Creationist Ken Ham Blames Atheists For Ark Park Failure

[GMDino]

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/06/creationist-ken-ham-blames-atheists-ark-park-failure/

Quote:Sad monkey: A bitter Ken Ham blames atheists and the secular media for the perceived financial failure of his Ark Park.


In a recent blog post to his Answers in Genesis website, leading creationist Ken Ham laments the supposed power of atheists and the “secularist media,” complaining that they are damaging the reputation of his Ark Encounter, and the economy of the surrounding local businesses, writing:

Quote:Recently, a number of articles in the mainstream media, on blogs, and on well-known secularist group websites have attempted to spread propaganda to brainwash the public into thinking our Ark Encounter attraction is a dismal failure.
Sadly, they (atheists and the secular media) are influencing business investors and others in such a negative way that they may prevent Grant County, Kentucky, from achieving the economic recovery that its officials and residents have been seeking.

In other words, Ken Ham blames atheists for his trouble. Ham is refusing to take responsibility for his own failure, and refusing to take responsibility for his broken promises to the citizens and business community of Grant County, Kentucky.

Ham is desperate to counter the narrative that his Ark Encounter and Creation Museum are not delivering on the promises he made. He is particularly upset with a recent article from The Lexington Herald Leader that explores Ham’s failure to deliver on financial promises made to community members and local businesses.

Commenting on the agreements the Ark Encounter made with the county and city, and the broken promises made by Ham and his people after being given extremely generous tax breaks, Grant County Judge-Executive Steve Wood opined:

Quote:It’s a really bad deal for taxpayers. It was a shock for me because I didn’t really know all the details. Maybe I should have.

According to The Lexington Herald Leader report, Wood is not alone in his disappointment with Ken Ham and his Ark Park boondoggle. Williamstown Mayor Rick Skinner complains about Ham’s broken promises, noting:

Quote:There hasn’t been any commercial development here.

However, ignoring the criticism from local business people, Ham is sticking to his story that the Ark Park’s failure to produce the financial gains he promised is not his fault, but the fault of “intolerant secularists.” Ham writes:

Quote:… we are in a spiritual battle, and the intolerant secularists are so upset with such world-class attraction like the Ark (and Creation Museum) that publicly proclaim a Christian message. They will resort to whatever tactics they deem necessary to try to malign the attractions.

Bottom line: Ham is a sad monkey. His Ark Encounter and Creation Museum are not performing as well as he had hoped they would, and now he is refusing to take responsibility for his own failure, and instead blaming atheists and the secular media.

BTW:  God responded.

http://thegoodlordabove.com/god-responds-ken-ham-blaming-atheists-ark-park-failure/

[Vas Deferens]

Can't wait til this guy gets caught in a state parks cabin with a sheep and and used condoms.


Seriously though, I've thought about visiting just for the kicks of asking questions on the tour. Don't blame us. Sounds like a great time to give vision to the blind in person. I'm a miracle worker like that.

[*michaelsean*]

How about even people who wanted to see it, only needed to see it once?

[Au165]

(06-19-2017, 10:06 AM)michaelsean Wrote: How about even people who wanted to see it, only needed to see it once?

That is really the issue. Did he think people would make multiple pilgrimages to it each year? It's a spectacle that once you see it once your good I'd imagine. It was simply a horrible business plan from the start.

[samhain]

Terrible idea to begin with. It's kind of a haul to get there from any real population center. It's not far enough to stop someone who really wants to see it, but it's too far for someone who may do it on a whim or spontaneously on a random afternoon.

I've disliked the idea from the start, but even an objective assessment of the concept would have been cautious at best. Others have tried Ark parks and they have failed miserably. This one may be bigger and better funded, but at the end of the day it's still what it is, i.e. a glorified petting zoo with a zipline and some indoctrination tossed in for good measure. There are cooler animals at any number of zoos in the region. There are better rides at Kings Island.

I still say wait for it to tank and re-aprropriate it as Kentucky's first recreational pot dispensary-casino-distillery-***** house. Hell, have a gun range out back, too. Guarantee people would drive long distances to support the local economy if Williamstown had that kind of setup.

[Benton]

(06-19-2017, 10:23 AM)samhain Wrote: Terrible idea to begin with.  It's kind of a haul to get there from any real population center.  It's not far enough to stop someone who really wants to see it, but it's too far for someone who may do it on a whim or spontaneously on a random afternoon.  

I've disliked the idea from the start, but even an objective assessment of the concept would have been cautious at best.  Others have tried Ark parks and they have failed miserably.  This one may be bigger and better funded, but at the end of the day it's still what it is, i.e. a glorified petting zoo with a zipline and some indoctrination tossed in for good measure.  There are cooler animals at any number of zoos in the region.  There are better rides at Kings Island.  

