Creationist stumbles upon a major fossil find

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Canadian Edgar Nernberg isn't into the whole evolution thing. In fact, he's on the board of directors of Big Valley's Creation Science Museum, a place meant to rival local scientific institutions. Adhering to the most extreme form of religious creationism, the exhibits “prove” that the Earth is only around 6,000 years old, and that humans and dinosaurs co-existed.

Unfortunately, Nernberg just dug up a 60-million-year-old fish.

Local outlets report that the man is far from shaken by the bony fish, which he found while excavating a basement in Calgary in Alberta, Canada.

Because here's the thing: He just doesn't believe they're that old. And he's quite the fossil lover.
“No, it hasn't changed my mind. We all have the same evidence, and it's just a matter of how you interpret it,” Nernberg told the Calgary Sun. “There's no dates stamped on these things.”

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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150530/NEWS02/150539941

[HassleCat]

1. Furthermore

If it was from the zoo, it would have PROPERTY OF THE ZOO stamped on it! There! I've run circles 'round you, logic-wise.

[hifiguy]

4. I love a good Python reference.

[Buzz Clik]

2. Speaking of age, I wonder if he's ever uttered the phrase:

"I swear she told me she was 19. She doesn't look 14."

He's in that kind of denial.

[u4ic]

3. A place to rival local scientific institutions?

Who wrote this article? The creation museum is the size of a large shed in a town of less than 500 - and you have to make a reservation to get in, they are not open on a regular basis.The Royal Tyrrell Museum, about an hour away, is one of the top 3 palaeontological museums in the world. There is no rivalry.



Still, the situation is quite hilarious. A huge irony as well as that fossil rich southern Alberta is also Canada's bible belt.

[Avalux]

5. I would love for him to explain how a fossilized fish ended up in a basement in Calgary.

Oh wait - the earth is only 6,000 years old, and it probably got there during Noah's flood, so...it's just not possible that the fish is 60 million years old. Fuck science.