'Father of Modern Creationism' dead at 87

[Johnny_L.A]

From Los Angeles Times (may require registration):

Henry M. Morris, a hydraulics engineer widely regarded as the father of modern creationism whose fusion of scientific and biblical knowledge rekindled the anti-evolution movement more than 40 years ago, has died. He was 87.

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What Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species” was to evolution, Morris’ 1961 book “The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and Its Scientific Implications” was to late-20th century creationism.

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At least one advocate for intelligent design sees Morris as rescuing a debate from near-extinction.

[Marley23]

Someday, future creationists will discover his fossilized remains and declare them fake.

[Zebra]

I hope Charles Darwin met him at the Pearly Gates.

[eleanorigby]

@Marley23

Someday, future creationists will discover his fossilized remains and declare them fake.

Or perhaps, they’ll mistake his bones for an ape’s…heheheheheh.

[Tevildo]

I must admit, while I hold no brief for Morris, at least he wasn’t as patently obvious a charlatan as the likes of Gish, Dembski, and Hovind.

His views may have been foolish and wrong, but at least he never resorted to outright dishonesty to propagate them.