cheap trick behind the most devastating lie in the history of mankind

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_Poll ^ | 10/15/2003 | self

[Truth666]

Here are the some of the results of a 1999 Gallup poll on creationism, evolution, and public education :
49% believe that human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life.
Evolution theory is the most important weapon to twist people's minds.
For 99% of the people the most important REAL reason for believing in it : a trick that costed a few bucks, 100 years ago.
Even more incredible : the trick has remained the same until now.
Only lately, with very fast computers that allow virtual reality software to perform convincing enough, have we seen some effects added to the base trick.
I wonder who is the first Freeper to find out the trick behind the most devastating lie in the history of mankind.

[Truth666]

I wonder who is the first Freeper to find out the trick behind the most devastating lie in the history of mankind.

[Support Free Republic]

Thank you Freepers!

[Dog Gone]

The coin wasn't in your ear, but in the palm of the magician the whole time?

[Big Giant Head]

What would Bun E. Carlos do?

[willieroe]

Cheap Trick? Had no idea - great band. Loved "Live at Budokan."

[Senator Pardek]

The genius of Rick Neilsen, the charisma of Robin Zander...

[Truth666]

No, the trick is not based on manipulation with hands.

[BabaOreally]

Evolution, yes, but not primarily by natural selection. I am sure of something akin to the old vitalism idea....

[glaux]

Haekle's drawings.

[Spruce]

I knew it!

[Sentis]

"No, the trick is not based on manipulation with hands."

I guess it was manipulation by Bands?


The sad thing is that only 49% of the people polled have a clue.

[Truth666]

No it's not a collection. It's a single item. Really cheap.

[Dog Gone]

[bondserv]

Darwin singing:
"I waaant you to believe me,
I neeeed you to believe me
Believe my lie, especially about the eye"

[John H K]

For 99% of the people the most important REAL reason for believing in it : a trick that costed a few bucks, 100 years ago.

Money better spent on grammar education, I guess.

[WhiteGuy]

Whew!........................

What a relief,

I thought you were talking about Cheak Trick (the band)

[hattend]

Why can't Creationism and Evolution both be right? Who, besides God, was around way back when?

[philetus]

A guy shoved a bigMac up his rear and crapped out his mouth(dumb episode).

[WhiteGuy]

This is a serious question........................

I do believe that God created everything 100%.

In the Bible, it is suggested that the job was done in 7 days.

How long is one of God's days?

We judge time based on the physical movement of the planet earth.

How does God judge the passage of time?

[socal_parrot]

That stuff in Jack in the Box tacos is actually not meat?

[Dog Gone]

You win.

[MarkeyD]

[knews_hound]

So it really isnt 42 ?

I KNEW it !

Thanks for the update.

knews hound

[philetus]

The job was done in six days. On the seventh day He rested.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

That stuff in Jack in the Box tacos is actually not meat? -socal_parrot
You win. -Dog Gone

For it to be a trick wouldn't someone have to believe that it actually was meat?

[WhiteGuy]

Yeah, I know, don't nit-pick..........

Answer the question

[Lazamataz]

cheap trick behind the most devastating lie in the history of mankind

[Lazamataz]

I hate you.

[thoughtomator]

Is it anything like the trick where by treating the Bible too literally people become self-righteous, closed-minded, self-appointed arbiters of truth?

[Lib-Lickers 2]

Saw them on tv last night,, the lead singer sure has aged and gotten fat,,,,,,

[Qwinn]

It was not, darnit! It was Supertramp! Supertramp!

Qwinn

[Sentis]

I believe you may be onto something.

[Orbiter]

Now go grab yerself a pangalacticgargleblaster.

[Truth666]

No.

[Joe Bonforte]

... the most devastating lie in the history of mankind.

Evolution? The most devastating lie in history?

Even it were a lie, I don't see how anyone could come to that conclusion.

I figured the most devastating lie in history would be "I'm from the government; I'm here to help you". After all, variations of that lie killed over 100 million people in Communist countries in the 20th century.

How many people have died because they believed in evolution? Or is it your contention that people who believe in evolution go to Hell?

[aruanan]

a trick that costed a few bucks,

If you are incapable of handling basic English, you'll have a lot of trouble convincing anyone that anything you have to say has any merit.

[bethelgrad]

I think the Genesis creation account is really too generous. Personally, I think he did it all at once in an instant. But then again, the FACT that God created the heavens and the earth is the point of the story, not how long he took to do it.

[bethelgrad]

That's good, I'll have to remember that.

[WhiteGuy]

I agree...............

but couldn't the process have taken millions of years by design?

[Qwinn]

"How many people have died because they believed in evolution?"

One could make the strong argument that Communist states would not have been able to kill 100 million people in the 20th century if they had not believed in evolution, and the attendant atheist state that came with it.

For example, peacenik lefties love to point to Ghandi as the role model of all political activism. The truth is, the only reason Ghandi's tactics worked was because the British, because of their religious beliefs, were not amoral nor atheist enough to kill them all.

Now if Ghandi had tried his trick on atheist Stalin, Stalin would have smiled, given Ghandi the Order of Lenin for making his job so easy, and then bulldozed the entire area where Ghandi had so conveniently gathered all his critics.

Qwinn

[Truth666]

Communism is based on the theory of evolution, just like nazis.

[woofie]

cheap trick?

Whoopie cushion?
Monica?


I cant say.....

[flying Elvis]

That's the LIE! "Live at Budokan" was neither live nor at Budokan! Oh the humanity!

[Incorrigible]

I give. What was the trick?

[Cold Heat]

Awww shucks!

I like the visitor theory. I think I am an alien.

[WhiteGuy]

"Live at Budokan" was neither live nor at Budokan!

YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tennessee_Bob]

I think I am an alien.

Illegal or otherwise?

[Truth666]

Unless someone comes up with the right answer I will wait 24 hours, to give a chance to all freepers that visit the site daily.

[Cold Heat]

Otherwise.:-)

[Cold Heat]

Really, I think the trick was to make a monkey walk erect.

That was a trick indeed.