John Brandt is a New London-based preacher, fundamentalist and young-earth creationist. And Brandt has the evidence for the age of the Earth on his side: “I have written evidence, and he [someone who subscribes to scientific consensus] has theoretical evidence, all of which is only assumption. It all depends on what you are willing to believe. Consider that only documented evidence counts.” And that means Brandt wins, for “The only written document with such information is the Bible. We Bible-believers have written proof of what we believe and teach. The Bible has no less than Jesus’ witness, ‘In six days God created the heavens and the earth.’” It might be instructive, but probably isn’t, to know Brandt’s definition of ‘evidence’. At least, according to Brandt, science has none of it, and “without empirical evidence, science must ‘create’ time, with no beginning, just an accident. And in the process, imagine a beginning, like, ‘Wow! That was a big bang!’”. We suspect Brandt hasn’t actually read the relevant scientific publications on the topic, but why would he? “All the information we need is in the Bible, but not the details.” One is left to wonder why science still sticks to the Big Bang hypothesis – surely there must be demons involved.
Diagnosis: Minor – we don’t know anything else about Brandt than his rantings on the age of the Earth – but apparently relatively representative for how a large number of Americans view science and religion.
Hat-tip: Sensuous Curmudgeon
His written evidence is a bible - you know, I'm not a lawyer, but typically written evidence in a court of law has to be authenticated. If anyone is interested - there's a fantastic book about how the Bible is a jumbled mess of writings from randos over 1,000 years or so (I may be paraphrasing slightly). It's called Misquoting Jesus.
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ReplyDeleteExcellent book!
How could Jesus have witnessed God's creation of the Earth? The planet was already here when he was born, right?
ReplyDeleteBecause Jeebus is the "God" too, remember? One part of the so-called Holy Trinity. And cos he`s a part of that mish-mash he was present "in the beginning". I`ve been studying orthodox christshit theology couple of years just to catch some of these fantasies. But I do have not the time I need nor this is the place for such explanations. (Read some theology book, if anything it will amuse you, I guarantee you).
DeleteThis man actually died 4 years ago, so I don't know if it's really necessary to care too much about it now.
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Think about what influence his brainwashing christshit sophistry had on many people during his miserable life. Just because of that he deserves to be noted here. No matter, dead or alive.
Delete(De mortuis nil nisi bonum? No way man. Not in his case)
Yeah, thanks for the update. Somewhat hard to keep track, we admit.
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ReplyDeleteForget about Fagan. Bidin is working on that world order you desire!
DeleteMostly because Fagan is long, long dead, and we endeavor to cover live ones. It would be interesting to look into some of Fagan's more vocal supporters, though, and we might do that at some point. (Of course, Brandt seems to be dead, too, but we weren't aware of that.)
DeleteI've said many times before (well, not here on this blog but elsewhere) that is most ironic that so-called antiglobalists of all kinds use the internet as the most global network for their idiotic anti_globo agenda. (Those are like some flat-earthers who brag to have members "all around the globe").
ReplyDeletePlease disconnect from the Internet & mind your local shity businesses.
(I missed the replay button with my previous post & now my comment floating not knowing where he belongs to ;) Sry)
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