This is a rare gem from the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) — the granddaddy of all creationist outfits, the fountainhead of young-earth creationist wisdom. Their latest is What Is ‘Real Scientific Research’?

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! There’s no one we’d rather hear from on that question than ICR. Their article is written by Brian Thomas. This is ICR’s biographical information about him. Here are some excerpts from what he says, with bold font added by us:

Studying, analyzing, and interpreting data are a part of any research methodology, and so ICR scrutinizes data gathered by other scientists as a part of the process. But ICR goes beyond basic analysis.

Oh yeah — way beyond! Then we’re told:

While our private donor-based funding pales in comparison to many secular institutions, ICR scientists are involved in original research. For over four decades, generous donors have ensured our scientists’ fruitful production of genuine independent research, as the following examples of ICR discoveries clearly show:

From here on, dear reader, the ICR article lists several examples of their “fruitful” research. We’ll select only a few. You can review the others on your own. Here are some of the projects they’re bragging about:

Our geologists are mapping for the first time all of North America’s rock systems by rock type and thickness onto a giant 3-D assemblage, with its keen revelations and implications for Genesis Flood history forthcoming.

Wow — they’re mapping all of North America! Here’s another:

Others continue to discover radioactive carbon in fossils from around the world, with stunning results set to appear in several publications in upcoming months.

Egad — we just realized there’s some carbon-14 within your Curmudgeon, and — contrary to popular opinion — we’re not yet a fossil. If ICR ever learns of this … well, we won’t worry about it.

This next one is our favorite:

Our physicists have been running the numbers required to rigorously rule out possible errors that may have caused light from distant galaxies to appear organized into colossal concentric rings with Earth near their center — as though Someone placed us here on purpose.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Hey, ICR: Everyone, everywhere, appears to be in the center of what he sees as the visible universe. It’s the cosmological principle.

After that impressive list, this is ICR’s final paragraph:

The power and significance of these discoveries lie in the fact that they emerge from original data obtained by independent credible research. ICR is grateful to its dedicated constituents for enabling these fascinating scientific discoveries for almost a half century. Together we will continue to demonstrate that creation is confirmed by scientific evidence.

So there you are — creation science at its finest.

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