(On an experiment that created double-sized ants)
This is the latest attempt by atheist scientists to prove macroevolution, but really all they've done is show that microevolution exists, which we already knew.
They haven't shown that ants can turn into coyotes, as the theory of evolution predicts.
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Well, I'm not sure what ToE you're referring to, but that's not how the scientific ToE operates.
What this does show is that the Theory of Religion can turn a normal human being into a raving, gibberish spewing idiot.
Don't you know integral calculus, or how minute elements end by making a larger one?
In the same vein, shouldn't macroevolution be the accumulation of microevolutions?
The theory of evolution doesn't say that happened in one step, Folly. Macro is lots and lots of micros, and whenever we show you one step is possible, they're ALL possible ....so you move the goalposts.
@LeProon
It IS INDEED a final shot in their evolution argument. While we laugh at Ray (what a numbnut) Comforts Crocaduck they are relatively convinced that's what evolution claims.
Now how do you argue against that?
If they think the field believes that, and that is what they've been told to believe, there is nothing we can do to convince them otherwise. They will take the creationist claim over tons of contradictory evidence.
It's why boiling it down to the simplest talking point: "Why are there still monkeys?"
isn't just an argument point for them, it's their final word and a signal they're done listening. The Ant didn't become an entirely different species therefore no evolution has occurred.
You don't get evolution, do ya? It takes a REALLY LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNG time for one type of critter to evolve into something really different-looking.
Considering you believe that the universe is 6000-10,000 years old, I can understand how that very concept can confuse you.
Also, a bug will just evolve into another bug.
Instead of ants turning into coyotes, think in terms of "Coyotes turning into Chihuahuas".
Hyrax, Manatees & Elephants are, zoologically-speaking, basically similar critters.....but elephants are these huge grey four-legged things with a long prehensile schnozz, hyrax are these adorable fuzzy little rodent-looking things & manatees are weird whale-walruses.
Likewise, humans, apes, monkeys & lemurs.
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You have proven that you don't have the foggiest idea what evolution predicts, Folly. That old saying "it's better to hold your tongue and let people think you're a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt" could have been written with you in mind, dearie.
The scientists showed, again, that macro-evolution exists, which we already knew. Micro-evolution is to macro-evolution what a walk is to a cross-country trek. It starts with small steps, and over time they add up to gigantic changes. Stupid, uneducated dolts like you hold science back, when you demand that they prove things that were proven 150 years ago. Do you also demand that they prove gravity? Why not; it has much less evidence in its favor than evolution does, after all.
"They haven't shown that ants can turn into coyotes, as the theory of evolution predicts."
Besides you, exactly who is saying that evolution predicts ants will turn into coyotes? Names, please.
"They haven't shown that ants can turn into coyotes, as the theory of evolution predicts."
Who the hell told you that? That's not how evolution works. Evolution in pokemon follows more sense that that, you nutterball.
This is the latest attempt by christians to prove creationism, but really all they've done is show that religious stupidity and science denial exists, which we already knew.
They haven't shown that their god exists, or that their god poofed everything into existence from nothing, as the bullshit of creationism predicts.
Is the Crock-O'-Hooey, I mean the Crocoduck, the only Photo Shopped anti-evolution image they've ever come up with?
No Jackalopes? Mermaids? If it's a CoyAnte they want - let's give 'em one. I like the CoD, but criminy, it's getting old.
So you can walk across your living room but yet you deny that you can walk across the country?
The only difference between the two is time. Walking across your living room is microevolution; walking across the country is macroevolution.
Since you deny macroevolution, what is the exact process that would allow microevolution and at the same time reach a limit that would prevent further change? Small changes (microevolution) add up over long periods of time to produce large changes (macroevolution). Don't just say it's bullshit, give us the exact mechanism that would allow small changes but would not allow those changes to add up over time.
Why do you even accept microevolution is a thing, when all you use it for is some hilarious attempt to prove things like that some cat-like creature evolved into both housecats and lions within a thousand years and shit like that?
They haven't shown that ants can turn into coyotes, as the theory of evolution predicts.
The theory of evolution predicts that ants and coyotes (as well as humans, for that matter) had a common ancestors some hundreds of millions of years ago. Which so far hasn't been proven wrong.
Meanwhile, the creationist version of evolution, baraminology, predicts that every single ant species on the planet evolved in the few hundred years after Noah's Ark, regardless of how unique and diverse each ant species is in realityland. That has never been proven right and has been proven wrong every time it's been seriously tested, which is probably pretty rare since it's a hilarious belief if you think about it.
"They haven't shown that ants can turn into coyotes, as the theory of evolution predicts."
You haven't proven that dirt can turn into people as the myth of creation predicts.
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