Samuel Hunt is most famous for proving the existence of God
during his student years at Western Kentucky University. His thesis? “If God
spoke everything into existence as the Genesis record proposes, then we should
be able to scientifically prove that the construction of everything in the
universe begins with a) the Holy Spirit (magnetic field); b) Light (an electric
field); and c) that Light can be created by a sonic influence or sound,” which
should at least indicate that some serious bullshit is going to follow.
And it does. Hunt claims to provide a mathematical proof that the world was
created by God’s words – of course, he doesn’t actually give you the proof
unless you pay for it (or buy his book) – by committing some of the worst
category mistakes and non-sequiturs since, well, since last time one of a
numerous bunch of crackpots tried to do the same thing, which is probably not
that long ago. The outline of the idea is firmly dealt with here (conclusion: if anything he said made sense from a mathematical/scientific
point of view, it would be self-defeating).
Of course, such “proofs” are dime a dozen, and Hunt’s
version wouldn’t even have made a slight impact were it not for the fact that
it was picked up by WND,
in their “Evolution watch” section under the headline “Student proves God!” –
though that doesn’t really show anything new sinc most of us were already plenty
aware that WND does not have any intellectual standards whatsoever.
Diagnosis: Attention-seeking stock crackpot who wants you to
buy his book. You can safely pass it over.
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