The Last Refuge of ScoundrelsTommi Avicolli-Meccabyline‚ Nov. 26‚ 2007What could be more absurd than believing that the Biblical version of the creation of the universe is the literal truth? How about a group of right-wing Christian “geologists” who think that the earth is only 8,000 years old and are using their knowledge of science to try and prove it? According to the New York Times, there’s now enough of the Bible-thumping rock collectors with degrees from major universities to actually hold a gathering of their own. Convened in July, it was the world’s first-ever “Conference on Creation Geology.” |