Ray Comfort is a famous charlatan peddling young-earth creationism. This video illustrates the dishonesty that is used by these sorts of folks, and why I consider their deceitful tactics incompatible with Christianity.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>HT <a href=\"http:\/\/freethoughtblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2013\/07\/13\/nice-illustration-of-ray-comforts-tactics\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pharyngula<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The irony is that Comfort is using this tactic to make a point about morality!<\/p>\n<p>But the same sort of selective editing and twisting of meaning is involved when he presents scientific information.<\/p>\n<p>If you have fallen into the deceitful con of young-earth creationists, please fact-check the things that you have been told. There are plenty of educated Christians who will be happy to help you with this, and point you to trustworthy sources of information.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ray Comfort is a famous charlatan peddling young-earth creationism. This video illustrates the dishonesty that is used by these sorts of folks, and why I consider their deceitful tactics incompatible with Christianity. HT Pharyngula The irony is that Comfort is using this tactic to make a point about morality! 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