Only in America: The creationist's cash reward

A creationist offers $10,000 to anyone who proves that God didn't create the world 6,000 years ago — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

The creationist's cash reward
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A California creationist is offering $10,000 to anyone who can prove in court that God did not create the world 6,000 years ago. Joseph Mastropaolo, a former professor who believes Genesis' creation story is literally true, says evolutionists "are not stupid people," and "they are bright enough to know there is no scientific evidence they can give."

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.