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I found this image at a site I discovered today, the satirical site The Creation News<\/a>. It illustrates the method some commenters (and one in particular) have used in advocating young-earth creationism in recent discussions on this blog so precisely, that I thought I should share it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The illustration with cute bunnies still makes the point much more effectively, though<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"