Don’t you just love creationists and their fancy toys? As a matter of fact, this “Creation Minute” isn’t that bad as far as presentations go. It is remarkably accurate (for a creationist production) until you get to the very end when Eric Hovind (yes, the son of that jailbird Kent Hovind) quotes from the Bible about the Earth being “God’s footstool”.
Maybe it’s just me, but likening the Earth to the place where God rests his sweaty feet after a long, hard day of smiting isn’t exactly the best way to convey a sense of awe and wonder about the majesty of our home planet.
#1 by tom at May 11th, 2009
Wow, and god made all of those massive stellar bodies for what? For us? To look pretty from one tiny planet in a nondescript corner of the solar system?
Reality or wishful thinking?
Heh. Kind of puts it all into perspective, doesn’t it?
#2 by Hipple, Rev. Paul T. at May 11th, 2009
Jesus Himself cleaned the feet of harlots and others.
There are worse things than being a footstool. In fact, Serving as His footstool proves we are Chosen. We know we are Chosen People because God didn’t make the earth to be his jockstrap, something in which he could secure his sweaty balls. God constructed other planets for that.
#3 by Rational Dreamer at May 11th, 2009
I think I could have done without that particular mental image…
#4 by Kenneth at May 18th, 2009
So if the Earth, at it’s tiny size, is a footstool, what does God use VV Cephi for? Maybe it’s the central heating unit for Heaven.
#5 by Russ Hemati at May 19th, 2009
I’m not sure what the criticism is. Are writers of poetry not allowed to use metaphors or something? Clearly the intent of something like “the Earth is a footstool” is meant to indicate a subservient position. Making fun of the image itself is like making fun of the names of constellations. Good for a laugh, but doesn’t illuminate any real issues.
From the blog post, there are no factual issues, just some literary critique. Sounds like some good stuff.
#6 by Rational Dreamer at May 19th, 2009
Russ, you are correct, the footstool imagery is a literary device. It just struck me as a rather discordant ending to a video that quite effectively (for a creationist effort) illustrates the immense scale of our galaxy.
Of course, it is a little ironic for Hovind to be using the footstool metaphor considering the amount of time creationists spend criticizing scientists for minimizing the importance of Earth in the cosmos.