matthew j
The title was deceiving to me. I thought it was going to be about how religion accepts dinosaurs are real, not like we don't have fossilized skeletons of them, but instead it's a documentary on a religious idea that I had no idea existed, and how, in my eyes/opinion, religion has a closed mind, and has a dark side, cloaked in "God's word". That part was interesting. I admit I only watched about half of it before I lost interest. I wanted to learn more about dinosaurs, and their point of view on them. It's interesting, but messy. Not what I was expecting. So take this review with a grain of salt, watch the show, and form your own opinion about it. 😁
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12/20/22
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Kudos on this Expose' about a Juck Science Amusement Park -- Well, the creationists have been laughed out of halls of science. They have to turn to politicians to get their ideas taught in the public schools, but then they run into the risk of litigation from the "evil" secularists. When all else fails, build an amusement park that makes it fun to learn about mythology -- I mean creationism science (yes, that's a contradiction in terms). While you're it at, get subsidies from the taxpayer and paint bright pictures of booming economic development that don't pan out.
This documentary focuses well on the Ark Encounter and the local community, as opposed to getting opinions of faraway groups. It includes interviews with local atheist groups, employees and former employees of Ark Encounter, local scientists, the local townspeople, and nearby church leaders who don't feel that evolution conflicts with their religion. David MacMillan's journey from being a Kentucky creationist and writer for Answers in Genesis to being a science advocate is quite interesting.
Needless to say, Ken Ham wasn't happy with this film. In his critique of the film, which he calls a "hatchet job", he said the reason that Williamstown, KY, didn't enjoy a boost to its economy was that the town center on the opposite site of the interstate from the Ark and is a half-mile from the interstate. But Ham knew about the town's location when he lobbied it to help finance his park. So were the town's folk fools to believe him?
Of course, it's sad that children are being taught at the Ark and Creationism Museum that the stories in Genesis about divine creation and the flood are real, and that the entire history of the Earth can be crunched into 6000 years. Ken Ham instructs them to say "where you there?" when anyone tries to prove the Earth is any older. On the Answers in Genesis site, Ken Ham's response for the non-believers who say no one was there is that God was there and the Bible is his infallible word. Case closed.
To liven up the documentary, I would have asked Ham some tricky questions about Genesis. These came from actually reading Genesis. For instance, where did he get information on the "wickedness" that existed before the flood, since the bible provides no details on it? There are two stories in Genesis on the types of animals brought on to the ark. One is of well-known story about two of every animal being brought on to the ark, while a less-known version has seven of every "clean" animal and two of every unclean animal being brought on to the ark. How does Ham know which is correct? After Cain kills Abel, he flees to the east and eventually has a wife. But if Adam and Eve were the first humans and had no daughters, where did Mrs. Cain come from? Ken Ham: Were you there?
I highly recommend Bill Nye's debate with Ken Ham, where Nye makes mincemeat out of Ham's nonsense.
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02/20/23
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seth m
I worked for Answers in Genesis for three years, from 3/16 - 2/19. Throughout most of that time, I worked at the Ark Encounter in IT. This documentary goes easy on AiG for all the problems they have, both internally as a company and externally toward the community. I applaud the filmmakers for remaining as unbiased as possible.
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03/31/23
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A must-see, we'll balanced exposition on the Organization behind The Ark Encounter.
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01/12/23
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A balanced look into a movement in which I grew up and which I no longer accept. The documentary favors the mainstream scientific view and discusses some of the what and why around creationism. My only criticism is a tiny and maybe a silly one: the background music felt a bit leading in a few places. Overall in spite of that, I like that the film respects your space by letting you form your own conclusions about the conversations it presents. I would like more of this content.
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02/27/23
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I went to the viewing at Berea College. I have to say, this documentary was very well done. I got a chance to meet the director and was Very impressed all the way around. I recommend this documentary to anyone who is interested in the subject!
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02/04/23
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