{"id":955,"date":"2009-03-17T21:30:45","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T01:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=955"},"modified":"2009-04-30T19:42:49","modified_gmt":"2009-04-30T23:42:49","slug":"natural-selection-is-not-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=955","title":{"rendered":"“Natural Selection is not Evolution”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interesting story: Creationism Museum Says Darwin Got Something Righ<\/a>t<\/p>\n

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A controversial Kentucky museum that trumpets the Bible story of creation and rejects evolution is making room for an odd guest: Charles Darwin.<\/p>\n

A new exhibit at the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum argues that natural selection \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Darwin’s explanation for how species develop new traits over time \u00e2\u20ac\u201d can coexist with the creationist assertion that all living things were created by God just a few thousand years ago.<\/p>\n

“We wanted to show people that creationists believe in natural selection,” said Ken Ham, founder of the Christian ministry Answers in Genesis and frequent Darwin critic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Interesting story: Creationism Museum Says Darwin Got Something Right LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A controversial Kentucky museum that trumpets the Bible story of creation and rejects evolution is making room for an odd guest: Charles Darwin. 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