Well taken but: the museums you speak of and the teachings in school seem to
acknowledge that the subject is myth not reality.  That's a big difference
with the Creation Museum which is presenting their version of history as the
only truth. 

What I find so interesting about it all is that the Creation Museum needs to
use science to do much of what it does.  For example, their dinosaurs are
based on models created by scientists, which in turn are based on fossil
records.  So here, the Museum has accepted science. Yet they ignore the same
fossil evidence that supports evolution. In fact, unless you count dragons,
there doesn't seem to be any mention of dinosaurs or things like them in the
bible.  So why do the exhibits have dinosaurs in the first place.  I don't
think you can have it both ways.
 


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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] The Creation Museum

Hi,

I agree with Gayle in respect that we all need to take a deep breath
here and to have a more tolerant and easygoing attitude in regards to
this.

Museums and exhibits are often about presenting strong points of view.
Some insitutions present the commonly accepted knowledge (cultural,
historical, artistic, scientific) and in the past thirty years we have
increasingly seen more alternaitve approaches where culture and
history and art are presented by their own culture groups or by guest
curators who can have very different perspectives.

I have been in several museums where creation myths / stories are
presented in much detail for Native American cultures and other
non-christian religions so I don't quite understand why the
Judeo-Christian version of their creation myth isn't equally welcome.

When I studied Latin in school I learned the Roman myths in great
detail - and that was a great entre to understanding the literature,
art, and poetry that I would study in later years. At a minimum having
an understanding and appreciation of the Judeo-Christian perspective
would do the same.

I personally have little desire to visit this new creation museum but
I think that if we practice a sort of cultural correctness and narrow
the perspectives available to the public, we all are bound to suffer
for it.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/arts/24crea.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&th&emc=
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