Newspeak, a language “designed to diminish the range of thought,” from the novel 1984 by George Orwell.

The Creation Museum in Petersburg Kentucky opened today, May 28, 2007. Designed to show that the literal words of the bible are true and complete in every way, the museum has numerous exhibits highlighting the Garden of Eden (where humans and dinosaurs romped happily together 6,000 years ago) as well as other exhibits that demonstrate the Bible’s authority in geology, biology, anthropology, cosmology, and more! Visitors will discover how science actually confirms biblical history! While not yet announced, I’m sure an exhibit demonstrating the biblical truth that the earth is fixed, immovable and the center of the universe is soon to follow!

I actually had more to say on this subject but had to stop – the wisdom of Samuel Clemens regarding arguing with idiots came to mind. In the end, you can’t argue with an idiot, the best you can hope for is to provide opportunities for them to enlighten themselves. Like many human afflictions of will, before stupidity can be cured you must first realize you are afflicted. Once that realization comes, then if you have the will you can do something about it. However for most sufferers, the action taken when a ray of light breaks their shield of ignorance is usually to shut out the light or attempt to turn it off for everyone else.