Searching for the Arguments

[Asimov]

Creationism, we all know and love this entertaining pseudo-scientific religion which off-shoots from fundamentalist Christian doctrine.

At best, it's arguments are outdated, and fail to attack any of the new knowledge we have uncovered concerning evolution. At worst, it seeks to attack everything from Pigliucci to High School textbooks.

What exactly do they say about the textbooks?

"Haeckels Embryo's are still in Evolution Textbooks!!!" - I took the liberty of borrowing my sisters grade 12 textbook...which doesn't define itself as "Evolution" but as "Biology". I looked and looked and looked, and nowhere was there to be found Haeckel or his Embryo's.

"Evolution says we came from rocks!" - Amazingly enough, this also was not mentioned in my sisters biology textbook. There was mention of Abiogenesis, however, but it was fleeting, and did not go in depth.

"Text books teach our children evolution is fact!!" - Hmmm...once again I perused my sisters textbook, and it clearly stated that Evolution was a Scientific Theory. Nowhere did it state that evolution was a fact. It even defined a theory for us in the textbook.

This textbook was from 1996.

Evolution - 1 Gagillion
Creationism - 0

 

[StormeTorque]

There seems to be enough strawmen within these creationist books to light a hundred bonfires - or, you could always use the book itself - I've heard creation science books make very good tinder.

 

[Nathan Poe]

There seems to be enough strawmen within these creationist books to light a hundred bonfires - or, you could always use the book itself - I've heard creation science books make very good tinder.

On the plus side, they do keeps the crows away.

 

[Illuminati]

Evolution is both a fact and a theory. But as I always say, I would rather have evolved from a monkey, than to have been created out of mud.

 

[Project2501]

I have often challenged creationists to present some of these textbook claims from currently avaiable textbooks. That challenge has never been met. Even if it is met, I have told them that I myself would complain if such false arguments were in the textbooks.

 

[Illuminati]

At the end of the day, creationists can believe what they want to believe. I believe that there is a mystical invisible unicorn (named Kirin) that lives in my backyard. However, I am yet to catch him. I will keep you posted.

 

[Project2501]

At the end of the day, creationists can believe what they want to believe. I believe that there is a mystical invisible unicorn (named Kirin) that lives in my backyard. However, I am yet to catch him. I will keep you posted.

Mine is called Taiki.

 

[Illuminati]

That is interesting, because the Unicorn that lives in my backyard just told me that he like likes your unicorn!

 

[Tomk80]

Cool, I have a unicorn too. He used to play in the backyard of my parents where he would play with the unicorns of my sister and brother. However, since I now have an appartment of my own, he is standing dutifully on the 8 square meter balcony. It is amazing that he can stand there even when the balcony is full, but nobody will notice him except me!
He does miss the other unicorns though. I told him he could go to my parents backyard and be happy there, but he refused. Their loyal animals, unicorns they are.

 

[Mistermystery]

I have no magical invisible unicorn, however my garden is pretty sweet:

 

[Oncedeceived]

Evolution is both a fact and a theory. But as I always say, I would rather have evolved from a monkey, than to have been created out of mud.

Where do you think the monkey evolved from?

 

[Oncedeceived]

Wow, Mistermystery!!! Beautiful.

uh, about the invisible unicorn........

 

[Tomk80]

Where do you think the monkey evolved from?

Pancakes. Because I like pancakes.

 

[Oncedeceived]

Remember everyone, creationists are not of like mind. Just as evolutionists are not.

Is that your garden MM?

 

[Mistermystery]

Wow, Mistermystery!!! Beautiful.

uh, about the invisible unicorn........

Yes? what about it?

Is that your garden MM?

I may make okay pictures, but this isn't one of them. I'll send you some over later tonight of my own garden. Notice that I gave credit to the real photographer (small kodak logo in the corner)

 

[Oncedeceived]

Pancakes. Because I like pancakes.

Scientifically impossible, it is a known fact that pancakes were developed after sausage. Sheesh, you really need to study these things prior to making such wild claims.

 

[Oncedeceived]

Yes? what about it?

Don't look now but......

I may make okay pictures, but this isn't one of them. I'll send you some over later tonight of my own garden. Notice that I gave credit to the real photographer (small kodak logo in the corner)

Ah, missed that little logo thingy.

Okay, but remember smmmmmaaaalllllll.

 

[Tomk80]

Scientifically impossible, it is a known fact that pancakes were developed after sausage. Sheesh, you really need to study these things prior to making such wild claims.

Nonsense. Cows give milk, which is needed for pancakes. You can only get sausages after you've milked the cow first, which means pancakes came first. And don't come with the argument that sausages are made from porc or that people might have not milked cows before eating them. Everybody know this is not true for the arch-sausage.

 

[Oncedeceived]

Nonsense. Cows give milk, which is needed for pancakes. You can only get sausages after you've milked the cow first, which means pancakes came first. And don't come with the argument that sausages are made from porc or that people might have not milked cows before eating them. Everybody know this is not true for the arch-sausage.

This is a logically impossible...How does one milk a dead partially eaten cow?

The arch-sausage never existed.

 

[Mistermystery]

Don't look now but......

What? ,... OH DEAR GOD! NOW I SEE IT!


There's some gardenweed near the tulips! Oh the humanity!