July 13, 2009
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Ignorance goes better with Coke
Recently, pharyngula brought attention to this disturbing bit of news:
Thirsty Museum Guests Choose Coke
When you visit Noah’s Cafe you will notice that our deck is adorned with colorful bright red umbrellas courtesy of our Coke corporate partners. The Creation Museum and Coke have been partners officially since April even though Coke has been on site for years.
Some fun facts to know are that Noah's Cafe is 2nd in Coke sales for the area, next to the Cincinnati airport. Regular and Diet Coke are the most popular flavors here and guests prefer fountain drinks (60%) to bottled products (40%). Because of their popularity Coke will be installing a second machine to handle the high demand for fountain drinks. As you travel thru the museum experience you will end up in the Palm Plaza.
Here you can rest and enjoy a variety of Gold Peak ice teas as well as speciality drinks like Coke Blak and Godiva Belgian Blends while sitting among the palm trees. At the museum you can feed both mind and body while enjoying a fun day with family and friends.
While my soda intake and therefore, my loyalty to Coca-Cola has greatly dwindled, this still saddens me. For those unaware, this museum is owned and operated by Answers in Genesis founder and dishonest fraud Ken Ham. The "museum" presents natural history from the perspective of a literal interpretation of the Old Testament, including claims of a 6,000 year old Earth and a diorama with a triceratops and a stegosaurus cruising around on Noah's ark. It's been roundly criticized by every scientist with a modicum of credibility, and it's been mostly dismissed on account of its out and out silliness. People's exhibit NN-1:
Yes, it's a triceratops with a saddle on its back. Not a joke. Not a myth. An actual exhibit implying an animal that died out 65 million years ago cohabitated with modern man, which surfaced within the last 75,000. This is mathematically akin to claiming the distance from Boston to San Jose to be 3 miles. It's unfortunate that Coke saw fit to sponsor this crap, but I imagine if they hadn't, someone else would have. Business is business, I guess. If you feel so inclined, send Coke a little message by going here. Almost certainly useless, but it's fun. Here's mine:
As long as I can remember, the cola wars have been raging and when given the option, I have ALWAYS sided with Coke. For most of my life, I thought it was literally the best tasting beverage on earth, and despite living my whole life in the midwest, I've managed to make it to the Coca Cola museum in Atlanta - twice. So why oh why did you force me to switch sides by sponsoring Ken Ham's awful monument to delusion and ignorance, the Creation "Museum"?!? How am I supposed to "Enjoy" my Coke now? I can't. I won't. I hereby defect until further notice. Pepsi doesn't seem so bad now. Maybe my taste buds have evolved to like it.
Seriously check out this cd. I was so distracted by the movie, I missed just how great the music was.
Comments (2)
I wish I'd written that letter to Coke. "Things go better with Coke" was one of their signature slogans--I doubt "creationism" was what its creator had in mind when he or she thought of "things" that go better with Coke.
FYI: NOVA had a great documentary on the Dover, PA case involving the teaching of creationism (excuse me, "intelligent design") a few months ago. It should remove anyone's doubt that ID is creationism rephrased.
@youarehere72 -
I remember watching that awhile back - it was pretty well done and it probably would remove the doubts of most. But trust me, the true believers, which make up too much of the American public, will always find a way to dismiss even the most solid cases at which point it's like arguing with a wall.
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