The infamously insane fundie conspiracy theorist Peter J. Peters,
famous for this one,
seems to have passed away.
But there are plenty of others ready to take his place.
Dennis Petersen is another fundie conspiracy theorist, and founder of The
Creation Resource Foundation, which is devoted to “helping families build a
confidently Bible-based world view through multi-media seminars, books, videos,
newsletters, media interviews, and field trips. Every production is designed to
exalt the Lord Jesus Christ as The Creator, to whom every human must be
ultimately accountable.” He is also author of Unlocking The Mysteries of Creation, which seems to enjoy some
popularity among homeschoolers. Both his organization and book are hardcore
young earth creationist. His objections to evolution are rather familiar: how could all the complexity happen by random chance (which rather clearly demonstrates that he doesn’t even understand the
fundamentals of the theory he purports to criticize)? And what about the second law of thermodynamics?
In other words, Petersen promotes your standard creationist
talking points, seemingly oblivious to the fact that they have been refuted a thousand times.
But then, Petersen’s goal isn’t truth or accuracy, but Jesus.
Diagnosis: Facts, evidence and reason simply have no
traction with this kind of people, and Petersen appears to carry some influence
among the less reality-apt segments of the population.
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