post by dionysios on Sept 9, 2015 4:31:11 GMT 1

The staff are far more knowledgeable and with correct views than the average American as well as courteous, and willing to talk. I think I had high expectations (and I should). I believe their Protestant orientation as opposed to mine which is Eastern Orthodox is the underlying cause of the social divergence. If you think about it - it's not just me - they are largely alienated from american society because of the self-contradictory aspects of Protestantism.

Protestantism is decidedly more secular than other faiths calling themselves Christian, and Protestantism historically begat atheism, preparing the ground for its spread. They have distinctive characteristics, but they are perhaps equally heretical. At least an atheist knows he rejects and fights God which cannot be said of most devout Protestants. The Protestant religion is delusional giving false assurances.