Comments on: Creationism Disguised as Science

By: John

John — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:27:07 +0000

http://www.examiner.com/christian-book-review-in-seattle/kids-guide-to-god-s-creation-kids-guide-to-the-bible-by-tracey-m-sumner

‘Graphic and detailed pictures might prompt children to ask, “Is that really true?”‘

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:26:56 +0000

I haven’t read the book so I cannot comment on the detail – but having read some of the reviews I am concerned by one chapter, but the remainder do appear to describe the amazing world we live in.

By: sHx

sHx — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:15:02 +0000

Well, it proves yet again that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. This is creationism disguised as science, if the contents are indeed like what was reported above. Still, it is no less absurd than a book that might be titled as, say, “the Science of Kissing”.

By: Curious Wavefunction

Curious Wavefunction — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:04:38 +0000

This is clearly a religious book very poorly masquerading as science. Thanks for posting.

By: Bob Thomas

Bob Thomas — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:39:19 +0000

Nobody said the book should be burned. The book is just a sad and pathetic example of how religion sometimes tries to make itself more believable by playing fast and loose with a few cherry picked ‘facts’. I think it is great that both Sheril and Chris have called groups out on occasion for doing this and I encourage them to keep it up.

By: Bobito

Bobito — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:37:02 +0000

@14 – “so kids will believe what you believe”

I don’t know about you, but all kids I know stopped believing their parents at about age 14 and started figuring things out on their own.

By: vel

vel — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:26:49 +0000

nothing like being a liar for Christ. That’s why the book is offensive. And lying is lying, especially when you do it so kids will believe what you belive and trust that it is correct because they trust *you*.

I am always amused that the people who have such trouble with the science that shows their myths to be wrong, use it without compunction as long as it makes them comfy. Where indeed are the 1st CE mudbrick huts and dying of diarrhea by God’s will if science is so bad?

By: Chris Winter

Chris Winter — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:18:01 +0000

Earl Wajenberg wrote: “Has anyone actually looked inside the book?”

You can do that on Amazon. It starts by recounting the creation story from Genesis, then provides explanations in nine parts. Here are two paragraphs from page 14 (of 160):

“Some people believe that on the first day of creation, God made what scientists call matter. Matter is basically all the materials God would later need to really get the work of creation going.

One of the basic laws of science is that you can’t make something out of nothing. But God can! And that’s exactly what he did! On that first day of creation, God began an amazing process of putting together everything we see around us—starting with what the Bible calls ‘the heavens and the earth’. (Genesis 1:1)”

By: Bobito

Bobito — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:11:11 +0000

@8 – I was taught about creationism as a kid, Santa, the Easter Bunny… I don’t believe any of it now.

Also you said: “We shouldn’t make it our business to judge how much honesty others can handle”

But you are saying we should judge the content of books? Should we go out and burn all the books that don’t align themselves with science?

By: Jeffery Gauna

Jeffery Gauna — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:00:57 +0000

Funny, the book doesn’t seem to specify which god or which creation it deals with.