A group of Idahoans dismayed by science education have opened the Northwest Science Museum offering a Biblical explanation of Earth’s origins and disputing other explanations, such as evolution.
“We want to show a lot of science that’s being censored and not presented to the public,” said Doug Bennett, the museum’s executive director. “Science as we know it is a lie created by the Great Deceiver, Satan aka Beelzebub.”
The nonprofit currently has one employee, but hopes to expand to a staff of 300 as they try to raise nearly $320 million dollars to construct a 350,000 sq. ft. museum.
“Kentucky, Florida, other Holy Lands, have Biblical-science centers,” Bennett said. “But we aim to be numero uno. There’s money spreading the Lord’s truth, even though this isn’t really about money, it’s about education, and that’s what we’re going to do. We estimate ticket prices will be $38.25 for children 14 and under and $92.35 for adults once the megacenter is built.”
They’re starting with a “Vision Center” — the current museum, housed in a small West Boise strip mall next to a store that sells Magic the Gathering and other gaming supplies.
“At first we didn’t like being next to a Satanic store, but maybe we can funnel off some of the Satanic foot traffic and bring people to truth and Jesus Christ. They’ll still have to pay their entrance fee to get into The Vision Center.”
The central premise of the museum is to counter “mainstream science” with exhibits about Earth as created by God in six days, about 6,000 years ago — not over a span of millions of years.
“You’ve got be under Mammon’s influence if you think the earth is millions of years old. How could that be?”