Critical Analysis of Ken Ham's Do Animals Evolve?

An in depth look at the controversial claims made by young earth creationist Ken Ham. Watch as Mr. Ham struggles to ascertain the meaning of "biblical kinds" and constructs a straw man riddled version of evolutionary biology and population genetics.

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• Evolution
• Creationism
• Ken
• Ham
• Flood
• Popualtion
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[ahtivision]

How sad that he all the time underestimates people "...teach it at the level students can understand it..." which's like saying "you're not nearly as smart as I am". Thats the tool for domination - keeping people uneducated. And as we are sharing our own thoughts, I think Mr. Ham's biblical beard is off fashion in third millennium.

[killgriffinnow]

@DisprovingEvolution

You are very funny. I think you must be a smart troll. No one could be as idiotic as that. You're trolling is almost at an expert level. Just don't make yourself sound as stupid as this, though.

[FatRakoon]

@DisprovingEvolution

Wow... I mean seriously... Wow!

Life is like a box of chocolates for you sonny boy.

You are as stupid as they come ... Seriously

[FatRakoon]

@DisprovingEvolution

You dont have a clue as to what SCIENCE is do you?

[davidthmovies]

If I looked like Ken Ham, I wouldn't oppose evolution :-)

Probably his brain is an ape's as well...

[daNDayati]

@DisprovingEvolution (you are citing youtube?) you really have to get out and read more..try "Primitive Early Eocene Bats from Wyoming and the evolution of flight and echolocation" Nature: 451, 818-821 (14 February 2008)

[DisprovingEvolution]

@daNDayati

Here's some expert research on Bats. I do believe these men are scientists.....

/watch?v=EUhOGTgW8q8

[daNDayati]

@DisprovingEvolution "rather thoroughly." your command of the English language seems good.(almost poetic) . your understanding of science, however, leaves a lot to be desired (as in there will always be corrections in scientific theory) and in any case provide citations.. and get out there and publish yourself.."Bats and the Platypus debunk the religion of evolutionism" would be a great paper.. (I would love to see that research!!)

[DisprovingEvolution]

@daNDayati

Both Bats and the Platypus debunk the religion of evolutionism rather thoroughly.

Just as Living Fossils and the Cambrian explosion do as well.

Not to mention the FACT that Neanderthals (sharing upto 99.5% DNA with us) were confirmed as NOT being where Homo Sapiens came from (fact accepted by evolutionists as well).

Its not hard to find creatures, fossils, and many examples of refutations of evolution. Debunking evo-religion is as easy as debunking Flat Earth theory.

[daNDayati]

@wookieiam1 and don't forget.. try to publish Journal Nature and cite their May 7, 2008 article (google it..easy to find!).. this is really exciting..