Oh, the theory of evolution only deals with living organisms? Then why does the theory use animals and plants that have been dead millions of years??
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poe, or just a lost cause, either way don't bother reasoning with it, just ignore it till it goes away
> Oh, the theory of evolution only deals with living organisms? Then why does the theory use animals and plants that have been dead millions of years??
There may be some form of internal logic at work here. It just flew over your head in a Jumbojet, and wasn't that a noisy plane. Whoooosh.
You may, for example, have ignored the fact that animals and plants that have been dead millions of years have been alive at some point. This is the crucial difference between them and most inanimate objects, like, oh, intricately designed watches.
Uh, I don't think you understand what the term "living organisms" means. For example, humans are still defined as living organisms, even though many of them are now dead.
ARGH!
Okay, let me put it to you this way. When you're climbing a ladder, once you get above a rung, does it not exist, anymore? No, of course not. The dead animals and plants were alive at one point, believe it or not, and were the "rungs" you stepped past.
Facepalm. Seriously. Are you trying to be that stupid?
OK, ToE does only deal with living organisms. Part of that is studying plants & animals that have been dead for millions of years, BUT WERE ALIVE AT ONE TIME, hence "living" organisms.
Jeez...
Let's dumb down the answer to a suitable level and put it in terms you can relate to. Durgh arghgle splungle, ploot pramp frangle glurgle, Durrghh unghn clumpt oogh. Nargle ooghle ooghle. Or is that a bit too advanced? Perhaps it needs dropping to homeschooling level.
You sound about as stupid as a PETA person I once heard about who ate meat all the time because it "wasn't alive so it wasn't animals." Actually probably more stupid, since at least that person was LESS fundie for it, even if wrong.
To the quote itself: I hope that you get your head bashed in with a wiffle ball bat.
To the picture of the newspaper article: I hope your children devolve suddenly (since thats how you believe it works) into monkeys, and your tomato evolves into a watermelon as you eat it, breaking your jaw.
To Giga: Great quote. I'll probable end up using that at some point.
Seriously... I'm usually fairly lax about this, but anyone who believes that evolution is immediate should be forcefully sterilized.
Because "living organisms" means anything that was living at one time and was subject to natural selection, not only things that are living currently. In other words, natural selection does not apply to rocks or water or the like, idiot.
"then why does the theory use animals and plants that have been dead millions of years??"
To see if you fundies will figure out that yes indeed....the earth IS older than 6000 years!!!!!!! Maybe you didnt notice your own discovery, admitting that those plants and animal existed millions of years ago. I would be willing to wager....right after your "flash of genious" that you would answer the earth to being only 6000 years old. Oh well.
Note to Antichrist: Great photo/poster. I can just imagine leslietrav with exactly that face while proclaiming such brilliance.
If I knew how to make images work on this thing,my epic face palm pic would go up.
Regardless.Epic Fucking Face Palm.
Confused?
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