Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Holy cow. Really?



This is possibly the most jaw droppingly stupid argument I have ever heard against the theory of Evolution. I'm actually not sure if it's a joke or not, so I feel like a complete idiot even commenting, but here goes.

I do realize that many readers of this blog will come from many different backgrounds, and not all will be well versed on the theory of Evolution. That's cool. Let me just explain why this video misses horribly.

Evolution does not address the issue of life's origins, plain and simple. The creationists can scream this drivel all they want, but it's a straw man argument that is reprehensibly misleading.

Evolution would argue the following.

1) Take a large, sterile room and fill it with peanut butter.
2) Introduce a single strain of microscopic life that can survive on peanut butter.
3) Close door and let the microbes do their thing until all the peanut butter is gone.
4) Check the microbes on a genetic level and compare to frozen samples of the original microbes that were introduced.

If the time interval was long enough, you will see distinct, noticeable changes in the genetic makeup of the microbes from the end of the experiment as compared to the beginning.

Claiming that Evolution is wrong because sealed peanut butter jars don't sprout new life forms is like claiming Gravity is wrong because chocolate tastes good. The argument makes no sense and it glaringly reveals the ignorance of the one making it.

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