Usually a fundamentalist, holier-than-thou, Bible-thumping, Scripture-quoting, Hallelujah-ing Christian, who often claims to be a "creation scientist" despite obviously bad science and flawed logic. Outspoken and eloquent, they can be very persuasive to the uninformed and pose a grave danger to our public school systems. Someone who naively and blindly believes in what one ancient book (Genesis) says and ignores the huge mountain of evidence and the power of human logic attesting to the rise of man and other species by naturalistic (sans divine intervention) mechanisms. Some also still believe that the earth is flat.
A notorious cretinist is "Dr." Kent Hovind who bought his degree from a diploma mill.
Suggested reading: The Selfish Gene, by renowned Oxford biologist Dr. Richard Dawkins. This is one book that, if you can uderstand the complexities involved can change your whole worldview forever as it did mine.
A notorious cretinist is "Dr." Kent Hovind who bought his degree from a diploma mill.
Suggested reading: The Selfish Gene, by renowned Oxford biologist Dr. Richard Dawkins. This is one book that, if you can uderstand the complexities involved can change your whole worldview forever as it did mine.
by Neo-Darwinian, ex-Christian May 4, 2004
Get the cretinist mug.Somebody who holds to the 6 day creation theory, often blindly and without even attempting to study any scientific textbooks. Does not believe in the theory of what they may call "evilution."
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A stud-wannabe who constantly tries to achieve the status of a stud by constantly trying to create such situations that will help him achieve the status of a stud in the eyes of others.
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A term for describing a person of low intelligence or social aptitude. An idiot, wally, or, in its derived sense, a cretin.
Someone who makes stupid mistakes, or comes out with foolish statements or questions.
A term for describing a person of low intelligence or social aptitude. An idiot, wally, or, in its derived sense, a cretin.
Someone who makes stupid mistakes, or comes out with foolish statements or questions.
"Are you going to the party tomorrow?"
"What? That was last night, ya cretmeister!"
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"You ever listen to that show, The Absolute Peach?"
"Yeah, that Joe's a right cretmeister!"
"What? That was last night, ya cretmeister!"
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"You ever listen to that show, The Absolute Peach?"
"Yeah, that Joe's a right cretmeister!"
by TheAbsolutePeach April 30, 2009
Get the Cretmeister mug.A situation where people who know next to nothing about Science feel themselves qualified to refute it, often as a means of defending creationism.
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