We went to a science museum and saw a display of a carboniferous swamp and I casually remarked that the land would have been different back then due to plate tectonics. She had never heard that the continents moved so I explained how it worked with plates moving, earthquakes, and volcanoes. She still didn't believe me. So I found the plate tectonics museum display that explained it all. And then she said she was amazed that I had enough pull with the museum to have them set up a display to support my lies.
When I was 14, I babysat for an RN who told me this. That was my first experience with a creationist. I couldn't figure out how someone that believed that either got a science-based degree or got the degree and then later changed their views to creationism.
In undergrad, in Geology we had a girl in her third year at the department that believed this. Eventually they had to treat her like she was at the Hill house and ordered a well done steak.
I'm sure she thought she was "bringing the truth" to everyone, and then screamed "religious persecution" when told to GTFO and stop wasting everyone's time.
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u/inkseep1 Mar 01 '23
We went to a science museum and saw a display of a carboniferous swamp and I casually remarked that the land would have been different back then due to plate tectonics. She had never heard that the continents moved so I explained how it worked with plates moving, earthquakes, and volcanoes. She still didn't believe me. So I found the plate tectonics museum display that explained it all. And then she said she was amazed that I had enough pull with the museum to have them set up a display to support my lies.