If you go to Petersburg, Kentucky, USA you might want to visit the Creation Museum. The objective of the museum is to promote a Young Earth creationist explanation of the origins of the universe based on a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative. Spread over 60,000-square-feet (5,600 m2) the museum's exhibits depict the coexistence of humans and dinosaurs, maintain that the Earth is approximately 6,000 years old, and dispute the idea that life arose via the process of biological evolution.
Why do I mention this stupid piece of nonsense?
Well the estimated cost of creating this fallacy was $27 million (about £17 million). In addition, the museum employs about 160 people with another 140 working at the attached Answers in Genesis headquarters. I estimate the annual salary bill at around $9 million (£5.5 million), plus all the other costs like electricity and water.
What a disgraceful waste of resources! All to promote a viewpoint that no thinking person could possibly support.
Imagine how much medical aid that money could have bought.
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