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$\"Noah$ <\/p>\n

This meme image from God of Evolution<\/a> made me laugh. It is really funny, if you think about it. Ham is claiming to be able to replicate the ark which he believes was a real thing. He also apparently cannot afford to do it without an injection of cash from multiple sources as well as tax breaks. Is Ham actually trying to show that the Noah\u2019s ark story is not a realistic one, or is he just doing it by accident?<\/p>\n

He\u00a0uses\u00a0opposition to \u201cmillions of years\u201d in an attempt to get millions of dollars\u2026<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"