I still say wait for it to tank and re-aprropriate it as Kentucky's first recreational pot dispensary-casino-distillery-***** house.  Hell, have a gun range out back, too.  Guarantee people would drive long distances to support the local economy if Williamstown had that kind of setup.

I live about an hour or so from a place called Discovery Park. It's the half baked idea from a guy who lived in the middle of nowhere and went on to build the chain store Kirklands. He wanted to bring a bit of the world (and some much needed tourism after their largest employer moved to Mexico), so he donated several million out of his own pocket and built a pretty kickass museum/children's learning center. I've been a half dozen times since it opened 4-5 years ago, and it stays full.

Half baked idea, but it turned out to be something great and draws in people from a couple hours away.

People will go to the middle of nowhere if you've got a good product. I think Ham overestimated the number of people who think man tamed dinosaurs and literally fit two of everything that's alive today (or recently extinct) into an over-sized house boat.

[*Nately120*]

If atheists really wrecked this guy's super successful park I might finally have to give this whiny bastards some credit. Good job.

[oncemoreuntothejimbreech]

God has a (business) plan for Ken Ham.

[GMDino]

(06-19-2017, 12:17 AM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Can't wait til this guy gets caught in a state parks cabin with a sheep and and used condoms.  


Seriously though, I've thought about visiting just for the kicks of asking questions on the tour.  Don't blame us.  Sounds like a great time to give vision to the blind in person.   I'm a miracle worker like that.

Here ya go...

http://ascienceenthusiast.com/ark-encounter-part-1/

[GMDino]

(06-19-2017, 10:53 AM)Benton Wrote: I live about an hour or so from a place called Discovery Park. It's the half baked idea from a guy who lived in the middle of nowhere and went on to build the chain store Kirklands. He wanted to bring a bit of the world (and some much needed tourism after their largest employer moved to Mexico), so he donated several million out of his own pocket and built a pretty kickass museum/children's learning center. I've been a half dozen times since it opened 4-5 years ago, and it stays full.

Half baked idea, but it turned out to be something great and draws in people from a couple hours away.

People will go to the middle of nowhere if you've got a good product. I think Ham overestimated the number of people who think man tamed dinosaurs and literally fit two of everything that's alive today (or recently extinct) into an over-sized house boat.

Or seven of each...

https://carm.org/how-many-kinds-did-noah-bring-ark-two-or-seven

I just was reading something about this a couple weeks ago.  I honestly don't think I ever heard that in 16 years of Catholic school.

[Belsnickel]

(06-19-2017, 12:36 PM)GMDino Wrote: Or seven of each...

https://carm.org/how-many-kinds-did-noah-bring-ark-two-or-seven

I just was reading something about this a couple weeks ago.  I honestly don't think I ever heard that in 16 years of Catholic school.

Oh, I heard about that a long time ago. But interestingly, they are not thinking it through very well in that. It would be a total of 9 of every clean animal, two of every other. This is so that a sacrifice of 7 of each clean animal can be made, still leaving a mating pair.

[GMDino]

(06-19-2017, 12:58 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Oh, I heard about that a long time ago. But interestingly, they are not thinking it through very well in that. It would be a total of 9 of every clean animal, two of every other. This is so that a sacrifice of 7 of each clean animal can be made, still leaving a mating pair.

Still...lot's of spare room I'm sure.  

[*michaelsean*]

What did the animals eat?

[*michaelsean*]

(06-19-2017, 12:20 PM)GMDino Wrote: Here ya go...

http://ascienceenthusiast.com/ark-encounter-part-1/

You know he's making fun of you the whole time too, right?

[Vas Deferens]

(06-19-2017, 12:20 PM)GMDino Wrote: Here ya go...

http://ascienceenthusiast.com/ark-encounter-part-1/

This was pretty good. Thanks for sharing.

[Vas Deferens]

(06-19-2017, 01:51 PM)michaelsean Wrote: What did the animals eat?

Where did all the water go?

[6andcounting]

(06-19-2017, 02:31 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Where did all the water go?

wine bottles

[Dill]

(06-19-2017, 02:31 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Where did all the water go?

Why, it all went back to the ocean of course.

[Belsnickel]

(06-19-2017, 02:31 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Where did all the water go?

Ice caps.

[Vas Deferens]

(06-20-2017, 05:53 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Ice caps.

Apparently the official stance at the amusement park for and by complete idiots is: 'it dehydrated'. I think that says enough about people who believe this utter bs.