clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> Just came across this refreshingly unbiased documentary:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2xyrel-2vI

I like this part of the wikipedia article on the Dover trial:

  After the trial, there were calls for the defendants accused of not
  presenting their case honestly to be put on trial for committing
  perjury. "Witnesses either testified inconsistently, or lied
  outright under oath on several occasions," Jones wrote. "The
  inescapable truth is that both [Alan] Bonsell and [William]
  Buckingham lied at their January 3, 2005 depositions. ... Bonsell
  repeatedly failed to testify in a truthful manner. ... Defendants
  have unceasingly attempted in vain to distance themselves from their
  own actions and statements, which culminated in repetitious,
  untruthful testimony."

"Honest creationist" really is an oxymoron. I have had discussions with
creationists, and it's incredible how much they are ready to lie, distort
and fabricate, even though honesty ought to be one of the core principles
of Christianity.

I think creationism (especially young-earth creationism), when instilled
enough into a brain, causes a cognitive dissonance where the person just
cannot comprehend that they are willfully lying and distorting, and have
this notion that they are still being honest even though they obviously
are not.

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                                                          - Warp

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