Why evolution is a political question

Morse Code ^ | May 8,2007 | Chuck Morse

[CarrotAndStick]

Calling it whatever, the fact remains it doesn’t explain the world around us as much as modern science does. It is clueless about 65-million year old dinosaur fossils, for instance. Or about the Earth being spherical, or of it going around the Sun, and not the other way round.

[durasell]

Ah, now you’re talking my language! I could tell you stories!

http://www.cellardining.com/desserts.html

[CarrotAndStick]

I've always wondered:

The critter that was chimp's and my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grampa - did he have thumbs on his feet or not?

If not, then chimps ARE more 'evolved' than us, for they got these OTHER two tool holders on the ends of their legs.

If so, then WE have managed to LOSE those two wonderful tool holders!

Go figger...

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most responsive to change."

- Charles Darwin.

[CarrotAndStick]

Interesting. However, stories we’ll reserve for bedtime, when the Desert Tale Theories have to be put to rest...

[Stultis]

to suggest that it did happen in such a way as to construct and assemble the complex hearing systems we now enjoy is a far leap of conjecture

No, it isn't actually. The fossil evidence is good, and even if we didn't have that you can actually SEE the relevant bones moving from the jaw into the ear during the embryological development of some mammals. This has been observed specifically in kangaroos.

There's no question of the homologies involved.

[gcruse]

I've been enjoying something  similar from Wal-Mart lately.

[durasell]

You cannot change someone’s belief system with logic or science.

[durasell]

Is there a tale behind that?

[gcruse]

I’ve noticed that.

If they weren’t reasoned into it, they can’t be reasoned out of it. That’s the danger of voluntary suspension of critical facilities.

[durasell]

Science and religious belief are not mutually exclusive. Yet there is a belief that they are incompatible. We’ve yet to see the full impact of the demonization of Darwin.

[CarrotAndStick]

I can try, can’t I?

;^)

Lols aside, I know you have a point, but every blow makes a crack, no matter how tiny.

[durasell]

Arguing — even logically — just strengthens faith. Add to that the fact that folks no longer trust logical arguments of any complexity — they feel they’re being tricked in some way to betray what they “know to be true.”

[CarrotAndStick]

That category of humanoids, I truly fear!

;^)

[gcruse]

When people have to be ‘tricked’ into thinking for themselves, something’s wrong.

[durasell]

The world’s complicated and scary. Most people want to live their lives in peace without a lot of complications.

Trust of the MSM is at an all time low. Trust of the gubmint is at an all time low. Stuff is happening they don’t quite understand, but intuitively fear.

Where should they put their trust?

[Alter Kaker]

We’ve yet to see the full impact of the demonization of Darwin.

Frankly, I think we should replace all science textbooks with illustrations like this detail from a mosaic in the Florence Baptistry.

Life before science was nasty, brutish and short. We may yet see a return to the Dark Ages if this nonsense continues.

[durasell]

Won’t happen. It’s just that the world will divide up real quick.

[gcruse]

Where should they put their trust?

Some people don't even try to deal with issues.  This from a Freeper:

"God does NOT help those who help themselves. That isn’t even in the Bible. God helps those who surrender their problems to Him and allow Him to work them out."

Pretty frightening, eh?

[CarrotAndStick]

The world’s complicated and scary. Most people want to live their lives in peace without a lot of complications.

I could bet good money on saying that I've mentioned the exact same to someone here a couple of weeks ago. Almost ditto, it feels like deja-vu!

:^)

[CarrotAndStick]

Pretty frightening, eh?

Words fail me, unsurprisingly, though. At this day and age? Going by the said person's "experiences" I find it unfair that I'm not able to bring up an any-time, narcotic-free high like that. I have more than a few problems to surrender, were it so easy!

We have very, very interesting days ahead of us. All the best! Lol!