Creationist Museum

I'm sorry to say this: coffee actually came out of my nose.
I heard of this about a year ago, but now even the BBC are drawing attention to these poor, misguided fools.

I always had one argument ready that I was fairly sure was watertight: if the universe was created 6000 years ago, then the furthest point in the universe must be no more than 6000 light years away from us. Yet we can measure with some degree of accuracy the distance of some stars. Here's one, the Pistol Star, identified nearly 20 years ago. It is a mere 25000 light years away. But unless Einstein et al. are horribly wrong, 25000LY is impossible because the universe can only be 6000 years old... and nothing travels faster than light... and... but...

Thank goodness god invented willow bark. My head hurts.

Actually, the name "Pistol Star" is pretty fantastic. But not as good as "Just Another Kinase". Or Sonic The Hedgehog, or Human Ether-a-go-go... Or all the other wacky genes / proteins that folks discovered 20 or so years ago. Biochemists have more fun, I reckon. Or they have too much time on their hands.