Just one thing

Can I just say that it really bugs me when Christians promote things that are clearly not academically sound? Are we so desperate for "proof" of our beliefs that we abandon discernment? So fearful that the Bible will be crushed under the weight of secular criticism? So terrified that Christianity will abandoned like a sinking ship unless we provide the masses with "scientific" proof that their beliefs are not unfounded? Honestly, if you're going to make something up to make yourself feel better, at least make it less easy to disprove.

The PaleoBabble Blog has had two such examples in the last week or so.

The most recent talks of a claim that archaeologists have found giant skeletons, thus proving the Biblical passages that mention giants? Apparently this claim can be found on some creationist websites. How unfortunate.

The older posting offers a link to this article, claiming that Adam's body, without a naval, was found in Noah's ark on Mt. Ararat, thus proving special creation. Yes, and aliens have been captured by the government in area 51 and the ark of the covenant was recovered by Indiana Jones and is in some government storage somewhere. All true. Proof? Well, I would have proof...but the government is suppressing it.

I mean, I realize that Christianity is bound to appear foolish (see I Corinthians 1), but really, do you have to go out of your way to make it appear utterly ridiculous?