Kirk Cameron to distribute new “Origin of Species” that discredits Darwin, theory of evolution
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On November 22, 2009, the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, former child actor turned Christian evangelist Kirk Cameron will be distributing 50 thousand free copies of the book at top colleges and universities with a new 50 page introduction. Written by partner in crime Ray Comfort, this new addition aims to discredit Darwin by calling him a racist, a misogynist and connecting his theory of evolution to Adolph Hitler
As described by Cameron, this new introduction provides a balanced view of creationism, while exposing the various myths surrouding evolution. As evidence, the text also cites a number of scientists who believed in God, including Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955), Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727), Copernicus (1473 – 1543), Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626), Michael Faraday (1791 – 1867), Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895) and Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)… All dead. What?! No living scientists? Surely they exist.
Kirk Cameron introduces this new “Origin of Species” in the clip below.
As to provide some additional background on Ray Comfort, in the clip below he describes the divine inspiration behind the banana, which he calls the “Atheists worst nightmare.”
September 29th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Actually, I thought according to the Kirk Cameron site, the intro clarifies that Darwin’s personal views, and also the connection to Hitler, have no bearing on the validity of theory itself – ‘as Einstein’s morality would not affect the validity of the theory of relativity’ or something like that. It even quote’s Darwin’s own words on how BOTH sides of an argument must be appraised to truly make an educated judgement.
Every reprint of the Origin of Species has had an intro, so I don’t see why this is such a big ‘upset’ – after all, in their own words, the theory must be judged on its merits, and I think Darwin as a scientist would approve of an opposing view – his theory will either come out as false, refined, or stronger, in the way that scientific opposition goes.